Table 5.
Responsiveness of measures
| Within-Individual Responsiveness: Improvement in Measure Correlated With Improvement in Validated (Table 1) Katz Pain Scores for Right Hands | ||
|---|---|---|
| Change in | Correlation With Change in |
|
| Mean (SD)a | Katz Pain | |
| Katz Pain Scores | 4.69 (5.75) | – |
| Katz Function Scores | 2.70 (4.02) | 0.488⁎ |
| PPT | ||
| Palm-Up Right | 2.53 (3.03) | 0.535 (NS) |
| Palm-Down Right | 1.97 (3.11) | 0.600 (NS) |
| Carpal Tunnel Right | 4.95 (4.75) | −0.151 (NS) |
| Strength | ||
| Tip Strength Right | 1.12 (1.76) | 0.137 (NS) |
| Key Strength Right | 0.69 (3.13) | −0.152 (NS) |
| Grip Strength Right | 1.13 (8.46) | 0.209 (NS) |
| Pain: VAS Scores | 2.11 (2.25) | 0.462⁎ |
NS, Not significant.
a
Positive mean change scores indicate mean improvement for the sample.
⁎
P < .001.