| Name of the Instrument/Tool | Kamath and Stothard Questionnaire |
| First Description |
Quality of life Research |
| Year | 2003 |
| Domains | |
| Concept of constructs | Damage |
| Population/Disease | Disease specific |
| Originally developed for | Carpal Tunnel Syndrome |
| Other rheumatic diseases where can be applied (only if validated) |
--- |
| Additional population with no rheumatic diseases |
No |
| Language: Originally published in | English |
| Available in Language | English, Persian |
| REFERENCE IDENTIFICATION | |
| Author/s | Kamath V, Stothard J |
| Title | A clinical questionnaire for the diagnosis of carpal tunnel syndrome. |
| Journal | J Hand Surgery (Br) |
| Year | 2003 |
| Vol | 28 |
| Num | 5 |
| Pages | 455-459 |
| Country | Britain |
| Language | English |
| Other references of interest | |
| No other References. | |
| Instrument/Tool Translations References | |
| No other References. | |
| DEVELOPER CONTACT INFORMATION | |
| Correspondence to | IKamath V |
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| Address | Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Middlesbrough General Hospital, Ayresome Green Lane Middlesbrough, UK. |
| Website | --- |
| Available | --- |
| Links | --- |
| DESCRIPTION OF THE INSTRUMENT | |
| Type Of Measure | Questionnaire |
| Brief Description |
A clinical questionnaire developed in 2003 [50] for the diagnosis of CTS and to assess whether the patients presenting with CTS symptoms should go for surgery. The questionnaire consists of 9 questions based on the work of Levine et al (Boston Carpal Tunnel Questionnaire).The questionnaire has been validated in secondary care for the diagnosis of CTS by Kamath and Stothard [50]. In their study, patients diagnosed as having CTS by either the questionnaire, nerve conduction testing, or both, underwent decompression surgery. Symptom improvement was considered as the "gold standard" for true CTS. |
| Number of Items | 9 questions- Yes/No |
| Range | 0-9 |
| Responses options/scale |
Yes Score > 3 = analysis in comparison to Nerve conduction testing Score >5 = can replace Nerve conduction testing |
| Developed for | Both |
| PRACTICAL APPLICATION | |
| Method of administration | Interviewer/assessor, Self-administered |
| Recommendations to score |
Yes/ No options ; 1 point for yes, 0 for No. |
| Score Interpretation | For each patient, a CTS-6 score was calculated as the mean of the items answered by the patient, with only 1 missing item response allowed, and would thus range from 1 (best) to 5 (worst). |
| Cut-off points | 3 |
| Cut-off points applied to | --- |
| Smallest detectable change if described | --- |
| Smallest detectable change applied to | --- |
| Completion time by the patient | 0 minutes |
| Scoring time by the assessor | 0 minutes |
| Training to score | Not necessary |
| Strengths | Easy to use |
| Limitations | --- |
| OTHER COMMENTS | |
| Other Comments | --- |