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Table 4 Shoulder function outcome measure scores at recruitment and 6 week follow up (values are mean (SD))

From: The Shoulder Function Index (SFInX): evaluation of its measurement properties in people recovering from a proximal humeral fracture

  Recruitment (n = 92) 6 week follow up (n = 81) difference in pointsa Effect size (Cohen’s d) Paired t-test
SFInX v1.0 (0–100) 62.1 (23.4) 71.9 (18.9) 10.3 (14.0) 0.44 t(df) = 6.62(80), p < 0.001
DASH (0–100)b 71.6 (21.1) 77.3 (19.1) 6.8 (11.9) 0.31 t(df) = 5.10(80), p < 0.001
Constant (0–100) 52.2 (20.2) 60.4 (18.3) 9.0 (10.4) 0.44 t(df) = 7.81(80), p < 0.001
  1. aData from n=81 of whom data from two assessments were available, was used to calculate the difference in points and effect sizes, and used to perform the paired t-test
  2. SFInX v1.0, Shoulder Function IndeX version 1.0
  3. DASH, Disabilities of Arm, Shoulder and Hand questionnaire (bscores have been reversed to facilitate comparison of total scores; 100 points indicates “no disability”)
  4. Constant, Constant Score
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BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders

ISSN: 1471-2474

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