Table 2 Responses to the CISS questionnaire at 1Â year and 8Â years follow-up in patients with traumatic hand injury or HAVS
CISS questionnaire1 | Score | Traumatic hand injury | HAVS | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Â | n | 1Â year2 | 8Â year2 | p-value3 | n | 1Â year2 | 8Â year2 | p-value3 |
Total CISS score | 4-100 | 60 | 45 (4–85) | 36 (4–82) | 0.001 | 22 | 60 (23–94) | 60 (19–96) | 0.50 |
2. How often do you experience these symptoms? |  | 60 | 8 (2–10) | 6 (2–10) | 0.06 | 22 | 8 (2–10) | 8 (2–10) | 1.0 |
- Continuously/all the time | 10 | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
- Several times a day | 8 | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
- Once a day | 6 | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
- Once a week | 4 | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
- Once a month or less | 2 | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
3. When you develop cold-induced symptoms, on your return to a warm environment are the symptoms relieved |  | 60 | 6 (2–10) | 6 (2–10) | 0.31 | 22 | 6 (2–10) | 6 (2–10) | 1.0 |
- Within a few minutes | 2 | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
- Within 30Â minutes | 6 | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
- After more than 30Â minutes | 10 | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
4. What do you do to ease or prevent your symptoms occurring? |  | 62 | 4 (0–10) | 4 (0–10) | 0.71 | 22 | 5 (0–10) | 4 (2–10) | 0.67 |
- Take no special action | 0 | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
- Keep hand in pocket | 2 | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
- Wear gloves in cold weather | 4 | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
- Wear gloves all the time | 6 | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
- Avoid cold weather/stay indoors | 8 | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
- Other | 10 | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
5. How much does cold bother your injured hand in the following situations? | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
- Holding a glass of ice water | 0–10 | 62 | 3 (0–10) | 2 (0–10) | 0.008 | 22 | 5 (0–10) | 5 (0–10) | 0.74 |
- Holding a frozen package from the freezer | 0–10 | 60 | 5 (0–10) | 3 (0–10) | 0.004 | 22 | 7 (0–10) | 7 (1–10) | 0.48 |
- Washing in cold water | 0–10 | 62 | 4 (0–10) | 2 (0–10) | 0.02 | 22 | 7 (0–10) | 6 (1–10) | 0.24 |
- When you get out of a hot bath/shower with the air at room temperature | 0–10 | 62 | 0 (0–8) | 0 (0–8) | 0.005 | 22 | 3 (0–10) | 2 (0–10) | 0.31 |
- During cold wintry weather | 0–10 | 62 | 7 (0–10) | 5 (0–10) | 0.06 | 22 | 8 (4–10) | 8 (2–10) | 0.18 |
6. Please state how each of the following activities have been affected as a consequence of cold-induced symptoms in your injured hand and score each. | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
- Domestic chores | 0–4 | 62 | 1 (0–4) | 0 (0–4) | 0.044 | 22 | 2 (0–3) | 2 (0–4) | 0.72 |
- Hobbies and interests | 0–4 | 62 | 2 (0–4) | 1 (0–4) | 0.16 | 24 | 3 (0–4) | 2 (0–4) | 0.63 |
- Dressing and undressing | 0–4 | 62 | 0 (0–4) | 1 (0–4) | 0.17 | 22 | 1 (0–4) | 1 (0–4) | 0.79 |
- Tying your shoe laces | 0–4 | 62 | 1 (0–4) | 1 (0–4) | 0.06 | 22 | 2 (0–4) | 1 (0–4) | 0.22 |
- Your job | 0–4 | 62 | 2 (0–4) | 2 (0–4) | 0.04 | 22 | 3 (0–4) | 2 (0–4) | 0.37 |