Items selected for the Rugby Shoulder Score from item reduction interviews with rugby players (n=8)
| Item | How much difficulty do you experience with the following activities due to your shoulder injury? | Frequency | Mean importance score | Frequency importance product |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pain/discomfort in everyday activities | 1 | 5.5 | 5.5 |
| 2 | Pain/discomfort during training or playing | 0.88 | 5.5 | 4.84 |
| 3 | Performing vigorous, rapid or explosive arm movements | 0.88 | 5.88 | 5.18 |
| 4 | Reaching your affected arm across to the opposite shoulder | 1 | 5.25 | 5.25 |
| 5 | Lifting your hand on your affected side up to your affected shoulder | 1 | 4.5 | 4.5 |
| 6 | Placing your hand behind your head with your elbow straight out to the side | 1 | 5.13 | 5.13 |
| 7 | Pushing or pulling forcefully | 0.88 | 6.38 | 5.61 |
| 8 | Carrying or lifting heavy objects off the ground | 1 | 4.5 | 4.5 |
| 9 | Performing bench presses | 0.88 | 5.88 | 5.18 |
| 10 | Reaching upwards | 0.88 | 5.63 | 4.96 |
| 11 | Using your affected arm overhead for prolonged periods (>2 min) | 1 | 5.25 | 5.25 |
| 12 | Putting force through your shoulder at extremes of range of movement | 0.88 | 6.5 | 5.72 |
| 13 | Overhead ball handling | 0.88 | 5.5 | 4.84 |
| 14 | Performing hand-offs | 0.88 | 5.38 | 4.73 |
| 15 | Passing | 1 | 5.13 | 5.13 |
| 16 | Carrying a ball with strength in the crook of your arm | 0.88 | 5 | 4.4 |
| 17 | Tackling | 1 | 4.64 | 4.64 |
| 18 | Pushing up from the ground | 0.88 | 5 | 4.4 |
| How much does: | ||||
| 19 | Shoulder pain/discomfort affect your overall shoulder function? | 1 | 5.13 | 5.13 |
| 20 | Your shoulder injury affect your overall ability to train or play competitively? | 0.88 | 6.13 | 5.39 |