Reliability And Validity Of Urdu Version Of Boston Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Questionnaire

Psychometric Properties of Urdu Version of Boston Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Questionnaire : A Reliability and Validity Study

Translate and culturally adapt Boston Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Questionnaire into Urdu language and find its reliability and validity in Pakistani Carpal Tunnel Syndrome patients To check its correlation with Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder and Hand questionnaire and Visual Analog Scale.

The original version of Boston Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Questionnaire will be translated into Urdu. Among idiopathic Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, 110 patients will be included in the study by convenience sampling. The selection of the patients will be done according to the criteria. Boston Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Questionnaire will be correlated with Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder and Hand questionnaire and Visual Analog Scale and these questionnaires will be provided three times to a single patient for their assessment. Firstly, they will be provided prior to treatment and secondly just after having treatment. Thirdly, they will be given after seven days of treatment. Internal consistency and reproducibility will be used to determine reliability. Boston Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Questionnaire will be correlated with Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder and Hand questionnaire and Visual Analog Scale to assess validity. From each patient informed consent will be obtained. Statistical Package of Social Sciences software, version 24 will be used for the analysis of data.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Age equal to or above 18 years.
• Absence of any cognitive impairment.
• Patients having positive Tinel and Phalen test.

Exclusion Criteria:

Presence of any of following conditions.

• Diabetes
• Polyneuropathy
• Hypothyroidsm
• Rheumatoid arthritis