Patient Reported Outcome Measure (PROM)
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Musculoskeletal Health Questionnaire (MSK-HQ)
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Purpose
Assessment of outcomes in patients with a variety of musculoskeletal conditions.
All ages
Assesment Type
Patient Group
Musculoskeletal
Age Group
Children (3-12 years) | Adolescents (13-17 years) | Young Adult (18+ years)
ICF domain
Activity & Participation | Body Structure & Function | Environment & Personal
Area of assessment
Activities of Daily Living | Pain | Quality of Life
Key description
Description
14 items which measure the health status in patients with MSK conditions over the past two weeks. Includes pain severity, physical function, activity level, pain interference, sleep, emotional well-being, understanding of diagnosis, confidence and overall impact.
Score range of 0-56
Reliability / validity
Excellent test-retest in adults
https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/6/8/e012331.full
Strengths / weaknesses
No evidence of validly/reliability in children
Quick to use.
Cost
Licence fee for commercial use (i.e. funded research, private healthcare) Fees for user manual
Equipment required
Pencil and paper or computer based form
Training required
N/A
Considerations & references
Licence fee for commercial use (i.e. funded research, private healthcare)
Fees for user manual
References/ Links
https://innovation.ox.ac.uk/outcome-measures/musculoskeletal-health-questionnaire-msk-hq/
Sample copy: https://innovation.ox.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/FINAL_OFFICIAL_VA_MSK-HQ_English_UK_Sample-COPY.pdf
Time to complete
Less than 10 minutes
Comments
Also available in Arabic, Chinese, Danish, Hungarian, German, Italian, Norwegian, Swedish, Turkish
If you spot any errors or wish to suggest any amendments to this summary, please contact paediatricmeasures@apcp.org.uk