“INTER RATER RELIABILITY AND CONCURRENT VALIDITY OF STROKE SPECIFIC SHOULDER DISABILITY INDEX: A CROSS SECTIONAL STUDY”

There are many scales developed for assessment of upper extremity functions in stroke patients. But they could not include the shoulder domains like shoulder pain, subluxation, ROM and quality of life. A validated scale i.e. SSSDI was developed which covers all domains. Intra-rater reliability and content validity of this scale is already estimated. There is no specific study until date which calculates the inter-rater reliability and concurrent validity of SSSDI. So it is necessary to conduct a study which shows inter-rater reliability and concurrent validity of this scale. The objective of this study is to measure the inter-rater reliability and concurrent validity of this scale. So that researcher and clinicians use this scale effectively in clinics and academics purpose.