UsbongDASH

Usbong DASH is an Android app built using the Usbong Engine to implement the Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder and Hand (DASH) tool by the Institue for Work & Health.

DASH Conditions of Use

  1. Use of the DASH and QuickDASH, without charge, including the use of the translated versions of the DASH and QuickDASH on this website (http://dash.iwh.on.ca/), is limited to clinicians using them only for treatment or assessment of a patient, to researchers using them only for non-commercially related research and to other not-for-profit users.

  2. The instruments may not be sold or incorporated into a product to be sold, by anyone.

  3. The instruments may not under any circumstances, be changed in any way as even minor changes may alter performance.

  4. Those who wish to use a translated version of the DASH and/or QuickDASH may wish also to notify the translator as provided on the DASH website: DASH translations.

  5. Copyright in the DASH Outcome Measure and the QuickDASH is the sole property of the Institute for Work & Health, which reserves all rights in connection therewith. Users must give credit to the developers when using or referencing any DASH tool. If using a translated version of the DASH/QuickDASH, translators should also be acknowledged.

Note: If you are unsure whether your intended use falls within the above Conditions of Use, please complete and submit a DASH/QuickDASH User Profile form and a response will be provided.

Development Information

The DASH Outcome Measure and the QuickDASH are the property of the Institute for Work & Health (IWH). These instruments were jointly developed by the Institute for Work & Health and the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS). The project was supported by the American Association for Hand Surgery, the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine, the American Shoulder & Elbow Surgeons, the American Society for Surgery of the Hand, the Arthroscopy Association of North America and the American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons.

The DASH is currently administered by the Institute for Work & Health.

App Ownership

App Ownership belongs to the Institute of Work & Health, who approved the development of the Android App by Usbong Social Systems, Inc. (Usbong). Usbong customized their open source Usbong Engine (https://github.com/masarapmabuhay/usbong) to suit the features of the DASH tool.

Open Source Software License

Copyright 2015 Usbong Social Systems, Inc.

Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at

http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0

Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations under the License.