Table 2 The demographic and medical characteristics of patients participating in the scapula alata team, pilot test and validation test
From: A quality of life questionnaire for patients with scapula alata (SA-Q): development and validation
Characteristics | SA team (n = 7) No. (%) | Pilot test (n = 10) No. (%) | Validation test (n = 48) No. (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
Age, yearsa | 44 (43–48) | 50 (37–52) | 43 (36–54) |
Gender | |||
Female | 3 (43) | 2 (20) | 19 (40) |
Male | 4 (47) | 8 (80) | 29 (60) |
Educational level | |||
Short education | 1 (14) | 2 (20) | 3 (6) |
Medium education | 1 (14) | 1 (10) | 18 (37) |
Academic education | 5 (72) | 7 (70) | 27 (57) |
Employment status | |||
Employed | 7 (100) | 7 (70) | 38 (79) |
Self-employed | 2 (20) | 2 (4) | |
Unemployed | 1 (10) | 1 (2) | |
Studying | 5 (10) | ||
Sick leave | 1 (2) | ||
Retired | 1 (2) | ||
Rehabilitation status | |||
Current | 7 (100) | 10 (100) | 24 (50) |
Former | 24 (50) | ||
Pathology | |||
N. Thoracicus affection | 7 (100) | 10 (100) | 48 (100) |
N. Accessorius affection | |||
Ethicology | |||
Trauma | |||
Mono neuritis | 6 (86) | 10 (100) | 48 (100) |
Surgery sequala | |||
Stretch/overload | |||
Infection sequala | |||
unknown | 1 (14) | ||
Affected side | |||
Right | 6 (86) | 10 (100) | 48 (100) |
Left | 1 (14) | ||
Dominant hand | |||
Right | 7 (100) | 8 (80) | 41 (85) |
Left | 2 (20) | 7 (15) | |