Abstract
Objectives: To evaluate the influence of the patient-physician interaction and the instrumental awareness of the assessment of patients' answers to a carpal tunnel syndrome-specific questionnaire. Methods: We performed a prospective study of the results of a self-administered questionnaire for carpal tunnel syndrome before and after electrodiagnosis. Thirty-two consecutive patients were referred to our neurophysiological laboratory for suspected carpal tunnel syndrome. A patient-oriented evaluation using the Italian version of the Boston Carpal Tunnel Questionnaire (BCTQ), a widely used disease-specific questionnaire, was carried out before the clinical interaction was performed. The assessment was performed by means of a neurophysiological classification. After the communication of the result, the BCTQ was again administered. Results: The comparison of the BCTQ results, obtained PRE and POST clinical interaction, showed a significant reduction in the reported symptoms and hand function impairment not related to the neurophysiological results. Conclusions: The findings of the patient-oriented evaluation are significantly influenced by the communication of the assessment results. In prospective studies, the baseline assessment by means of a patient-oriented evaluation should consistently be performed in all patients at the same stage of the clinical process.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 522-524 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Neurological Research |
| Volume | 27 |
| Issue number | 5 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Jul 2005 |
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Keywords
- Administration methodology
- Boston Carpal Tunnel Questionnaire
- Outcome research
- Patient-oriented
- Physician-patient interaction
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Clinical Neurology
- Neuroscience(all)
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Boston Carpal Tunnel Questionnaire : The influence of diagnosis on patient-oriented results. / Padua, Luca; Padua, Roberto; Aprile, Irene; Caliandro, Pietro; Tonali, Pietro.
In: Neurological Research, Vol. 27, No. 5, 07.2005, p. 522-524.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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AU - Caliandro, Pietro
AU - Tonali, Pietro
PY - 2005/7
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AB - Objectives: To evaluate the influence of the patient-physician interaction and the instrumental awareness of the assessment of patients' answers to a carpal tunnel syndrome-specific questionnaire. Methods: We performed a prospective study of the results of a self-administered questionnaire for carpal tunnel syndrome before and after electrodiagnosis. Thirty-two consecutive patients were referred to our neurophysiological laboratory for suspected carpal tunnel syndrome. A patient-oriented evaluation using the Italian version of the Boston Carpal Tunnel Questionnaire (BCTQ), a widely used disease-specific questionnaire, was carried out before the clinical interaction was performed. The assessment was performed by means of a neurophysiological classification. After the communication of the result, the BCTQ was again administered. Results: The comparison of the BCTQ results, obtained PRE and POST clinical interaction, showed a significant reduction in the reported symptoms and hand function impairment not related to the neurophysiological results. Conclusions: The findings of the patient-oriented evaluation are significantly influenced by the communication of the assessment results. In prospective studies, the baseline assessment by means of a patient-oriented evaluation should consistently be performed in all patients at the same stage of the clinical process.
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