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Why are the DASH and QuickDASH scaled so that “0” indicates good status and “100” indicates poor status?

April 26, 2017dash good indicates poor quickdash scaled Status

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Why are the DASH and QuickDASH scaled so that “0” indicates good status and “100” indicates poor status?

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A. The DASH and QuickDASH were designed to be disability questionnaires. As such, scaling was ranked from 0 indicating least disability to 100 indicating most disability. Other instruments may be designed to measure functional status or health.