Structural validity of the Boston Carpal Tunnel Questionnaire and its short version, the 6-Item CTS symptoms scale: a Rasch analysis one year after surgery

Background The Boston Carpal Tunnel Questionnaire (BCTQ) and its shorter version, the Six-Item Carpal Tunnel Symptoms Scale (CTS-6), are widely used for assessing function and/or symptoms in patients with carpal tunnel syndrome. This study examined the structural validity of the BCTQ and CTS-6 among...

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Published in:	BMC musculoskeletal disorders Vol. 21; no. 1; pp. 609 - 14
Main Authors:	Multanen, Juhani, Ylinen, Jari, Karjalainen, Teemu, Ikonen, Joona, Häkkinen, Arja, Repo, Jussi P.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	London BioMed Central 12.09.2020 BioMed Central Ltd Springer Nature B.V BMC
Subjects:	Adult Age Analysis Boston Carpal Tunnel Questionnaire Carpal Tunnel Release Carpal tunnel syndrome Carpal Tunnel Syndrome - diagnosis Carpal Tunnel Syndrome - surgery Cross-Sectional Studies Epidemiology Humans Internal Medicine Medical research Medicine Medicine & Public Health Musculoskeletal diseases Orthopedics Orthopedics and biomechanics Pain Patients Principal components analysis Psychometrics Quantitative psychology Questionnaires Rasch analysis Rasch model Rehabilitation Research Article Rheumatology Sex differences Six-Item Carpal Tunnel Symptoms Scale Sports Medicine Surgery Surveys Surveys and Questionnaires Validation studies Validity Wrist Finland Rasch analysis Six-Item Carpal Tunnel Symptoms Scale Psychometrics Carpal Tunnel Release Boston Carpal Tunnel Questionnaire
ISSN:	1471-2474, 1471-2474
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