Supporting evidence from at least 3 studies for the most frequently applied instruments for evaluation of pain, physical function or patient global assessment. From Visser, et al. J Rheumatol (manuscript submitted)14.
↵# not available in public domain. AUSCAN: Australian/Canadian Hand OA Index; FIHOA: Functional Index for Hand Osteoarthritis; VAS: visual analog scale; OA: osteoarthritis.