Outcome and clinical changes in patients 3, 6, 12 months after a severe or major hand injury - can sense of coherence be an indicator for rehabilitation focus?

Table 2 Subjective outcome concerning hand function, satisfaction in daily occupations, and health (n = 45).

	Major and severe hand injuries n = 45 (median, range)
	Three months n = 44	Six months n = 45	Twelve months n = 45	Group differences^a (3-12 months)	Effect size^b 3 m vs 12 m
Pain (VAS)	2.7 (0-9.5)	2.4 (0-8.2)	2.0 (0-8.4)	0.270	0.2
Joint mobility (VAS)	6.2 (1.5-10)	5.4 (0-10)	4.6 (0-10)	0.019	0.5
Sensibility (VAS)	6.5 (0.5-10)	5.2 (0.7-10)	4.3 (0-10)	0.004	0.7
Grip strength (VAS)	7.2 (0.6-10)	6.1 (0.5-10)	5.4 (0.2-10)	0.002	0.6
Dexterity (VAS)	8.0 (1-10)	6.5 (0-10)	5.8 (0-10)	0.005	0.7
Sleep disturbance (VAS)	1.0 (0-10)	0.5 (0-10)	0.4 (0-8.8)	0.402	0.1
Cold sensitivity (CSS)	15 (0-33)	15 (0-31)	13 (0-40)	0.686	0.0
Satisfaction in daily occupations (SDO)	35 (12-50)	38 (16-56)	42 (12-56)	0.001	0.4
Health status (EQ-05 VAS)	70 (1-100)	70 (15-100)	79 (14-100)	< 0.001	0.3
Disabilities in the arm, shoulder, hand (DASH)	30 (1.7-79.2)	18 (0.8-60.8)	13 (0-56.7)	< 0.001	0.9

^a Friedman's test. ^bEffect size measure for VAS, CSS, SDO, EQ-05VAS and DASH was calculated with median change in score divided by interquartile range. VAS (0-10) higher score indicates more reduced hand function, CSS (0-40) higher score indicates more reduced hand function, SDO (8-56) higher score indicates higher satisfaction, EQ-05VAS (0-100) higher score indicates a better health and DASH (0-100) higher score indicates more severe disability.

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