Journal•ISSN: 0300-9742
Scandinavian Journal of Rheumatology
Taylor & Francis
About: Scandinavian Journal of Rheumatology is an academic journal published by Taylor & Francis. The journal publishes majorly in the area(s): Rheumatoid arthritis & Arthritis. It has an ISSN identifier of 0300-9742. Over the lifetime, 4429 publications have been published receiving 99044 citations.
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TL;DR: The reported prevalence figures on shoulder complaints diverged strongly and health professionals and policymakers who estimate the amount of medical care needed and related costs should be aware of the variations in prevalence rate and the underlying reasons for these differences.
Abstract: Objective: To investigate the incidence and prevalence of shoulder complaints in the general population.Method: A systematic review of the literature was conducted. Medline, Embase, and Cinahl were searched for relevant studies.Results: Eighteen studies on prevalence and one study on incidence met the inclusion criteria. Incidence figures of 0.9–2.5% were found for different age groups. Prevalence figures differed from 6.9 to 26% for point prevalence, 18.6–31% for 1‐month prevalence, 4.7–46.7% for 1‐year prevalence and 6.7–66.7% for lifetime prevalence. Prevalence rates decreased when the case definition was restricted, in terms of duration of pain or the presence of limited movements, and increased when the location for pain was enlarged.Conclusion: The reported prevalence figures on shoulder complaints diverged strongly. Health professionals and policymakers who estimate the amount of medical care needed and related costs should be aware of the variations in prevalence rate and the underlying reasons fo...
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TL;DR: Arthrography, carried out on both shoulders in all patients during the recovery stage, showed in the affected shoulder fewer rotator cuff defects than expected at this age and fewer than in the contralateral one; seemingly, the condition leads to the obliteration of some defects.
Abstract: A prospective study has been made of 49 patients with the frozen shoulder syndrome (as distinct from tendinitis, calcific deposits and frozen shoulders occurring after coronary infarction or with pulmonary tuberculosis) of whom forty-one have been followed up for 5-10 years, always to their greatest recovery. There were three consecutive stages: pain, stiffness, and recovery. The stiffness stage was usually related to the duration of the recovery stage. The total duration was longer than is generally supposed (an average total of 30.1 months in contrast to about 18 months as often postulated). Generally speaking, the longer the stiffness stage is, the longer is the recovery stage. In 4 patients the second shoulder became similarly affected, 6 months to 7 years after the first, and followed a similar chronological sequence to the first. After greatest recovery, slight restriction of movement was found in more than half the cases, but in only 3, all of long duration, was the restriction a handicap. Arthrography, carried out on both shoulders in all patients during the recovery stage, showed in the affected shoulder fewer rotator cuff defects than expected at this age and fewer (four) than in the contralateral one (twenty-three); seemingly, the condition leads to the obliteration of some defects.
610 citations
TL;DR: The translated and somewhat modified version of the ADL questionnaire studied here appears to possess a high degree of reliability and validity in assessing patients with RA.
Abstract: The validity and reliability under Swedish conditions of a translated and slightly modified version of the Stanford Health Assessment Questionnaire (HAQ), referred to here as the ADL questionnaire, was studied. Sixty-four patients with definite/classical rheumatoid arthritis (RA) participated in the major part of the investigation. In addition, inter-observer reliability was studied in the testing of 15 other patients with RA. The questionnaire was filled in by the patients twice (ADL Tests 1 and 2) with a one-week interval between. A physiotherapist or occupational therapist also assessed each of the patients on a sample of ADL functions (ADL Test 3). Joint mobility, grip-strength, pain, Ritchie index and ESR were likewise checked. Results indicated inter-observer reliability to be high for the ADL (r(S) = 0.98), for joint mobility (r(S) = 0.86), and for the Ritchie index (r(S) = 0.83). The test-retest reliability for the ADL questionnaire which the patients filled in (Tests 1 and 2) was high r(S) = 0.91. Results of the ADL questionnaires the patients completed were found to correlate fairly closely with the observations of the therapists, r(S) = 0.71. The validity of the scoring system was found to be sufficient, using Ward's cluster analysis for comparing the original HAQ scores with scores on all the questions included in the questionnaire. Thus, the translated and somewhat modified version of the ADL questionnaire studied here appears to possess a high degree of reliability and validity in assessing patients with RA.
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TL;DR: The Swedish version of WOMAC is a reliable, valid, and responsive instrument with metric properties in agreement with the original widely used version.
Abstract: Objective: To validate the WOMAC Osteoarthritis Index for use in Sweden. Methods: Test-retest reliability, internal consistency, validity, and responsiveness was determined in 52 patients (mean age...
457 citations
TL;DR: In this article, cross-cultural adaptation and validation of heatth status measures is discussed. Andersen et al. present an approach for cross-culture adaptation of Heatth Status Measures.
Abstract: (1995). Cross-cultural Adaptation and Validation of Heatth Status Measures. Scandinavian Journal of Rheumatology: Vol. 24, No. 2, pp. 61-63.
454 citations