01905nas a2200229   4500000000100000008004100001653007300042653001200115653003000127653002900157653001600186100001100202700001500213700001600228700001200244245014700256856005100403300001000454490000700464050001400471520119000485       2013                            d10aAmharic version of Disability of the Arm Shoulder and Hand (DASH-am)10aleprosy10aLimitations in activities10aQuestionnaire validation10aSALSA scale1 aWijk U1 aBrandsma W1 aDahlstrom O1 aBjork M00aThe concurrent validity of the Amharic version of Screening of Activity Limitation and Safety Awareness (SALSA) in persons affected by leprosy  uhttps://leprosyreview.org/article/84/1/01-3022  a13-220 v84  aWIJK 20133 a<p>Objectives: Leprosy is endemic in many countries and results in activity limitations. There is a need for assessment tools to guide professionals in their evaluation and choice of intervention in order to improve conditions for leprosy-affected people. The purpose of our study was to evaluate the concurrent validity of the Amharic version of Screening of Activity Limitation and Safety Awareness (SALSA-am) scale with Amharic version of Disability of the Arm, Shoulder and Hand (DASH-am) questionnaire. Design: Thirty-eight individuals with nerve damage due to leprosy completed the SALSA-am and DASH-am questionnaires. Spearman’s rank correlation was used to determine relationships between SALSA and DASH scores. Specificity, sensitivity and accuracy were calculated. Results: There was a good correlation 0·87 (P , 0·001) between SALSA-am and DASH-am scores. Sensitivity, specificity and accuracy were calculated with acceptable results. Conclusions: SALSA-am is considered a useful questionnaire for determining activity limitations in persons affected by leprosy, and showed good correlation with DASH-am. The concurrent validity was considered good. Correspondence</p>