Outcome evaluation measures for wrist and hand – which one to choose?
Open Access
- 30 May 2007
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Springer Science and Business Media LLC in International Orthopaedics
- Vol. 32 (1), 1-6
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s00264-007-0368-z
Abstract
The aim of this study was to critically analyse the various outcome measures available for assessing wrist and hand function. To this end, an extensive literature search was performed on Medline, PubMed and the Science Citation Index, focusing on terms associated with the method of development of the outcome measures item generation, item reduction, validity, reliability, internal consistency and their strengths and weaknesses. The most commonly used outcome measures described in literature were the DASH score (disability of shoulder, arm and hand questionnaire), the PRWE score (patient-rated wrist evaluation questionnaire), the Brigham and Women's carpal tunnel questionnaire and the Gartland and Werley score. Our study provides very useful evidence to suggest that the PRWE score is the most responsive instrument for evaluating the outcome in patients with distal radius fractures, while the DASH score is the best instrument for evaluating patients with disorders involving multiple joints of the upper limb. The Brigham and Women's score is a disease-specific outcome instrument for carpal tunnel syndrome; it has been validated and demonstrated to show good responsiveness and reliability in evaluating outcome in patients with carpal tunnel release. The Gartland and Werley score, although the most commonly described instrument in the literature for evaluating outcome after wrist surgery, has not been validated so to date.Keywords
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