A Comparison of the Modified Score for the Assessment of Chronic Rheumatoid Affections of the Hands and the Australian/Canadian Osteoarthritis Hand Index in Hand Osteoarthritis Patients

Table 2

Items and results of the M-SACRAH. (Identical questions in both questionnaires are given in italics.)

Domain question mean (SEM)
Function
Locking/unlocking of a door	21.9 (2.6)
Buttoning and unbuttoning shirt/blouse	31.1 (3.2)
Turning the water tap	28.1 (3.1)
Fastening or unfastening a zip	24.1 (3.0)
Tying shoelaces	28.4 (3.3)
Unscrewing cap of a tube of toothpaste	26.7 (2.9)
Turning the pages of a newspaper	18.9 (2.3)
Writing	24.0 (2.8)
Stiffness
Morning stiffness	53.8 (3.6)
Stiffness later in the day following inactivity	31.3 (3.1)
Pain
Pain during intensive work	47.7 (3.6)
Pain at times of inactivity	39.6 (3.5)