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Table 4 Change from Baseline by Patient Global Assessment

From: The responsiveness of sensibility and strength tests in patients undergoing carpal tunnel decompression

 

Not Improved

Mean (SD)

Improved

Mean (SD)

Difference

p-value

95% C.I.

4 Months

     

West

0.55 (1.23)

0.50 (0.77)

0.05

0.904

-0.55 to 0.65

2-PD*

- 0.10 (1.31)

- 0.77 (1.07)

0.67

0.158

-0.11 to 1.44

Locognosia

1.30 (7.17)

2.09 (4.95)

- 0.79

0.747

-4.55 to 2.98

STI Test

0.20 (2.15)

1.09 (1.18)

- 0.89

0.235

-1.85 to 0.08

Grip

-17.33 (21.2)

12.96 (56.2)

- 30.30

0.007

-66.70 to -6.11

Pinch

-5.30 (13.4)

3.56 (14.3)

- 8.86

0.082

-18.74 to 1.01

RIHM Ab

-2.36 (10.9)

-2.79 (11.0)

0.44

0.924

-8.51 to 9.38

RIHM Opp

1.12 (19.2)

0.75 (16.4)

0.37

0.958

-11.94 to 12.68

BCTQ Symp*

- 0.51 (0.80)

- 1.25 (0.85)

0.74

0.021

0.15 to 1.32

BCTQ func*

0.08 (0.69)

- 0.69 (0.65)

0.77

0.007

0.31 to 1.22

8 Months

     

West

1.07 (1.06)

0.63 (0.76)

0.45

0.318

-0.20 to 1.10

2-PD*

-0.50 (2.77)

-1.06 (1.81)

0.56

0.619

-1.01 to 2.14

Locognosia

-0.33 (8.62)

3.17 (6.41)

-3.50

0.375

-0.49 to 3.63

STI Test

1.57 (2.23)

1.04 (1.49)

0.53

0.562

-0.76 to 1.82

Grip

24.14 (84.2)

6.90 (58.0)

17.24

0.617

-32.85 to 67.33

Pinch

2.09 (19.9)

1.93 (15.6)

0.16

0.984

-12.96 to 13.29

RIHM Ab

-5.55 (3.88)

-4.26 (8.66)

-1.29

0.565

-9.22 to 6.64

RIHM Opp

2.16 (23.7)

-0.31 (12.8)

2.47

0.811

-9.98 to 14.92

BCTQ Symp*

-1.14 (1.43)

-1.18 (0.85)

0.04

0.944

-0.71 to 0.79

BCTQ func*

-0.08 (0.87)

-0.61 (0.68)

0.52

0.170

-0.04 to 1.09

  1. *for these measures a negative mean value indicates an improvement; for all other measures improvement is indicated by a positive mean value and decline by a negative mean value