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Table 1 SPADI test-retest reproducibility (n = 60)

From: Responsiveness of the Shoulder Pain and Disability Index in patients with adhesive capsulitis

Item/Subscale

Obs. 1

Obs. 2

SDD

ICC

 

Mean (SD)

Mean (SD)

 

(95% CI)

   How severe is your pain:

    

01 At its worst?

7.2 (2.6)

7.4 (2.6)

  

02 When lying on the involved side?

6.7 (2.5)

6.9 (2.4)

  

03 Reaching for something on a high shelf?

7.4 (2.3)

7.7 (1.9)

  

04 Touching the back of your neck?

3.9 (3.3)

5.1 (3.1)

  

05 Pushing with the involved arm?

5.0 (2.9)

5.3 (3.1)

  

Pain score:

60.2 (19)

64.7 (21)

21

0.85 (0.76–0.91)

   How much difficulty do you have:

    

06 Washing your hair?

5.5 (2.9)

5.6 (2.7)

  

07 Washing your back?

7.8 (2.3)

8.1 (1.9)

  

08 Putting on an undershirt or pullover sweater?

6.4 (2.2)

5.6 (2.3)

  

09 Putting on a shirt that buttons down the front?

3.6 (2.6)

3.9 (2.5)

  

10 Putting on your pants?

3.9 (3.0)

4.1 (3.0)

  

11 Placing an object on a high shelf?

7.8 (2.1)

8.1 (1.7)

  

12 Carrying a heavy object of 10 pounds?

5.8 (3.5)

6.2 (3.4)

  

13 Removing something from your back pocket?

6.7 (3.0)

6.8 (2.9)

  

Disability score:

59.1 (19)

60.3 (19)

20

0.86 (0.78–0.92)

SPADI score:

59.7 (17)

62.6 (19)

17

0.89 (0.82–0.93)

  1. SD = between-subject standard deviation, SDD = smallest detectable difference, ICC = intraclass correlation coefficient.