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Psychometric testing of the Valued Life Activities Questionnaire and MAP-HAND in people with rheumatoid arthritis in the UK (Arthritis Research UK)

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Measure of Activity Performance of the Hand (MAP-Hand) questionnaire : linguistic validation, cultural adaptation and psychometric testing in people with rheumatoid arthritis in the UK (2018)
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Background: Developed in the Norway, the Measure of Activity Performance of the Hand (MAP-Hand) assesses 18 activities performed using the hands. It was developed for people with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) using patient generated items, which are scor... Read More about Measure of Activity Performance of the Hand (MAP-Hand) questionnaire : linguistic validation, cultural adaptation and psychometric testing in people with rheumatoid arthritis in the UK.

Linguistic validation, validity and reliability of the British English versions of the Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder and Hand (DASH) questionnaire and QuickDASH in people with rheumatoid arthritis (2018)
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Hammond, A., Prior, Y., & Tyson, S. (2018). Linguistic validation, validity and reliability of the British English versions of the Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder and Hand (DASH) questionnaire and QuickDASH in people with rheumatoid arthritis. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 19, 118. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12891-018-2032-8

Background: Although the Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder and Hand (DASH) questionnaire is widely used in the UK, no British English version is available. The aim of this study was to linguistically validate the DASH into British English and then te... Read More about Linguistic validation, validity and reliability of the British English versions of the Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder and Hand (DASH) questionnaire and QuickDASH in people with rheumatoid arthritis.

Psychometric testing of the valued life activities questionnaire in people with rheumatoid arthritis in the UK : Rasch Analysis (2015)
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Background/Purpose: Developed in the USA, the Valued Life Activities Scale (VLAs) measures participation in daily activities, and the 14 item scale (i.e. short version of VLAs) has been psychometrically tested for use in a population of adults with R... Read More about Psychometric testing of the valued life activities questionnaire in people with rheumatoid arthritis in the UK : Rasch Analysis.

Development and psychometric testing of the British english measure of activity performance of the hand (MAP-HAND) questionnaire in Rheumatoid Arthritis (2015)
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Prior, Y., Hammond, A., Tyson, S., & Tennant, A. (2015). Development and psychometric testing of the British english measure of activity performance of the hand (MAP-HAND) questionnaire in Rheumatoid Arthritis. Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases, 74(Suppl2), 1324. https://doi.org/10.1136/annrheumdis-2015-eular.3404

ackground The Measure of Activity Performance of the Hand (MAP-HAND) evaluates 18 daily activities performed using the hands. It was developed in Norway for people with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) using patient generated items and is the product of ext... Read More about Development and psychometric testing of the British english measure of activity performance of the hand (MAP-HAND) questionnaire in Rheumatoid Arthritis.

Psychometric testing of Measure of Activity Performance in the Hand (Map-Hand) Questionnaire in rheumatoid arthritis : Rasch analysis (2015)
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Prior, Y., Tennant, A., Hammond, A., & Tyson, S. (2015). Psychometric testing of Measure of Activity Performance in the Hand (Map-Hand) Questionnaire in rheumatoid arthritis : Rasch analysis. Rheumatology, 54(S1), i121. https://doi.org/10.1093/rheumatology/kev089.071

Background: Originally developed in Norway, the Measure of Activity Performance in the Hand (Map-Hand) is a self-reported questionnaire including 18 items to assess using hands when doing everyday activities and is reported to be unidimensional. Our... Read More about Psychometric testing of Measure of Activity Performance in the Hand (Map-Hand) Questionnaire in rheumatoid arthritis : Rasch analysis.

Development and psychometric testing of a British English version of the Disabilities Arm Shoulder and Hand Questionnaire (2015)
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Hammond, A., Prior, Y., & Tyson, S. (2015). Development and psychometric testing of a British English version of the Disabilities Arm Shoulder and Hand Questionnaire. Rheumatology, 54(S1), https://doi.org/10.1093/rheumatology/kev089.059

Background:
The DASH (developed in Canada) is a widely used outcome measure for upper limb conditions, consisting of 30 items: 21 regarding daily activity and 9 regarding impact of condition. The aim of this study was to develop a British English D... Read More about Development and psychometric testing of a British English version of the Disabilities Arm Shoulder and Hand Questionnaire.