PMID- 32151499
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20210825
LR  - 20210825
IS  - 1545-004X (Electronic)
IS  - 0894-1130 (Linking)
VI  - 33
IP  - 4
DP  - 2020 Oct-Dec
TI  - Using Carpal Tunnel Questionnaire in clinical practice: A systematic review of 
      its measurement properties.
PG  - 493-506
LID - S0894-1130(20)30010-7 [pii]
LID - 10.1016/j.jht.2019.12.011 [doi]
AB  - INTRODUCTION: Carpal Tunnel Questionnaire (CTQ) is widely used for assessing 
      condition-specific impairments in individuals with carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) 
      or for assessing outcomes after carpal tunnel surgery (carpal tunnel release 
      [CTR]). A systematic review of its measurement properties can greatly facilitate 
      its evidence-based use in clinical practice. The purpose of this study was to 
      systematically locate, appraise, and synthesize the evidence concerning the 
      reliability, responsiveness, validity, minimal detectable change (MDC), and 
      minimal clinically important difference (MCID) for the CTQ and its scales. STUDY 
      DESIGN: This is a systematic review of measurement properties. METHODS: Using 
      predefined keywords, PubMed, CINAHL, PsychInfo, and ProQuest were searched to 
      locate primary studies that assessed measurement properties of the CTQ. The 
      methodological quality of the included studies was assessed using a standardized 
      tool. Data concerning the measurement properties were extracted and synthesized. 
      The pooled estimates for the indices of test-retest reliability, standard error 
      of measurement, responsiveness, MDC, and MCID were calculated from the included 
      studies. RESULTS: A total of 34 articles were deemed eligible and included in 
      this review. The methodological quality of these 34 studies was generally good. 
      Most studies suggested that the CTQ and its scales had good test-retest 
      reliability and internal consistency. However, few studies found that the Symptom 
      Severity Scale had more than one factor. The responsiveness of the CTQ and its 
      scales was excellent across the studies. The pooled estimates for the MDC(90) and 
      MCID for Symptom Severity Scale/Functional Status Scale were 0.72/0.79 and 
      1.05/1.13, respectively. DISCUSSION: The results of this review support the use 
      of CTQ and its scales in assessing conditions-specific impairments in individuals 
      with CTS or after CTR. However, an effort should be made to review and modify the 
      content of the symptom severity scale due to multiple reports challenging its 
      unidimensional structure. CONCLUSIONS: The totality of evidence emerging from 
      this systematic review suggests that the CTQ and its scales provide reliable and 
      valid estimate of impairments resulting from CTS or after CTR.
CI  - Copyright (c) 2020 Hanley & Belfus. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
FAU - Mehta, Saurabh P
AU  - Mehta SP
AD  - School of Physical Therapy, Marshall University, Huntington, WV, USA; Department 
      of Orthopedic Surgery, Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine, Marshall University, 
      Huntington, WV, USA. Electronic address: mehtas@marshall.edu.
FAU - Weinstock-Zlotnick, Gwen
AU  - Weinstock-Zlotnick G
AD  - Department of Hand Therapy, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, USA.
FAU - Akland, Kayla L
AU  - Akland KL
AD  - Fleming County Hospital Rehabilitation, Flemingsburg, KY, USA.
FAU - Hanna, Margaret M
AU  - Hanna MM
AD  - OrthoCarolina, Charlotte, NC, USA.
FAU - Workman, Kayla J
AU  - Workman KJ
AD  - EmergeOrtho Physical Therapy, Jacksonville, NC, USA.
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PT  - Systematic Review
DEP - 20200307
PL  - United States
TA  - J Hand Ther
JT  - Journal of hand therapy : official journal of the American Society of Hand 
      Therapists
JID - 8806591
SB  - IM
MH  - Carpal Tunnel Syndrome/diagnosis/*physiopathology
MH  - *Disability Evaluation
MH  - Humans
MH  - Minimal Clinically Important Difference
MH  - Reproducibility of Results
MH  - *Surveys and Questionnaires
OTO - NOTNLM
OT  - Carpal tunnel syndrome
OT  - Minimal detectable change
OT  - Psychometric property
OT  - Reliability
OT  - Systematic review
EDAT- 2020/03/11 06:00
MHDA- 2021/08/26 06:00
CRDT- 2020/03/11 06:00
PHST- 2019/07/14 00:00 [received]
PHST- 2019/12/09 00:00 [revised]
PHST- 2019/12/31 00:00 [accepted]
PHST- 2020/03/11 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2021/08/26 06:00 [medline]
PHST- 2020/03/11 06:00 [entrez]
AID - S0894-1130(20)30010-7 [pii]
AID - 10.1016/j.jht.2019.12.011 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - J Hand Ther. 2020 Oct-Dec;33(4):493-506. doi: 10.1016/j.jht.2019.12.011. Epub 
      2020 Mar 7.