Table 1.

Legacy instruments

DASH	30 items (addressed to disabilities and symptoms in musculoskeletal disorders of the upper limbs). Timeframe: during the last week.
	Six different 5-point Likert response scales:  • No difficulty/Mild difficulty/Moderate difficulty/Severe difficulty/Unable  • Not at all/Slightly/Moderately/Quite a bit/Extremely  • Not limited at all/Slightly limited/Moderately limited/Very limited/Unable  • None/Mild/Moderate/Severe/Extreme  • No difficulty/Mild difficulty/Moderate difficulty/Severe difficulty/So much difficulty that I can’t sleep  • Strongly disagree/Disagree/Neither agree or disagree/Agree/Strongly agree.
	Higher scores imply more disability: 0 (no disability) to 100 (most severe disability).
QuickDASH	11 items (addressed to disabilities and symptoms in musculoskeletal disorders of the upper limbs). Timeframe: during the last week.
	Two different 11-point response scales:  • Pain: 0 (no pain) to 10 (unbearable pain)  • Function: 0 (no disability) to 10 (most disability)
	Higher scores imply more disability: 0 (no disability) to 100 (most severe disability).
MHQ-ADL	7 items (addressed to activities of daily living). Timeframe: during the last week.
	One 5-point Likert response scale:  • Not difficult at all/A little difficult/Somewhat difficult/Moderately difficult/Very difficult.
	Higher scores imply less disability: 0 (Very difficult to do) to 100 (not difficult to do at all).

Abbreviations in alphabetic order: DASH Disability of Arm, Shoulder and Hand, MHQ-ADL Michigan Hand Questionnaire-Activities of Daily Living subscale