Outcome Measures are scientifically validated questionnaires that you can easily assign to patients through VALD Hub. This guide contains details on all Outcome Measures currently available in VALD Hub to help you determine which questionnaire would be best suited to your patient.
Quick - Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder and Hand (QuickDASH)
| Description |
A shortened version of the DASH. This score focuses on function related to arm, shoulder, or hand problems. |
| When to use |
MSK conditions affecting the upper limb |
| Number of questions |
11 |
| Time it takes to answer |
4 minutes |
Orebro Musculoskeletal Pain Screening Questionnaire (OMPSQ-10)
| Description |
A psychosocial screening questionnaire to identify 'yellow flags' that may increase risk of delayed recovery. |
| When to use |
All MSK conditions - great for back pain, anterior knee pain, other persistent pain states/compensable injury/screening yellow flags
|
| Number of questions |
10 |
| Time it takes to answer |
4 minutes |
Numeric Pain Scale (NPS)
| Description |
A simple pain scale out of 10. |
| When to use |
Any pain state / After interventions |
| Number of questions |
1 |
| Time it takes to answer |
>1 minute |
Neck Outcome Score (NOOS)
| Description |
Measures neck related pain and disability over 5 domains - mobility, sleep, ADLs, pain, symptoms. |
| When to use |
All neck conditions |
| Number of questions |
34 |
| Time it takes to answer |
8 minutes |
American Shoulder & Elbow Surgeons Score (ASES)
| Description |
For using in patients with shoulder problems - 50% of the score is weighted for pain and 50% for function.
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| When to use |
All shoulder conditions |
| Number of questions |
11 |
| Time it takes to answer |
4 minutes |
Quebec Back Pain Disability Score (QBPDS)
| Description |
Measures impact of back pain on daily activities. May have ceiling effects in high functioning individuals. |
| When to use |
Back pain – acute and chronic |
| Number of questions |
20 |
| Time it takes to answer |
5 minutes |
Hip and Groin Outcome Score (HAGOS)
| Description |
Measures hip and groin related pain and disability over 6 domains – pain, symptoms, ADLs, sport and recreation and hip related quality of life. Was created for an athletic population. |
| When to use |
All hip and groin conditions/younger people/athletes |
| Number of questions |
37 |
| Time it takes to answer |
8 minutes |
Knee Injury & Osteoarthritis Outcome Score (KOOS)
| Description |
Measures knee related pain and disability over 5 domains – pain, symptoms, ADLs, sport and recreation and knee related quality of life. |
| When to use |
Acute and Chronic knee pain/knee osteoarthritis/ACL reconstruction/surgical and non-operative knee treatments |
| Number of questions |
42 |
| Time it takes to answer |
8 minutes |
International Knee Documentation Committee (IKDC)
| Description |
A knee specific measure of symptoms, function and sports activity (rather than disease specific). Simple to complete and well validated. Scores >95/100 often considered satisfactory to RTS. |
| When to use |
Any acute or chronic knee injury/ACL injury and reconstruction |
| Number of questions |
10 |
| Time it takes to answer |
4 minutes |
Foot & Ankle Outcome Score (FAOS)
| Description |
Measures foot and ankle related pain and disability over 5 domains - pain, symptoms, ADLs, sport and recreation and quality of life.
|
| When to use |
All conditions of the foot and ankle |
| Number of questions |
42 |
| Time it takes to answer |
8 minutes |
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