Table 3 Baseline, follow-up, change scores, effect size (ES) and standardised response mean (SRM) of the QuickDASH and PSFS according to the GROC category

Total sample

106

QuickDASH

PSFS

39.7 (17.2)

3.2 (1.7)

30.0 (18.7)

5.3 (2.4)

10.3 (13.1)

− 2.1 (2.4)

0.6

1.2

0.8

0.9

Very much improved

14 (10.4)

QuickDASH

PSFS

38.0 (16.8)

3.9 (2.0)

11.7 (11.7)

7.9 (2.2)

26.6 (15.4)

−4.1 (2.6)

1.6

2.1

1.7

1.6

Much improved

36 (26.9)

QuickDASH

PSFS

35.5 (14.4)

3.3 (1.6)

22.7 (13.2)

6.1 (2.0)

12.9 (11.2)

−2.6 (2.0)

0.9

1.6

1.2

1.3

Slightly improved

34 (25.4)

QuickDASH

PSFS

43.0 (17.3)

2.8 (1,8)

35.9 (17.5)

4.4 (1.6)

7.1 (11.1)

−1.6 (2.4)

0.4

0.9

0.6

0.7

Unchanged

18 (13.4)

QuickDASH

PSFS

48.1 (17.6)

2.9 (1.5)

47.2 (16.6)

3.5 (1.8)

0.9 (8.7)

−0.6 (1.4)

0.1

0.4

0.1

0.4

Slightly worsened

3 (2.2)

QuickDASH

PSFS

65.5 (16.6)

2.8 (1.1)

55.3 (13.3)

1.8 (1.4)

10.2 (3.4)

0.9 (0.5)

0.6

−0.8

3.0

−1.8

Much worsened

1 (0.7)

QuickDASH

PSFS

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Very much worsened

0 (0.0)

QuickDASH

PSFS

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-