title: Outcomes assessment in hand surgery. What's new?
abstract: Outcomes of medical care include many dimensions: physical, social, and emotional function; symptoms; and satisfaction. In many cases, these dimensions can be assessed by patient-completed questionnaires with high reliability, sensitivity, and responsiveness. One such questionnaire-the upper extremity disabilities of arm, shoulder, and hand (DASH)-is reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA.
authors.forename: P C
authors.initials: PC
authors.lastname: Amadio
mesh_terms: D006225:Hand / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires