Table 2

Sensitivity to change of the total BCTQ-A, SSS, and FSS scales after carpal tunnel release surgery.

ScalesBaselineFollow-upP-value*ES
M±SD
SSS (n=36)33.1±9.420.8±9.5<0.0010.55
FSS (n=36)22.0±7.917.8±9.1 0.0040.34
BCTQ-A (n=36) 55.1±16.1 38.5±17.6<0.0010.51
*p-values were obtained using a Wilcoxon signed-rank test. BCTQ-A - Arabic version of the Boston carpal tunnel syndrome questionnaire, FSS - functional status scale, SSS - symptom severity scale, M - mean, SD - standard deviation, ES - effect size