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 4

Mean difference (SEM = standard error of the mean) of domain scores before and after NSAID change due to inefficacy.

	Pre-NSAID change	Post-NSAID change	P-values
AUSCAN pain	52.7 (8.9)	41.9 (7.2)	.16
MSACRAH pain	51.1 (9.5)	41.7 (6.4)	.23
AUSCAN stiffness	57.8 (9.6)	45.5 (8.3)	.19
MSACRAH stiffness	49.0 (6.6)	36.5 (6.8)	.57
AUSCAN function	42.2 (10.2)	44.9 (7.4)	.84
MSACRAH function	27.2 (6.9)	1.3 (5.7)	.52