Cross-Cultural Adaptation, Validity and Reliability of the Turkish Version of the Adolfsson-Björnsson Upper Extremity Activity Scale (ABAS)

NCT06715397 | Enrolling By Invitation

• 1 other identifier: E-77082166-604.01.02-809466
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 150
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Activity limitation is a common problem in individuals with upper extremity disorders. Many conditions involving the shoulder complex such as traumatic and non-traumatic upper extremity pain, subacromial impingement, postoperative pain, rotator sheath tears, rotator sheath tendinopathy, shoulder arthritis, adhesive capsulitis, shoulder instabilities may lead to limitations in activities of daily living due to pain and/or symptoms. Therefore, evaluation of upper extremity activities and determination of possible limitations have an important place in the management of the disease process. Until now, symptom-related activities of daily living in patients with upper limb disorders have often been assessed with the Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder and Hand Questionnaire (DASH) and the Shoulder Pain and Disability Index (SPADI). However, in the development of these scales, only statements describing specific activities were used and items were not scored from easy to difficult according to activity level. There is no scale specifically developed for upper extremity pathologies that grades upper extremity activity level according to a certain level of difficulty. In order to fill this gap in the literature, Adolfsson et al. developed 'The Adolfsson-Björnsson Upper Extremity Activity Scale (ABAS)' to evaluate activities of daily living according to the perceived difficulty level in individuals with upper extremity injuries. Cross-cultural adaptation, validity and reliability of the Turkish version of the ABAS have not been studied. The aim of this study was to make a cross-cultural Turkish adaptation of the 'The Adolfsson-Björnsson Upper Extremity Activity Scale (ABAS)' and to investigate the validity, reliability and psychometric properties of the Turkish version on individuals with upper extremity disorders.

Conditions

Upper Extremity Injuries; Questionnaire and Survey; Reliability and Validity

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Investigating Cross-Cultural Adaptation, Validity and Reliability of the Turkish Version of The Adolfsson-Björnsson Activity Scale (ABAS) with upper ekstremity injuries

  The scale items consist of 8 different categories. The increase in the mean of the questionnaire from category 1 to 8 indicates that the upper extremity is used in higher level activities.

  1 weeks

Study Arms (1)

Patients with upper limb injuries

Patients with upper extremity injury, who can read and write Turkish and are between the ages of 18-64, and only participants with unchanged health status for retesting will be included in the study. Patients with mental and neurological disorders (major depression, schizophrenia, psychosis, stroke, cerebral palsy, etc.) and/or rheumatological disease, active local or systemic infection, cancer history, severe visual impairment, need for emergency surgery, injection in the last 3 years, sensory problems that may affect the application of scales and cognitive impairment will be excluded from the study.

Other: No intervention

Interventions

No intervention OTHER

No intervention

Patients with upper limb injuries

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 64 Years
• Sex: all
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)
• Sampling Method: Probability Sample

Study Population

Patients with upper extremity injury, who can read and write Turkish and are between the ages of 18-64, and only participants with unchanged health status for retesting will be included in the study. Patients with mental and neurological disorders (major depression, schizophrenia, psychosis, stroke, cerebral palsy, etc.) and/or rheumatological disease, active local or systemic infection, cancer history, severe visual impairment, need for emergency surgery, injection in the last 3 years, sensory problems that may affect the application of scales and cognitive impairment will be excluded from the study.

You may qualify if:

• Patients with upper extremity injury, who can read and write Turkish and are between the ages of 18-64

You may not qualify if:

• Mental and neurological disorders (major depression, schizophrenia, psychosis, stroke, cerebral palsy, etc.) and/or rheumatological disease, active local or systemic infection, cancer history, severe visual impairment, need for emergency surgery, injection in the last 3 years, sensory problems that may affect the application of scales and cognitive impairment

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Mustafa Kemal University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Toros Üniversitesi

Yenişehir, Mersi̇n, 33140, Turkey (Türkiye)

Location

Related Publications (3)

• Hazar Kanik Z, Pala OO, Karabicak GO, Citaker S. Cross-cultural adaptation, validity, and reliability of the Turkish version of the Patient-Rated Elbow Evaluation. Clin Rheumatol. 2019 Nov;38(11):3289-3295. doi: 10.1007/s10067-019-04665-4. Epub 2019 Jul 6.

  PMID: 31280380 RESULT

• Langley GB, Sheppeard H. The visual analogue scale: its use in pain measurement. Rheumatol Int. 1985;5(4):145-8. doi: 10.1007/BF00541514.

  PMID: 4048757 RESULT

• Beaton DE, Bombardier C, Guillemin F, Ferraz MB. Guidelines for the process of cross-cultural adaptation of self-report measures. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2000 Dec 15;25(24):3186-91. doi: 10.1097/00007632-200012150-00014. No abstract available.

  PMID: 11124735 RESULT

Study Officials

• Dilek Hande Esen, PhD

  Toros University

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: CASE CROSSOVER
• Time Perspective: CROSS SECTIONAL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: PhD, PT, Principal Investigator

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: November 28, 2024
• First Posted: December 4, 2024
• Study Start: December 29, 2025
• Primary Completion (Estimated): October 30, 2026
• Study Completion (Estimated): December 30, 2026
• Last Updated: December 31, 2025

Record last verified: 2025-12

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

TU (1)