The goal of study is to convert Disabilities Of The Arm, Shoulder And Hand Questionnaire into Urdu and test its reliability and validity among the Pakistani citizens. Also check its correlation with Boston carpal tunnel syndrome questionnaire and visual analogue scale as well.
A cross-sectional study will be conducted after approval from ethical review committee of Riphah international university of Faisalabad. Total of 90 participants will be included in this study from different community areas, hospitals and rehabilitation centers with carpal tunnel syndrome. 71 of them will be male and 19 will be female. Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder, and Hand questionnaire will be correlated with Boston carpal tunnel syndrome questionnaire and visual analogue scales. These questionnaires will be filled by participants firstly for baseline, secondly after treatment and third one week later as a follow up. Written informed consents will be taken before filling questionnaires.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
90
Ripah International University
Faisalabad, Punjab Province, Pakistan
Disabilities Of The Arm, Shoulder And Hand Questionnaire
Disabilities Of The Arm, Shoulder And Hand Questionnaire scale was designed to identify musculoskeletal disorders in the upper limbs, however it is also an appropriate outcome measure for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome. Disabilities Of The Arm, Shoulder And Hand Questionnaire questionnaire has 30 questions. These questions assess how difficult it is to execute a variety of functions due to arm, shoulder, or hand issues (21 items). They also look at intensity of symptoms (5 items), as well as psychological impact of condition (4 items).There are five response possibilities for each item, varying from little difficulty or no symptoms (1 point) to unable to do activity or severe condition (5 points).
Time frame: 1st day
Boston carpal tunnel syndrome questionnaire
Boston carpal tunnel syndrome questionnaire is divided into two sub-scales: symptom severity \& functional status. Every question has a 5-point scale, with 1 indicating no difficulties and 5 indicating significant symptoms or reduced function. Boston carpal tunnel syndrome questionnaire is a brief questionnaire that may be completed in 10 minutes.
Time frame: 1st day
Visual analogue scale
Visual analogue scale is a tool which is used to measure pain severity. It ranges from 0-10 with 0 means no pain ranges between 1 to 3 mean mild pain, 4 to 6 represents moderate pain and 7 to 9 means severe pain whereas 10 means unbearable pain.
Time frame: 1st day
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