Table 1

Subject characteristics of participants in group I (test-retest reproducibility), group II (concurrent validity) and group III (construct validity) used for examination of the measurement properties of the Danish WOSI questionnaire

VariablesGroup I (n=41)Group II (n=25)Group III (n=62)
Sex (women/men)12/299/1622/40
Age (years), median (range)37 (18–57)34 (18–72)31 (18–72)
Weight (kg), mean (SD)87.1 (18.1)86.2 (16.2)82.5 (17.7)
Height (cm), mean (SD)181.1 (8.8)181.0 (8.0)178.8 (10.0)
Employment, n (%)
 Full-time24 (59)18 (72)35 (55)
 Part-time2 (5)2 (3)
 Student10 (24)5 (20)14 (24)
 Unemployed/retired3 (7)1 (4)6 (10)
 Sick leave2 (5)1 (4)5 (8)
Dominant arm (left/right)4/383/2234/28
Injured side (left/right)20/2112/134/58
Injury mechanism, n (%)
 Fall on the arm22 (53)14 (56)30 (48)
 Pulling of the arm8 (19)4 (16)14 (22)
 Direct external force1 (2)2 (3)
 Other10 (26)7 (28)16 (27)
Previous shoulder dislocation, yes (%)33 (79)21 (84)53 (84)
Previous shoulder surgery, yes (%)28 (68)18 (72)41 (65)
NPRS, latest 24 hours (0–10), mean (SD)2.41 (2.8)1.64 (2.1)2.58 (2.8)
OSS (12–60), mean (SD)21.1 (9.4)19.0 (7.8)21.9 (10.1)
WOSI total score e (1) (0–2100), mean (SD)735.0 (596.5)481.8 (414.4)766.3 (568.4)
Completion of electronic WOSI, n (%)
 Computer28 (68)17 (68)37 (59)
 Tablet3 (7)2 (8)6 (10)
 Mobile10 (25)6 (24)19 (31)
  • CM, centimetre; e (1), first electronic completion; OSS, Oxford Shoulder Score; WOSI, Western Ontario Shoulder Instability.