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. 2014 Sep 2;132(6):339–347. doi: 10.1590/1516-3180-2014-1326701

Table 2. Inter and intra-examiner reproducibility and internal consistency of Michigan Hand Outcomes Questionnaire domains.

Domain A1 Mean ± SD A2 Mean ± SD R2 Mean ± SD ICC A1XA2 ICC A2XR2 Cronbach’s alpha
RH function 52.2 ± 19.0 53.3 ± 21.5 55.3 ± 24.8 0.915 0.863 0.908
LH function 54.2 ± 24.0 54.7 ± 24.9 54.7 ± 23.0 0.908 0.875 0.941
RH ADL 73.3 ± 21.2 73.5 ± 20.8 72.5 ± 25.1 0.901 0.611 0.871
LH ADL 72.2 ± 26.3 71.0 ± 26.2 66.5 ± 28.7 0.841 0.783 0.939
BH ADL 62.5 ± 27.6 62.1 ± 27.5 63.9 ± 24.1 0.967 0.818 0.930
Work 46.0 ± 29.3 46.8 ± 25.8 45.0 ± 29.2 0.918 0.753 0.969
RH pain 49.2 ± 25.3 47.0 ± 27.1 48.7 ± 29.6 0.929 0.885 0.908
LH pain 47.8 ± 30.8 41.5 ± 32.7 47.7 ± 30.6 0.944 0.826 0.941
RH esthetics 44.0 ± 26.8 44.6 ± 29.0 43.5 ± 31.6 0.929 0.921 0.864
LH esthetics 48.8 ± 31.2 48.8 ± 33.1 45.4 ± 34.0 0.919 0.905 0.925
RH satisfaction 44.2 ± 29.3 44.2 ± 29.8 47.4 ± 30.0 0.883 0.786 0.940
LH satisfaction 47.8 ± 32.0 49.9 ± 34.4 44.3 ± 33.0 0.937 0.876 0.939
A1

= first evaluation

A1XA2 := inter-rater evaluation

A2

= second evaluation

A2XR2 := intra-rater evaluation

ADL

= activities of daily living

BH

= both hands

ICC

= intraclass correlation

LH

= left hand

R2

= re-evaluation

RH

= right hand

SD

= standard deviation