Table 1.

Widely referenced patient-rated outcome measures for the hand and wrist.

Scale	Anatomic Region	Measures	Scores	Responder Burden*	Populations Commonly Tested
Boston Carpal Tunnel Questionnaire (Levine and Katz)	Hand	Pain, sensibility, weakness and function	Symptom severity, functional status	19 q	Carpal tunnel syndrome
Michigan Hand Questionnaire	Hand	Hand function, daily activities, work activity, pain, appearance, satisfaction	Total, ADL, work, pain, aesthetics, satisfaction for Right and Left	71 q	General hand and wrist disorders
Brief MHQ	Hand	Hand function, daily activities, work activity, pain, appearance, satisfaction	Total	12 q	General hand and wrist disorders
Patient Rated Wrist/Hand Evaluation	Hand	Pain, daily activities, recreation and work activities	Total, pain, function	15 q	General hand and wrist disorders
Cold Intolerance Severity Scale	Hand	Cold intolerance frequency, duration, severity, impact on activity	Total	6 q	Patient with post-traumatic cold intolerance
DASH	Upper extremity	Composite bilateral disability	Total	38 q	General upper extremity disorders
Quick DASH	Upper extremity	Composite bilateral disability	Total	11 q	General upper extremity disorders

^*Number of questions for completion