Surgeon interpretation of patient-reported outcome measures in upper extremity osteoarthritis.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Measures that quantify levels of pain intensity, incapability, symptoms of distress, and unhelpful thinking were designed as research tools. We studied how surgeons interpret and act on these scores in the care of individual patients.

Methods

In an online experiment, 67 upper limb specialists from the Science of Variation Group reviewed 10 fictious patient scenarios of trapeziometacarpal, wrist and elbow osteoarthritis (OA) and randomized elements of radiographic severity, levels of discomfort and incapability, deprivation index score (social health), and levels of distress and unhelpful thinking (mental health). Multilevel mixed-effects linear regression identified patient factors associated with surgeon concern, enthusiasm to offer surgery, motivation to discuss me

SUBMITTER: Looman RS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12431210 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature