Development and validation of a shoulder-specific body-perception questionnaire in people with persistent shoulder pain

Abstract

Background

There is evidence that people with persistent shoulder pain exhibit findings consistent with the presence of sensorimotor dysfunction. Sensorimotor impairments can manifest in a variety of ways, and further developing our understanding of sensorimotor dysfunction in shoulder pain may improve current models of care. The Fremantle Back Awareness Questionnaire (FreBAQ) has been developed to assess disturbed body perception specific to the back. The purpose of the present study was to develop a shoulder-specific self-perception questionnaire and evaluate the questionnaire in people with persistent shoulder pain.

Methods

The Fremantle Shoulder Awareness Questionnaire (FreSHAQ-J) was developed by modifying the FreBAQ. One hundred and twelve consecutive people with persistent shoulder pain completed the FreSHAQ-J. Thirty participants completed the FreSHAQ-J again two-weeks later to assess test-retest reliability. Rasch analysis was used to assess the psychometric properties of the FreSHAQ-J. Associations between FreSHAQ-J total score and clinical status was explored using correlational analysis.

Results

The FreSHAQ-J has acceptable category order, unidimensionality, no misfitting items, and excellent test-retest reliability. The FreSHAQ-J was moderately correlated with disability and pain catastrophization.

Conclusions

The FreSHAQ-J fits the Rasch measurement model well and is suitable for use with people with shoulder pain. Given the relationship between the FreSHAQ-J score and clinical status, change in body perception may be worth assessing when managing patients with shoulder pain.

Contributors

Tomohiko Nishigami: [e-mail]

Journal

Journal ID (nlm-ta): BMC Musculoskelet Disord

Journal ID (iso-abbrev): BMC Musculoskelet Disord

Title: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders

Publisher: BioMed Central (London )

ISSN (Electronic): 1471-2474

Publication date (Electronic): 21 January 2021

Publication date PMC-release: 21 January 2021

Publication date Collection: 2021

Volume: 22

Affiliations

[1 ]GRID grid.412155.6, ISNI 0000 0001 0726 4429, Department of Physical Therapy, Faculty of Health and Welfare, , Prefectural University of Hiroshima, ; 1-1, Gakuen-chou, Mihara, Hiroshima, 723-0053 Japan

[2 ]Department of Rehabilitation, Machida Orthopaedics, Kochi, Japan

[3 ]Department of Rehabilitation, Utsumi Orthopaedics Clinic, Kagawa, Japan

[4 ]Department of Rehabilitation, Miura internal Medicine Michiko Pediatrics Clinic, Kagawa, Japan

[5 ]Department of Nursing and Physical Therapy, Konan Woman’s University, Kobe, Hyogo Japan

[6 ]GRID grid.266886.4, ISNI 0000 0004 0402 6494, The School of Physiotherapy, , The University of Notre Dame Australia, ; Fremantle, WA Australia

[7 ]GRID grid.1026.5, ISNI 0000 0000 8994 5086, Innovation, Implementation and Clinical Translation in Health (IIMPACT in Health), , University of South Australia, ; Adelaide, SA Australia

[8 ]GRID grid.250407.4, ISNI 0000 0000 8900 8842, Neuroscience Research Australia, ; Sydney, NSW Australia

Article

Publisher ID: 3944

DOI: 10.1186/s12891-021-03944-z

PMC ID: 7819341

PubMed ID: 33478446

Copyright statement: © The Author(s) 2021

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Funding

Funded by: Canadian Institute for Health Research

Award ID: 223354

Award Recipient : Tasha R. Stanton

Funded by: National Health & Medical Research

Award ID: 1054041

Award Recipient : Tasha R. Stanton

Funded by: National Health $ Medical Research

Award ID: 1061279

Award Recipient : G. Lorimer Moseley

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Subject: Research Article

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