Shoulder Pain and Disability Index (SPADI)

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The Shoulder Pain and Disability Index (SPADI) is a self-administered questionnaire that consists of two dimensions, one for pain and the other for functional activities. The pain dimension consists of five questions regarding the severity of an individual's pain. Functional activities are assessed with eight questions designed to measure the degree of difficulty an individual has with various activities of daily living that require upper-extremity use. The SPADI takes 5 to 10 minutes for a patient to complete and is the only reliable and valid region-specific measure for the shoulder.
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Please select the number that best represents your experience during the last week attributable to your shoulder problem.

Pain scale

How severe is your pain?

Select the number that best describes your pain where: 0 = no pain and 10 = the worst pain imaginable.
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Q 1 / 5 At its worst?* This field is required.0 = No pain 10 = The worst pain imaginable
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Q 2 / 5When lying on the involved side?* This field is required.0 = No pain 10 = The worst pain imaginable
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Q 3 / 5 Reaching for something on a high shelf?* This field is required.0 = No pain 10 = The worst pain imaginable
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Q 4 / 5 Touching the back of your neck?* This field is required.0 = No pain 10 = The worst pain imaginable
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Q 5 / 5 Pushing with the involved arm?* This field is required.0 = No pain 10 = The worst pain imaginable
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Disability scale

How much difficulty do you have?

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Q 1 / 8 Washing your hair?* This field is required.0 = No difficulty 10 = So difficulty it requires help
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Q 2 / 8 Washing your back?* This field is required.0 = No difficulty 10 = So difficulty it requires help
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Q 3 / 8 Putting on an undershirt or jumper?* This field is required.0 = No difficulty 10 = So difficulty it requires help
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Q 4 / 8 Putting on a shirt that buttons down the front?* This field is required.0 = No difficulty 10 = So difficulty it requires help
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Q 5 / 8 Putting on your pants?* This field is required.0 = No difficulty 10 = So difficulty it requires help
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Q 6 / 8 Placing an object on a high shelf?* This field is required.0 = No difficulty 10 = So difficulty it requires help
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Q 7 / 8 Carrying a heavy object of 10 pounds (4.5 kilograms)* This field is required.0 = No difficulty 10 = So difficulty it requires help
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Q 8 / 8 Removing something from your back pocket?* This field is required.0 = No difficulty 10 = So difficulty it requires help
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Pain sub score
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Disability sub score
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Total SPADI Score
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Interpretation of scores

Total pain score: / 50 x 100 = %

(Note: If a person does not answer all questions divide by the total possible score, eg. if 1 question missed divide by 40)

Total disability score: / 80 x 100 = %

(Note: If a person does not answer all questions divide by the total possible score, eg. if 1 question missed divide by 70)

Total Spadi score: / 130 x 100 = %

(Note: If a person does not answer all questions divide by the total possible score, eg. if 1 question missed divide by 120)

The means of the two subscales are averaged to produce a total score ranging from 0 (best) to 100 (worst).

Minimum Detectable Change (90% confidence) = 13 points

(Change less than this may be attributable to measurement error)
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