Test‐retest reliability of the Upper Extremity Questionnaire among keyboard operators*†

Abstract

Reliability of items on the Upper Extremity Questionnaire were generally good to excellent. Reports of symptom severity and interference with work were less stable. Demographic and work-related factors were not statistically significant in modeling the variation in reliability. Repeated use of the questionnaire with similar results suggests findings are applicable to a larger working population.

Test‐retest reliability of four questionnaires for patients with overactive bladder: The overactive bladder questionnaire (OAB‐q), patient perception of bladder condition (PPBC), urgency questionnaire (UQ), and the primary OAB symptom questionnaire (POSQ)

“…All scales of the OAB-q exceeded this standard, with ICCs ranging from 0.83 to 0.95. These values are roughly equivalent or superior to ICCs reported for 7-day micturition diaries [Brown et al, 2003] and other patientreported outcome instruments designed for a range of medical conditions [Terwee et al, 1999;Salerno et al, 2001].…”

Reliability of Hand Diagrams for the Epidemiologic Case Definition of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

“…The questionnaire incorporated items from previous research on upper extremity disorders, including items previously shown to have good to excellent test-retest reliability [19,24,[28][29][30][31][32]. Follow-up questionnaires with similar questions to the baseline questionnaire were completed at approximately 6 months, 18 months, and 36 months after baseline testing.…”

Test–retest repeatability of the Strain Index

“…A frequently mentioned problem with test-retest studies is that the items being studied changed between testing periods (Fagarasanu and Kumar, 2002;Kerlinger and Howard, 1992;Salerno et al, 2001). In the current study, most of the groups completed their second round between three and five months after completion of the initial round.…”

“…One of the limitations of this and other repeatability studies is the impact of a participant's memories (Salerno et al, 2001). Some subjects may have been able to remember during the second round how they scored job files from the first round.…”