Correlation between functional disability and quality of life in patients with adhesive capsulitis

OBJECTIVE: To determine the correlation between functional disability and quality of life of patients with adhesive capsulitis.METHODS: Two instruments (WHOQOL-BREF and DASH) were applied to evaluate the quality of life and functional capacity of patients with adhesive capsulitis. Inclusion criteria were age between 35 and 75 years old and achievement of shoulder imaging. Each domain of the WHOQOL-BREF was correlated with DASH. Pearson's correlation coefficient was used for parametric variables and Spearman's correlation coefficient was used when at least one variable had a non-normal distribu...

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