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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2022 Oct 1.
Published in final edited form as: Plast Reconstr Surg. 2021 Oct 1;148(4):558e–567e. doi: 10.1097/PRS.0000000000008317

Table 3:

Updated Fit to the Rasch model

Function Domain
Item Item Statement MNSQ Infita MNSQ Outfitb Chi Square (X2) P-value DOFc
1 How well did your hand work? 0.539 0.567 112.748 1 208
2 How well did your fingers move? 0.766 0.874 160.168 0.994 208
3 How well did your wrist move? 0.704 0.723 147.084 1 208
4 How was the strength in your hand? 0.883 0.869 184.479 0.878 208
5 How was the sensation (feeling) in your hand? 1.213 1.012 253.52 0.017 208
Activities of Daily Living Domain
Item Item Statement MNSQ Infita MNSQ Outfitb Chi Square (X2) P-value DOFc
1 Turn a door knob? 0.724 0.768 131.115 0.998 180
2 Pick up a coin? 1.052 0.941 190.406 0.283 180
3 Hold a glass of water? 0.597 0.859 108.124 1 180
4 Turn a key in a lock? 0.981 1.013 177.548 0.538 180
5 Hold a frying pan? 0.959 1.005 173.54 0.622 180
6 Open a Jar? Item Misfit
7 Button a shirt/blouse? 1.167 1.076 211.213 0.056 180
8 Eat with a knife/fork? 1.11 1.135 200.874 0.137 180
9 Carry a grocery bag? 1.171 1.02 211.91 0.052 180
10 Wash dishes? 0.819 0.845 148.149 0.96 180
11 Wash your hair? 0.665 0.814 120.369 1 180
12 Tie shoelaces/knots? 0.614 0.757 111.102 1 180
Work Domain
Item Item Statement MNSQ Infita MNSQ Outfitb Chi Square (X2) P-value DOFc
1 How often were you unable to work because of problems with your hand(s)/wrist(s)? Item Misfit
2 How often did you have to shorten your work day because of problems with your hand(s)/wrist(s)? 1.148 0.99 163.021 0.099 141
3 How often did you have to take it easy at your work because of problems with your hand(s)/wrist(s)? 0.704 0.707 100.032 0.996 141
4 How often did you accomplish less in your work because of problems with your hand(s)/wrist(s)? 0.606 0.611 86.097 1 141
5 How often did you take longer to do the tasks in your work because of problems with your hand(s)/wrist(s)? 0.695 0.738 98.67 0.997 141
Pain Domain
Item Item Statement MNSQ Infita MNSQ Outfitb Chi Square (X2) P-value DOFc
1 How often did you have pain in your hand(s)/wrist(s)? 0.861 1.067 146.408 0.895 169
2 Please describe the pain you had in your hand(s)/wrist(s). Non-uniform DIF
3 How often did the pain in your hand(s)/wrist(s) interfere with your sleep? 0.594 0.775 100.988 1 169
4 How often did the pain in your hand(s)/wrist(s) interfere with your daily activities (such as eating or bathing)? 0.537 0.695 91.304 1 169
5 How often did the pain in your hand(s)/wrist(s) make you unhappy? 0.583 0.709 99.085 1 169
Aesthetics Domain
Item Item Statement MNSQ Infita MNSQ Outfitb Chi Square (X2) P-value DOFc
1 I am satisfied with the appearance (look) of my hand. 0.945 0.862 131.815 0.88 152
2 The appearance (look) of my hand sometimes made me uncomfortable in public. 0.511 0.451 68.938 1 152
3 The appearance (look) of my hand made me depressed. Non-uniform DIF
4 The appearance (look) of my hand interfered with my normal social activities. 0.744 0.638 97.625 1 152
Satisfaction Domain
Item Item Statement MNSQ Infita MNSQ Outfitb Chi Square (X2) P-value DOFc
1 Overall function of your hand? Non-uniform DIF
2 Motion of the fingers in your hand? 0.63 0.727 114.586 1 181
3 Motion of your wrist? 0.811 0.871 147.598 0.967 181
4 Strength of your hand? 0.834 0.866 151.775 0.944 181
5 Pain level of your hand? 0.726 0.737 132.07 0.998 181
6 Sensation (feeling) of your hand? 0.933 0.887 169.79 0.715 181
a)

Outfit MNSQ = outlier-sensitive mean square statistic

b)

Infit MNSQ = information-weighted mean square statistic

c)

DOF = degrees of freedom