title: Responsiveness of the Dutch version of the DASH as an outcome measure for carpal tunnel syndrome.
abstract: A cohort of 119 patients with carpal tunnel syndrome completed the questionnaire of the Dutch version of the DASH score pre-operatively and one year postoperatively. The mean DASH score decreased from 38.2 to 22.0. There was a significant correlation with the Boston carpal tunnel outcome score (r=0.78). With an effect size of 0.87 and a standardized mean response of 0.69, the Dutch version of the DASH is highly responsive for the evaluation of the outcome of surgery for carpal tunnel syndrome.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedic Surgery, U.Z. Pellenberg, Lubbeek (Pellenberg), Belgium. luc.desmet@uz.kuleuven.ac.be
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: De Smet
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: De Kesel
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Degreef
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Debeer
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002349:Carpal Tunnel Syndrome / Q000601:surgery*; D015331:Cohort Studies; D019299:Decompression, Surgical; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D011594:Psychometrics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires