Table 2 Common issues that arose with the Short-WORC (n = 26)
Item | Comprehension | Perspective Modifiers | Reference Point | Calibration Across Items | Inadequate Response definition | Relevance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. Sleeping | Understood well | Overall, found to be relevant (73%) Few participants felt it was only relevant if the injured arm was slept on. | ||||
2. Styling your hair | Understod well | Gender issues arose (30%). E.x. men who were bald found this inapplicable | Some participants calibrated this answer with the item of sleeping (19%) | Overall, relevant to 79% of participants | ||
3. Dressing or undressing | Understood well | Some gender issues arose, i.e. men who did not rate this item as important (19%) | Some participants calibrated this answer with the item of sleeping and styling hair (19%) | Overall, relevant to 70% of participants | ||
4. Daily activities about the house or yard | Some comprehension issues with defining daily activities and yard work | Overall was relevant for 80% of participants 12% found work in the yard irrelevant to their Qol | ||||
5. Working above the shoulder | Understood well | Overall, 90% of participants found it was relevant to their QoL | ||||
6. Compensate with unaffected arm | Understood well | 88% of participants found this relevant to their QoL. 12% found if the injury was on the non-dominant hand it was not relevant. | ||||
7. Lifting heavy objects at or below shoulder level | Understood well | 92% of participants found this to be relevant to QoL |