Table 1.
Potential determinants and measurement instruments
| Biomedical determinants | |
| Injury severitya | HISS |
| Hand injured (dominance) | Medical chart/interview |
| Pain | MHOQ |
| Accident locationa | Medical chart/interview |
| Cause of the injury (acute or non-acute) | Medical chart/interview |
| Psychosocial determinants | |
| Aesthetics of the hand | MHOQ |
| Satisfaction with the hand | MHOQ |
| Causal attributionsa | Interview |
| PTSDa | SRS-PTSD |
| Self-efficacy | GSES |
| Health locus of control | MHLCS |
| Coping style | UCL |
| Problem-solving style | SPSI-R |
| Social support | SSL |
| Work-related determinants | |
| Sector | Interview |
| Employment | Interview |
| Job independence | QEAW |
| Participation | QEAW |
| Uncertainty about future | QEAW |
| Pleasure | QEAW |
| Involvement | QEAW |
| Size of the company | QRWD |
| Contact with employer | QRWD |
HISS hand injury severity scoring system, MHOQ Michigan hand outcome questionnaire, QEAW questionnaire on the experience and assessment of work, QRWD questionnaire reintegration after work disability, SRS-PTSD self-rating scale for post-traumatic stress disorder, GSES general self-efficacy scale, MHLCS multidimensional health locus of control scale, UCL Utrecht coping list, SPSI-R social problem solving inventory-revised, SSL social support list
aSubmitted only to patients with acute hand injuries