Volume 28, Issue 145, March 2024

Cross-cultural adaptation, validity, and reliability of the Arabic version of the shoulder disability questionnaire

Abdulrahman M Hakami¹, Fahad H Alshehri^2♦, Hosam Alzahrani², Rania Almeheyawi², Ibrahim S Aljulaymi², Hatem H Allam², Lamia K Elsayyad³, Marwa M Eid²

¹Physical therapist, Sabya General Hospital, Jazan, Saudi Arabia
²Department of Physical Therapy, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Taif University, Taif, Saudi Arabia
³Department of Biomechanics, Faculty of Physical Therapy, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt

^♦Corresponding author
Department of Physical Therapy, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Taif University, Taif, Saudi Arabia

ABSTRACT

Background: Following low back and knee discomfort, shoulder pain (SP) is the third most common musculoskeletal problem, with an estimated global prevalence of 1.0%–4.8%. The (Shoulder Disability Questionnaire (SDQ)) is used to investigate pain in patients with shoulder- related disabilities, and it represents a promising psychometric property but has no Arabic version. Aim: To implement a cross-cultural approach to create an Arabic version of the SDQ and evaluate its psychometric properties in patients with nonspecific SP. Methods: 231 people were diagnosed with nonspecific SP. They completed the SDQ-Arabic, which was translated using global standards. The structural validity (Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA)), reliability (internal consistency (Cronbach alpha)), and (intraclass correlation coefficients (ICC)) were assessed. Results: Using EFA, the involvement psychosocial component and activity subscale were also identified. The existence of internal consistency was supported by the results of subscales 1 and 2 (α=0.960 and 0.950), respectively, with (α= 0.977) as a total score. The construct validity was satisfactory, and the test was applicable (EFA>0.4). Conclusions: This study provides clinicians with an Arabic version of the SDQ that has been successfully adapted. The SDQ-Arabic tool is valid for patients with shoulder-related disabilities with non-specific SP assessment.

Keywords: Disability, Shoulder Pain, Validity, Reliability, Cross-Cultural Adaptation

Medical Science, 2024, 28, e13ms3306

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.54905/disssi.v28i145.e13ms3306

Published: 08 March 2024