The last decades have seen a proliferation of patient-reported outcomes (PROs) in
rehabilitation. The upper extremity has not been left out of this trend. In fact,
several types of PROs are available for the upper extremity. They include general upper extremity-questionnaires, such as the Disability of the Arm, Shoulder and Hand
(DASH) questionnaire and the Upper Limb Functional Index (ULFI), joint-specific questionnaires like the Patient-Rated Wrist Evaluation, and condition-specific questionnaires such as the Boston Carpal Tunnel Symptom Severity Scale (BCTQ).
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Published online: February 06, 2015
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