Table 1 Legacy instruments

DASH

30 items (addressed to disabilities and symptoms in musculoskeletal disorders of the upper limbs).

Timeframe: during the last week.

Six different 5-point Likert response scales:

 • No difficulty/Mild difficulty/Moderate difficulty/Severe difficulty/Unable

 • Not at all/Slightly/Moderately/Quite a bit/Extremely

 • Not limited at all/Slightly limited/Moderately limited/Very limited/Unable

 • None/Mild/Moderate/Severe/Extreme

 • No difficulty/Mild difficulty/Moderate difficulty/Severe difficulty/So much difficulty that I can’t sleep

 • Strongly disagree/Disagree/Neither agree or disagree/Agree/Strongly agree.

Higher scores imply more disability: 0 (no disability) to 100 (most severe disability).

QuickDASH

11 items (addressed to disabilities and symptoms in musculoskeletal disorders of the upper limbs).

Timeframe: during the last week.

Two different 11-point response scales:

 • Pain: 0 (no pain) to 10 (unbearable pain)

 • Function: 0 (no disability) to 10 (most disability)

Higher scores imply more disability: 0 (no disability) to 100 (most severe disability).

MHQ-ADL

7 items (addressed to activities of daily living). Timeframe: during the last week.

One 5-point Likert response scale:

 • Not difficult at all/A little difficult/Somewhat difficult/Moderately difficult/Very difficult.

Higher scores imply less disability: 0 (Very difficult to do) to 100 (not difficult to do at all).