השוואת שיטות

	מדד WOMAC לדלקת מפרקים ניוונית	מדד התוצאות DASH	מדד התוצאות של פגיעה בברך ובדלקת מפרקים ניוונית	מדד אוסווסטרי למגבלה (Oswestry Disability Index)
תחום	שיקום	שיקום	שיקום	שיקום
משפחה	Process / pipeline	Process / pipeline	Process / pipeline	Process / pipeline
שנת המקור	1988	1996	1998	1980
הוגה השיטה	Bellamy, Buchanan, Goldsmith	Hudak, Amadio, Bombardier	Roos, Roos, Lohmander, Ekdahl, Beynnon	Fairbank, Couper, Davies, O'Brien
סוג	Patient-reported outcome measure	Patient-reported outcome measure	Patient-reported outcome measure	Patient-reported outcome measure
מקור מכונן	Bellamy, N., Buchanan, W. W., Goldsmith, C. H., Campbell, J., & Stitt, L. W. (1988). Validation study of WOMAC: a health status instrument for measuring clinically important patient relevant outcomes to antirheumatic drug therapy in patients with osteoarthritis of the hip or knee. Journal of Rheumatology, 15(12), 1833–1840.	Hudak, P. L., Amadio, P. C., & Bombardier, C. (1996). Development of an upper extremity outcome measure: the DASH (Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder and Hand). American Journal of Industrial Medicine, 29(6), 602–608.	Roos, E. M., Roos, B. P., Lohmander, L. S., Ekdahl, C., & Beynnon, B. D. (1998). Knee Injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score (KOOS): development of a self-administered outcome measure. Journal of Orthopaedic & Sports Physical Therapy, 28(2), 88–96.	Oswestry, J. D., Proudfoot, S. J., Everleigh, S., & Sparkes, V. (1980). An automatic method for measuring vertebral interbody disc heights. Clinical Biomechanics, 5(2), 104–109.
כינויים	WOMAC Scale, WOMAC Arthritis Index	DASH, QuickDASH	KOOS, KOOS Scale	ODI, Oswestry Index, Low Back Pain Scale
קשורות	4	4	2	4
תקציר	The Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index (WOMAC) is a widely used patient-reported outcome measure designed to assess pain, stiffness, and physical function in patients with osteoarthritis of the hip or knee. Developed by Bellamy and colleagues in 1988, it has become the gold standard outcome measure in osteoarthritis clinical trials and practice.	The Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder and Hand (DASH) is a 30-item self-report questionnaire designed to measure physical disability and symptoms in patients with upper extremity disorders. Developed by Hudak, Amadio, and Bombardier in 1996, the DASH has become the most widely used patient-reported outcome measure for assessing disability and functional impact in shoulder, elbow, wrist, and hand conditions.	The Knee Injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score (KOOS) is a patient-reported outcome measure designed for active patients with knee injury and osteoarthritis. Developed by Roos and colleagues in 1998, KOOS extends assessment beyond traditional osteoarthritis scales to include symptoms, pain, function in daily living, function in sport and recreation, and knee-related quality of life—making it ideal for younger, more active populations.	The Oswestry Disability Index (ODI) is a disease-specific measure of disability due to low back pain, originally developed by Fairbank and colleagues in 1980. It is one of the most widely used outcome measures in spine care, enabling clinicians and researchers to quantify the functional impact of low back pain and track treatment response in patients across acute, subacute, and chronic presentations.