Is the patient outcomes of surgery (POS)-Hand/Arm questionnaire a reliable, valid and responsive measurement of patient-based outcomes in hand and upper limb surgery?

Journal of Hand Surgery: European Volume

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 530-536

  Scott, Annabel D ^a,b   Musa, O ^a   Al Hassani, F ^a   Jones, G L ^a   Hobson, M B ^a   Miller, J G ^a  

^a NORTHERN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Hand surgery; Patient based outcomes; Questionnaire; Symptoms; Upper limb surgery

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GOLD STANDARD; HAND SURGERY; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTERNAL CONSISTENCY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PATIENT OUTCOMES OF SURGERY HAND ARM QUESTIONNAIRE; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIABILITY; SHORT FORM 36; TREATMENT RESPONSE; UPPER LIMB SURGERY; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ARM; FEMALE; HAND; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 69049116377     PISSN: 17531934     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1753193409102458     Document Type: Article

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