Measurement scales in clinical research of the upper extremity, part 1: General principles, measures of general health, pain, and patient satisfaction

Marie Badalamente; Laureen Coffelt; John Elfar; Glenn Gaston; Warren Hammert; Jerry Huang; Lisa Lattanza; Joy MacDermid; Greg Merrell; David Netscher; Zubin Panthaki; Greg Rafijah; Douglas Trczinski; Brent Graham

doi:10.1016/j.jhsa.2012.11.028

Measurement scales in clinical research of the upper extremity, part 1: General principles, measures of general health, pain, and patient satisfaction

Marie Badalamente, Laureen Coffelt, John Elfar, Glenn Gaston, Warren Hammert, Jerry Huang, Lisa Lattanza, Joy MacDermid, Greg Merrell, David Netscher, Zubin Panthaki, Greg Rafijah, Douglas Trczinski, Brent Graham

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Abstract

Measurement is a fundamental cornerstone in all aspects of scientific discovery, including clinical research. To be useful, measurement instruments must meet several key criteria, the most important of which are satisfactory reliability, validity, and responsiveness. Part 1 of this article reviews the general concepts of measurement instruments and describes the measurement of general health, pain, and patient satisfaction.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	401-406
Number of pages	6
Journal	Journal of Hand Surgery
Volume	38
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhsa.2012.11.028
State	Published - Feb 2013

Keywords

Measurement outcomes
upper extremity

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Orthopedics and Sports Medicine
Surgery

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Badalamente, M., Coffelt, L., Elfar, J., Gaston, G., Hammert, W., Huang, J., Lattanza, L., MacDermid, J., Merrell, G., Netscher, D., Panthaki, Z., Rafijah, G., Trczinski, D., & Graham, B. (2013). Measurement scales in clinical research of the upper extremity, part 1: General principles, measures of general health, pain, and patient satisfaction. Journal of Hand Surgery, 38(2), 401-406. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhsa.2012.11.028

Badalamente, M, Coffelt, L, Elfar, J, Gaston, G, Hammert, W, Huang, J, Lattanza, L, MacDermid, J, Merrell, G, Netscher, D, Panthaki, Z, Rafijah, G, Trczinski, D & Graham, B 2013, 'Measurement scales in clinical research of the upper extremity, part 1: General principles, measures of general health, pain, and patient satisfaction', Journal of Hand Surgery, vol. 38, no. 2, pp. 401-406. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhsa.2012.11.028

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