Shoulder Instability

Western Ontario Shoulder Instability Index (WOSI)

International Knee Documentation Committee (IKDC)

Western Ontario Shoulder Instability Index (WOSI)

The Western Ontario Shoulder Instability Index (WOSI) is a well-designed, thoroughly evaluated questionnaire that has proven to be reliable, valid, and sensitive to clinically important changes in patients with shoulder instability, resulting in international acceptance.

 

Validity and Reliability

Angst et al. (2011) reviewed several PROMs used in the shoulder and report internal consistency expressed as Cronbach’s ɑ = 0.88-0.96 and test-retest reliability ICC = 0.87-0.96. The Western Ontario Shoulder Instability Index demonstrates construct validity ranging from r = 0.12 to 0.80 (Pearson’s/Spearman’s) when compared to other outcome measures used in the assessment of patients with shoulder disability.

 

Scoring and Interpretation

The WOSI contains 21 items. The first domain, physical symptoms, has ten elements. Sports, recreation, and work (4 items); lifestyle (4 items); and emotions (3 items) are the remaining domains.

The patient scores each item on a VAS scale which indicates scores ranging from 0 to 100.

The use of an 11-point NRS scale (0-10) is also approved for use.

The best possible score is 0, indicating that the patient’s shoulder-related quality of life has not decreased. The lowest possible score is 2100 (VAS) / 210 (NRS). This indicates that the patient’s shoulder-related quality of life has significantly decreased. One can transform the score to a percentage score to better reflect functioning. Higher scores indicate worse shoulder function.

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