Table 2.

Boston Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Questionnaire (BCTQ) [18], clinical rating scale (Hi-Ob scale) [9], Patient Evaluation Measure (PEM) [19]

Boston Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Questionnaire
Boston Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Questionnaire (BCTQ)
Symptom severity scale (11 items)
1. How severe is the hand or wrist pain that you have at night?
2. How often did hand or wrist pain wake you up during a typical night in the past two weeks?
3. Do you typically have pain in your hand or wrist during the daytime?
4. How often do you have hand or wrist pain during daytime?
5. How long on average does an episode of pain last during the daytime?
6. Do you have numbness (loss of sensation) in your hand?
7. Do you have weakness in your hand or wrist?
8. Do you have tingling sensations in your hand?
9. How severe is numbness (loss of sensation) or tingling at night?
10. How often did hand numbness or tingling wake you up during a typical night during the past two weeks?
11. Do you have difficulty with the grasping and use of small objects such as keys or pens?
Functional status scale (8 items)
1. Writing
2. Buttoning of clothes
3. Holding a book while reading
4. Gripping of a telephone handle
5. Opening of jars
6. Household chores
7. Carrying of grocery basket
8. Bathing and dressing
Clinical rating scale (Hi-Ob scale)
(A) any kind of paraesthesia in the hand (numbness, tingling, burning, etc.) with regard to its temporal onset and duration
(B) sensory function in the median nerve distribution of the hand
(C) motor function of median innervated muscles of the hand
(D) trophism of the thenar eminence
(E) pain, reported as dull or aching discomfort, in the hand, forearm or upper arm
Patient Evaluation Measure (PEM)
Part One: Treatment
Please put a circle around the number that is closest to the way you feel about how things have been for you. There are no right or wrong answers.
1. Throughout my treatment I have seen the same doctor:
2. When the doctor saw me, he or she knew about my case:
3. When I was with the doctor, he or she gave me the chance to talk:
4. When I did talk to the doctor, he or she listened and understood me:
5. I was given information about my treatment and progress:
Part Two: How Your Hand is Now?
1. The FEELING in my hand is now:
2. When my hand is cold and/or damp, the PAIN is now:
3. Most of the time, the PAIN in my hand is now:
4. When I try to USE my hand for fiddly things, it is now:
5. Generally, when I MOVE my hand it is:
6. The GRIP in my hand is now:
7. For everyday ACTIVITIES, my hand is now:
8. For WORK, my hand is now:
9. When I look at the appearance of my hand now, I feel:
10. Generally, when I think about my hand, I feel:
Part Three: Overall Assessment
1. Generally, my treatment at the hospital has been:
2. Generally, my hand is now:
3. Bearing in mind my original injury or condition, my hand is now:
Are there any other comments you wish to make?
Thank you very much indeed for your help