Use of Condition-Specific Patient-Reported Outcome Measures in Clinical Trials among Patients with Wrist Osteoarthritis: A Systematic Review

Table 2

Characteristics of identified condition (or body region) specific patient reported outcomes.

Measure^^	Identified studies citing the measure	Primary reference for measure	Number of unique citations for the measure	Anatomical region	Assesses	Number of items (type)
Cosmesis visual analog scale (VAS)	[45]	None^†	None^†	Hand	Appearance	1 (100 mm VAS)
Disabilities of the arm, shoulder, and hand (DASH)	[43, 44, 54, 55]	[56]	1103	Upper limb	Symptoms, function	30 (5-point Likert)
Hand function visual analog scale (VAS)	[45–47]	None^†	None^†	Hand	Function	1 (100 mm VAS)
Hand specific ADL questionnaire	[45, 46]	[57]	18	Hand	Function	10 (4-Point Likert)
Michigan Hand Outcomes Questionnaire (MHQ)	[48]	[58]	196	Hand	Symptom, function, satisfaction	37 “core” items (5-point Likert)
Patient Evaluation Measure (PEM)	[55]	[59]	71	Hand/wrist	Symptom, function	10 (7-point Likert)*
Patient-Rated Wrist Evaluation (PRWE)	[60]	[61, 62]	210	Wrist/hand	Symptom, function	15 (11-point Likert)
Perceived grip strength scale	[53]	None^†	None^†	Hand	Function	1 (100 mm VAS)
Scale of hand-specific activity performance	[51]	None^†	None^†	Hand	Function	10 (5-point Likert)

^{^}Each measure is patient-administered.
*The total measure is comprised of 18 items; 10 of which form the Hand Health Profile.
^†Trial did not cite a source for this measure. No article cited the trial-reported reliability, validity, or responsiveness of the instrument.