TABLE III.

Upper Extremity Outcome Measures for the Hand

				Responder Burden		Common Target Population
Scale*	Anatomic Region	Measures	Validated	Clinician	Patient (no. of questions)	Age (yr)	Disorders	MCID†
DASH4	Shoulder, arm, and hand	Function (bilateral)	Yes	None	38	18-65	All upper extremity diagnoses	10-17
Boston Carpal Tunnel Questionnaire50	Hand	Pain, sensibility, weakness, and function	Yes	None	19	Adult	Carpal tunnel syndrome	NA
Jebsen-Taylor Hand Function Test54	Hand	Timed functional task completion	Yes	Time Tasks	7 tasks	All	General hand and wrist conditions as well as neurologic conditions affecting upper extremity	NA
Michigan Hand Outcomes Questionnaire59,60	Hand	Hand function, daily activities, work activity, pain, appearance, and satisfaction	Yes	None	71	Adult	General hand and wrist disorders	11-23‡
Patient-Rated Wrist Evaluation64	Hand	Pain, daily activities, recreation, and work activities	Yes	None	15	Adult	General hand and wrist disorders	NA

^*DASH = Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder and Hand.

^†MCID = minimal clinically important difference, and NA = not available.

^‡Values domain and diagnosis-specific.