1 Before you use it
What it is
Three subscales — pain, satisfaction and function — reported separately and as a total. Developed in a physiotherapy setting, which shows in the item selection.
The satisfaction subscale is unusual and useful: it asks how satisfied the patient is with their current shoulder function, which is a different question from how well it works.
When to reach for it
When you want more granularity than SPADI, or when expectation and satisfaction look like part of the clinical picture.
2 Giving it
Scoring
Pain (0–30), satisfaction (0–10) and function (0–60), totalling 0–100. Higher is better.
What it doesn’t measure
Instability, or throwing demand.
3 Reading the score
Interpreting it
Interpret against baseline.
Satisfaction diverging from function is the finding to look for — a shoulder working reasonably well that the patient is unhappy with is a different conversation from one that isn't working.
Is the change real?
Student trap. Collapsing it to a total. The satisfaction subscale is the reason to choose this one.
This is a learning tool. It does not diagnose patients and does not replace your clinical educator.
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