Table 1.
Demographics From Patients With Upper Extremity Illness (n = 112).
| Age, mean (SD), y | 50 (16) |
| Education, mean (SD), y | 16 (2.7) |
| Sex, No. (%) | |
| Men | 54 (48) |
| Women | 58 (52) |
| Race, No. (%) | |
| White | 90 (80) |
| Nonwhite | 22 (20) |
| Work status, No. (%) | |
| Full-time | 71 (63) |
| Part-time | 4 (3.6) |
| Homemaker | 4 (3.6) |
| Retired | 22 (20) |
| Other | 11 (9.8) |
| Marital status, No. (%) | |
| Single | 48 (43) |
| Married or living with partner | 49 (44) |
| Separated, divorced, or widowed | 15 (13) |
| Diagnosis, No. (%) | |
| Carpal tunnel syndrome | 9 (8.1) |
| De Quervain tenosynovitis | 4 (3.5) |
| Hand fracture | 13 (12) |
| Wrist fracture | 10 (9.0) |
| Elbow fracture | 8 (7.2) |
| Osteoarthritis | 9 (8.1) |
| Sprain, rupture, or dislocation | 15 (13) |
| Tumor, lump, cyst, or nodule | 8 (7.2) |
| Trigger finger | 5 (4.5) |
| Nonspecific arm pain | 6 (5.4) |
| Other | 25 (22) |
| Prior general care, No. (%) | 70 (62) |
| Prior surgery, No. (%) | 26 (23) |
| Other pain conditions, No. (%) | 51 (46) |
| First visit, No. (%) | 54 (48) |
| Health-related outcomes | |
| QuickDASH, mean (SD) [range] | 30 (22) [0-91] |
| PROMIS Global Health mental, mean (SD) [range] | 49 (4.9) [31-59] |
| PROMIS Global Health physical, mean (SD) [range] | 44 (4.8) [30-58] |
Note. QuickDASH = Quick Disability of Arm, Shoulder and Hand; PROMIS = Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System.