Mody G N, Anderson G A, Thomas B P, Pallapati S C R, Santoshi J A, Antonisamy B
Dr Paul Brand Centre for Hand Surgery and Leprosy Reconstructive Surgery (Inclusive of Peripheral Nerve Surgery), Christian Medical College Hospital, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India.
J Hand Surg Eur Vol. 2009 Oct;34(5):671-8. doi: 10.1177/1753193409101469. Epub 2009 Aug 17.
This study was conducted to assess the use of a modified carpal tunnel syndrome questionnaire (the Boston Carpal Tunnel Questionnaire, BCTQ) in an Indian patient population. Seventy-six Indian patients with carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) were recruited to this prospective study. On a scale of one to five, the average score for the severity of symptoms was 2.09 (0.89). The average score for functional disability was 1.94 (0.74), which was lower than the average function score reported for Western CTS patients (Levine et al., 1993). The symptom severity and function disability scores were higher in patients with positive Tinel's sign and Phalen's test. The function disability score was moderately correlated with other clinical tests for CTS. The average modified BCTQ scores for Indian CTS patients was established through this study. This modified questionnaire might assist physicians in developing countries to assess disability from CTS, although socioeconomic and cultural differences will have to be taken into account when comparing assessments across different populations.
本研究旨在评估改良的腕管综合征问卷（波士顿腕管问卷，BCTQ）在印度患者群体中的应用。76名患有腕管综合征（CTS）的印度患者被纳入这项前瞻性研究。症状严重程度的平均评分为2.09（0.89）（满分1至5分）。功能障碍的平均评分为1.94（0.74），低于西方CTS患者报告的平均功能评分（Levine等人，1993年）。Tinel征和Phalen试验阳性的患者症状严重程度和功能障碍评分更高。功能障碍评分与CTS的其他临床检查中度相关。通过本研究确定了印度CTS患者的平均改良BCTQ评分。尽管在比较不同人群的评估时必须考虑社会经济和文化差异，但这种改良问卷可能有助于发展中国家的医生评估CTS导致的残疾情况。
