Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder, and Hand Questionnaire (DASH)

DASH

The following DASH (Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder, and Hand Questionnaire), is a standardised questionnaire and is designed to assess musculoskeletal disorders of the upper limbs. 

This questionnaire asks about your symptoms as well as your ability to perform certain activities. Please answer every question, based on your condition in the last week, by selecting the appropriate response. If you did not have the opportunity to perform an activity in the past week, please make your best estimate on which response would be the most accurate. It doesn’t matter which hand or arm you use to perform the activity; please answer based on your ability regardless of how you perform the task.

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1. Open a tight or new jar
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2. Write
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3. Turn a key
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4. Prepare a meal
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5. Push open a heavy door
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6. Place an object on a shelf above your head
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7. Do heavy household chores (e.g., wash walls, wash floors)
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8. Garden or do yard work
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9. Make a bed
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10. Carry a shopping bag or briefcase
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11. Carry a heavy object (over 4.5kg)
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12. Change a lightbulb overhead
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13. Wash or blow dry your hair
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14. Wash your back
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15. Put on a pullover sweater
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16. Use a knife to cut food
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17. Recreational activities which require little effort (e.g., cardplaying, knitting, etc.)
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18. Recreational activities in which you take some force or impact through your arm, shoulder or hand (e.g., golf, hammering, tennis, etc.)
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19. Recreational activities in which you move your arm freely (e.g., playing frisbee, badminton, etc.)
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20. Manage transportation needs (getting from one place to another)
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21. Sexual activities
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22. During the past week, to what extent has your arm, shoulder or hand problem interfered with your normal social activities with family, friends, neighbours or groups? (select the option that applies most)
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23. During the past week, were you limited in your work or other regular daily activities as a result of your arm, shoulder or hand problem? (select the option that applies most)
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Please rate the severity of the following symptoms in the last week.
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24. Arm, shoulder or hand pain
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25. Arm, shoulder or hand pain when you performed any specific activity
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26. Tingling (pins and needles) in your arm, shoulder or hand
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27. Weakness in your arm, shoulder or hand
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28. Stiffness in your arm, shoulder or hand
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29. During the past week, how much difficulty have you had sleeping because of the pain in your arm, shoulder or hand? (select the option that applies most)
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30. I feel less capable, less confident or less useful because of my arm, shoulder or hand problem. (select the option that applies most)
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