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Western Ontario Osteoarthritis of the Shoulder Index (WOOS)

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Digital administration of Western Ontario Osteoarthritis of the Shoulder Index (WOOS) to collect structured patient inputs for validated score calculation and clinical follow-up.

Western Ontario Osteoarthritis of the Shoulder Index (WOOS)

Clinical intent

The WOOS is a patient-administered, disease-specific questionnaire for measuring the quality of life of patients with osteoarthritis of the shoulder. It was developed by Kirkley, Griffin, and Lo at the Fowler Kennedy Sport Medicine Clinic, University of Western Ontario.

The questionnaire consists of 19 items across 4 domains, each answered on a 100 mm Visual Analog Scale (VAS).

References

[1] Lo IK, Griffin S, Kirkley A. The development of a disease-specific quality of life measurement tool for osteoarthritis of the shoulder: The Western Ontario Osteoarthritis of the Shoulder (WOOS) Index. Osteoarthritis and Cartilage. 2001;9(8):771-778. https://www.ser.es/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/WOOS_cuestionario.pdf

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Western Ontario Osteoarthritis of the Shoulder Index (WOOS) Questionnaire
Please complete this questionnaire. Your responses help your clinical team assess your symptoms and monitor progress over time.
How much pain do you experience in your shoulder with movement? 
How much constant, nagging pain do you have in your shoulder? 
How much weakness do you experience in your shoulder? 
How much stiffness do you experience in your shoulder? 
How much grinding do you experience in your shoulder? 
How much is your shoulder affected by the weather? 
How much difficulty do you experience working or reaching above shoulder level? 
How much difficulty do you experience with lifting objects (eg. grocery bags, garbage can etc.) below shoulder level? 
How much difficulty do you experience doing repetitive motions below shoulder level such as raking, sweeping or washing floors because of your shoulder? 
How much difficulty do you experience pushing or pulling forcefully because of your shoulder? 
How troubled are you by an increase in pain in your shoulder after activities? 
How much difficulty do you have sleeping because of your shoulder? 
How much difficulty have you experienced with styling your hair because of your shoulder? 
How much difficulty do you have maintaining your desired level of fitness because of your shoulder? 
How much difficulty do you experience reaching behind to tuck in a shirt, get a wallet from your back pocket or do up clothing because of your shoulder? 
How much difficulty do you have dressing or undressing? 
How much frustration or discouragement do you feel because of your shoulder? 
How worried are you about what will happen to your shoulder in the future? 
How much of a burden do you feel you are on others?