Variable | No. Studies Reporting Change in Corresponding Instrument | No. Studies Not Reporting Change, Discordant with Other Instruments Assessing Corresponding Domain | Percentage of Studies that Detected Change |
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RCT/intervention studies | |||
Questionnaires | |||
AUSCAN function | 525,45,48,55,58 | 247,59 | 71 |
AUSCAN pain | 625,29,55,58,61,77 | 248,60 | 75 |
AUSCAN total | 255,57 | 0 | 100 |
Cochin scale | 157 | 0 | 100 |
FIHOA | 626,49,51,53,64,72 | 325,36,48 | 67 |
HAQ | 351,56,73 | 355,59,76 | 50 |
VAS/NRS pain | 2026,29,42,48,49,51,53,54,55,56,57,58,60,61,64,66,67,70,71,72 | 336,73,77 | 88 |
VAS global | 629,42,55,61,72,76 | 445,52,56,59 | 60 |
VAS/NRS function | 242,63 | 0 | 100 |
Performance- or assessor-based instruments | |||
Grip strength | 1126,47,56,63,65,67,68,72,73,74,76 | 448,53,55,57 | 73 |
Pinch strength | 456,63,65,68 | 347,48,57 | 57 |
Tenderness/pain on palpation | 948,49,52,54,56,61,72,73,74 | 129 | 90 |
Observational studies | |||
Patient-reported instruments | |||
AUSCAN function | 482,83,84,85 | 0 | 100 |
AUSCAN pain | 482,83,84,85 | 150 | 80 |
Cochin scale | 136 | 0 | 100 |
VAS pain | 150 | 0 | 100 |
Performance- or assessor-based measures | |||
Grip strength | 184 | 0 | 100 |
Tenderness/pain on palpation | 336,83,84 | 0 | 100 |
↵* Only instruments that detected change in ≥ 1 instrument assessing the corresponding domain were included in this table. RCT: randomized controlled trial; OA: osteoarthritis; AUSCAN: Australian/Canadian Hand OA Index; FIHOA: Functional Index for Hand OA; HAQ: Health Assessment Questionnaire; VAS: visual analog scale; NRS: numeric rating scale.