Prediction of symptom improvement after carpal tunnel surgery

BCTQ Symptom Severity Scale

How severe is the pain in your hand or wrist at night?

How often did hand or wrist pain wake you up during a typical night in the past two weeks?

Do you typically have pain in your hand or wrist during the daytime?

How often do you have hand or wrist pain during daytime?

How long on average does an episode of pain last during the daytime?

Do you have numbness (loss of sensation) in your hand?

Do you have weakness in your hand or wrist?

Do you have tingling sensations in your hand?

How severe is numbness (loss of sensation) or tingling at night?

How often did hand numbness or tingling wake you up during a typical night during the past two weeks?

Do you have difficulty with the grasping and use of small objects such as keys or pens?

How did you experience the functioning of your hand last week? (0 = no function, 100 = fully functional)

How well do you feel you understand your illness? (0 = Don't understand at all, 10 = Understand very clearly

CEQ Expectancy score (3 = Very low expectations, 27 = Very high expectations)

By the end of the treatment period, how much improvement in your symptoms do you think will occur?

At this point, how much do you really feel that treatment will help you to reduce your symptoms? (1 = Not at all, 9 = Very much)

By the end of the treatment period, how much improvement in your symptoms do you really feel will occur?

PHQ-4 Depression score (0 = No symptoms of depression, 6 = Severe symptoms of depression

Over the last 2 weeks, how often did you experience little interest or pleasure in doing things?

Over the last 2 weeks, how often did you experience feeling down, depressed, or hopeless?