Measurement properties of the Danish version of the Boston Carpal Tunnel Questionnaire.

Boston carpal tunnel questionnaire Carpal tunnel syndrome Danish Function Measurement properties Symptoms Validation

Journal

JPRAS open
ISSN: 2352-5878
Titre abrégé: JPRAS Open
Pays: Netherlands
ID NLM: 101680420

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
Sep 2021
Historique:
received: 18 01 2021
accepted: 09 03 2021
entrez: 17 5 2021
pubmed: 18 5 2021
medline: 18 5 2021
Statut: epublish

Résumé

Patient reported outcome measures are often used in medical research to evaluate symptoms and functional status in patients. The Boston Carpal Tunnel Questionnaire is specifically designed to evaluate functional status and symptom severity in patients with Carpal Tunnel Syndrome. The aim of this study was to validate and examine the measurement properties of the Functional Status Scale and Symptom Severity Scale from the Danish translated Boston Carpal Tunnel Questionnaire. We analyzed 88 prospectively enrolled patients in the validity and responsiveness group and 31 prospectively enrolled patients in the reliability group. Patients in the validity and responsiveness group answered the Quick Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder and Hand Questionnaire and the Danish translated Boston Carpal Tunnel Questionnaire preoperatively and after surgery. Patients in the responsiveness group answered the same questionnaire two times prior to surgery. Responsiveness of the two subscales were high (Effect Size 0.99/1.76; Standardized Response Mean 0.86/1.50). Correlation to the Danish validated QuickDASH was high (rho 0.75/0.89). Test-retest reliability was high (ICC 0.94/0.90) and the internal consistency was high (Cronbach's alpha 0.93/0.92). Our study shows satisfactory results of both subscales of the Danish translated Boston Carpal Tunnel Questionnaire. This makes it highly useful when conducting research on patients with Carpal Tunnel Syndrome. The Danish Data Protection Agency: jr. nr. 2007-58-0010.

Sections du résumé

BACKGROUND AND AIMS OBJECTIVE
Patient reported outcome measures are often used in medical research to evaluate symptoms and functional status in patients. The Boston Carpal Tunnel Questionnaire is specifically designed to evaluate functional status and symptom severity in patients with Carpal Tunnel Syndrome. The aim of this study was to validate and examine the measurement properties of the Functional Status Scale and Symptom Severity Scale from the Danish translated Boston Carpal Tunnel Questionnaire.
MATERIAL AND METHODS METHODS
We analyzed 88 prospectively enrolled patients in the validity and responsiveness group and 31 prospectively enrolled patients in the reliability group. Patients in the validity and responsiveness group answered the Quick Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder and Hand Questionnaire and the Danish translated Boston Carpal Tunnel Questionnaire preoperatively and after surgery. Patients in the responsiveness group answered the same questionnaire two times prior to surgery.
RESULTS RESULTS
Responsiveness of the two subscales were high (Effect Size 0.99/1.76; Standardized Response Mean 0.86/1.50). Correlation to the Danish validated QuickDASH was high (rho 0.75/0.89). Test-retest reliability was high (ICC 0.94/0.90) and the internal consistency was high (Cronbach's alpha 0.93/0.92).
CONCLUSION CONCLUSIONS
Our study shows satisfactory results of both subscales of the Danish translated Boston Carpal Tunnel Questionnaire. This makes it highly useful when conducting research on patients with Carpal Tunnel Syndrome.
TRIAL REGISTRATION BACKGROUND
The Danish Data Protection Agency: jr. nr. 2007-58-0010.

Identifiants

pubmed: 33997223
doi: 10.1016/j.jpra.2021.03.007
pii: S2352-5878(21)00031-0
pmc: PMC8099587
doi:

Types de publication

Journal Article

Langues

eng

Pagination

17-25

Informations de copyright

© 2021 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd on behalf of British Association of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons.

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Auteurs

Sebastian Breddam Mosegaard (SB)

University Clinic for Hand, Hip and Knee Surgery, Department of Orthopaedics, Holstebro Regional Hospital, 7500 Holstebro, Denmark.
Department of Clinical Medicine, Aarhus University, 8200 Aarhus N, Denmark.

Maiken Stilling (M)

University Clinic for Hand, Hip and Knee Surgery, Department of Orthopaedics, Holstebro Regional Hospital, 7500 Holstebro, Denmark.
Department of Clinical Medicine, Aarhus University, 8200 Aarhus N, Denmark.

Marianne Breddam (M)

Department of Orthopaedics, Sonderborg University Hospital, 6400 Sønderborg, Denmark.

Torben Bæk Hansen (TB)

University Clinic for Hand, Hip and Knee Surgery, Department of Orthopaedics, Holstebro Regional Hospital, 7500 Holstebro, Denmark.
Department of Clinical Medicine, Aarhus University, 8200 Aarhus N, Denmark.

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