Table 2.

PROMs, Absenteeism, and Presenteeism at Different Time Points

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (n = 62)		DRF (n = 29)
PROM	Mean (SD)	PROM	Mean (SD)
QuickDASH		QuickDASH
Before surgery	41 (23)	Before surgery	76 (14)
After surgery, 3 mo	20 (20)	After surgery, 3 mo	20 (18)
After surgery, 6 mo	18 (21)	After surgery, 6 mo	10 (9.5)
PROMIS upper extremity		PROMIS upper extremity
Before surgery	41 (12)	Before surgery	27 (8.3)
After surgery, 3 mo	45 (10)	After surgery, 3 mo	41 (7.3)
After surgery, 6 mo	46 (11)	After surgery, 6 mo	47 (8.9)
PROMIS PF		PROMIS PF
Before surgery	47 (10)	Before surgery	35 (9.3)
After surgery, 3 mo	50 (11)	After surgery, 3 mo	51 (5.9)
After surgery, 6 mo	50 (10)	After surgery, 6 mo	53 (9.1)
PROMIS PI		PROMIS PI
Before surgery	58 (8.0)	Before surgery	63 (9.6)
After surgery, 3 mo	52 (11)	After surgery, 3 mo	49 (7.3)
After surgery, 6 mo	51 (9.9)	After surgery, 6 mo	47 (7.6)
PROMIS depression		PROMIS depression
Before surgery	51 (8.2)	Before surgery	53 (6.4)
After surgery, 3 mo	49 (7.2)	After surgery, 3 mo	48 (6.0)
After surgery, 6 mo	47 (8.5)	After surgery, 6 mo	51 (7.4)
Absolute presenteeism, %		Absolute presenteeism, %
Before surgery	76 (25)	Before surgery	79 (23)
After surgery, 3 mo	87 (14)	After surgery, 3 mo	82 (17)
After surgery, 6 mo	84 (15)	After surgery, 6 mo	79 (12)
Absolute absenteeism, hours lost/month∗		Absolute absenteeism, hours lost/month∗
Before surgery	3.6 (56)	Before surgery	29 (41)
After surgery, 3 mo	9.2 (48)	After surgery, 3 mo	12 (72)
After surgery, 6 mo	-21 (77)	After surgery, 6 mo	22 (57)

^∗Negative numbers represent someone working more than is expected of him/her over a month-long period. Note: patient “n” represents the number of patients enrolled overall and with each pathology requiring surgery.