Purpose
Patient-reported outcome measures are increasingly used to measure patient status,
impairments, and disability, but often require lengthy surveys and place a considerable
burden on patients. We hypothesized that the Single Assessment Numeric Evaluation
(SANE), composed of a single question, would be a valid and responsive instrument
to provide a global assessment of hand function.
Methods
The SANE, Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System–Upper Extremity
(PROMIS-UE), and Quick–Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder, and Hand (QuickDASH) data are routinely collected electronically in our hand and upper-extremity
center. To identify our cohort, we used Current Procedural Terminology codes to query
our electronic medical record research data repository for the 7 most common hand
surgery procedures performed over 2 years from December 2016 to 2018. These procedures
included carpal tunnel release, trigger finger release, thumb carpometacarpal arthroplasty,
wrist arthroscopy, distal radius fracture fixation, first dorsal compartment release,
and cubital tunnel release. Patients undergoing a single isolated procedure with questionnaires
obtained in the preoperative and/or postoperative period were included in the analysis.
Convergent validity, coverage, and responsiveness for each instrument were assessed.
Results
We identified 214 patients for inclusion. The SANE score had a moderate to strong
correlation with the QuickDASH and PROMIS-UE. Floor and ceiling effects for the SANE were less than 10% at baseline
and follow-up. Overall, the QuickDASH was the most responsive, followed by SANE and PROMIS-UE; all 3 instruments exceeded
the acceptable thresholds for responsiveness and demonstrated significant changes
before to after surgery. Responsiveness of the SANE varied by procedure and was acceptable
for carpal tunnel release, carpometacarpal arthroplasty, wrist arthroscopy, and trigger
finger release.
Conclusions
The single-item SANE is a reasonable measure of global function in patients undergoing
common hand procedures and demonstrates psychometric properties comparable to those
of the PROMIS-UE and QuickDASH outcome scores.
Clinical relevance
The SANE score is a reasonable outcome measure of global hand function that may have
utility in demonstrating response to treatment in a practice setting and may provide
a useful adjunct to multiple-item measures in clinical research studies.
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Article info
Publication history
Published online: May 29, 2020
Accepted:
March 27,
2020
Received:
March 6,
2019
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