Use of Condition-Specific Patient-Reported Outcome Measures in Clinical Trials among Patients with Wrist Osteoarthritis: A Systematic Review
Table 3
Summary of quality ratings for identified measures.
Measure
Content validity
Construct validity
Internal consistency
Interrater agreement
Reliability
Responsiveness
Cosmesis visual analog scale (VAS)
?
?
?
?
?
?
Disabilities of the arm, shoulder, and hand questionnaire (DASH)
+
+
+
+
+
+
Hand function visual analog scale (VAS)
?
?
?
?
?
?
Hand-specific ADL questionnaire
?
0
0
?
?
?
Michigan Hand Outcomes Questionnaire (MHQ)
+
+
+
+
+
+
Patient Evaluation Measure (PEM)
0
+
+
0
+
+
Patient-Rated Wrist Evaluation
+
+
+
0
+
+
Perceived grip strength scale
?
?
?
?
?
?
Scale of hand-specific activity performance
?
?
?
?
?
?
+: positive rating; 0: substantially conflicting results or methodology concerns (including unclear methodology description); −: negative rating (not required); ?: no/insufficient information. Note: Psychometric testing of these measures among any clinical population with upper limb pathology was included.
