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HS outcomes are measured to assess treatment results, complication risks and intervention reliability. A one-dimensional and linear measure would allow for unbiased comparisons of manual ability between patients and different treatment effects.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec id=\"sec002\">\n                    <jats:title>Objective<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>To adapt the ABILHAND questionnaire through Rasch analysis for specific use in HS patients and to examine its validity.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec id=\"sec003\">\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>A preliminary 90-item questionnaire was presented to 216 patients representing the diagnoses most frequently encountered in HS, including distal radius fracture (n = 74), basal thumb arthritis (n = 66), carpal tunnel syndrome (n = 53), and heavy wrist surgery (n = 23). Patients were assessed during the early recovery and in the late follow-up period (0\u20133 months, 3\u20136 months and &gt;6 months), leading to a total of 305 assessments. They rated their perceived difficulty with queried activities as impossible, difficult, or easy. Responses were analyzed using the RUMM2030 software. Items were refined based on item-patient targeting, fit statistics, differential item functioning, local independence and item redundancy. Patients also completed the QuickDASH, 12-item Short Form Survey (SF-12) and a numerical pain scale.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec id=\"sec004\">\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The rating scale Rasch model was used to select 23 mostly bimanual items on a 3-level scale, which constitute a unidimensional, linear measure of manual ability with good reliability across all included diagnostic groups (Person-Separation Index = 0.90). The resulting scale was found to be invariant across demographic and clinical subgroups and over time. ABILHAND-HS patient measures correlated significantly (p&lt;0.001) with the QuickDASH (r = -0.77), SF-12 Physical Component Summary (r = 0.56), SF-12 Mental Component Summary (r = 0.31), and pain scale (r = -0.49).<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec id=\"sec005\">\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>ABILHAND-HS is a robust person-centered measure of manual ability in HS patients.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1371\/journal.pone.0242625","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2020,12,3]],"date-time":"2020-12-03T13:40:17Z","timestamp":1607002817000},"page":"e0242625","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1371\/journal.pone.corrections_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":5,"title":["Manual ability in hand surgery patients: Validation of the ABILHAND scale in four diagnostic groups"],"prefix":"10.1371","volume":"15","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-8980-7887","authenticated-orcid":true,"given":"Ghady","family":"El Khoury","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Olivier","family":"Barbier","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Xavier","family":"Libouton","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Jean-Louis","family":"Thonnard","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Philippe","family":"Lef\u00e8vre","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Massimo","family":"Penta","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"340","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2020,12,3]]},"reference":[{"key":"pone.0242625.ref001","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"235","DOI":"10.1016\/j.main.2014.02.004","article-title":"Outcome measurements in hand and upper limb surgery","volume":"33","author":"T Dubert","year":"2014","journal-title":"Chirurgie de la Main"},{"key":"pone.0242625.ref002","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"94","DOI":"10.1002\/art.1790080207","article-title":"Concordant and discrepant views of patients\u2019 physical functioning","volume":"8","author":"E Berkanovic","year":"1995","journal-title":"Arthritis & Rheumatism"},{"key":"pone.0242625.ref003","first-page":"877","article-title":"Patients and Clinicians Have Different Perspectives on Outcomes in Arthritis","volume":"30","author":"SA Hewlett","year":"2003","journal-title":"J Rheumatol"},{"key":"pone.0242625.ref004","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"69","DOI":"10.1016\/0277-9536(93)90319-Y","article-title":"Tacit models of disability underlying health status instruments","volume":"37","author":"S Ziebland","year":"1993","journal-title":"Social science & medicine"},{"key":"pone.0242625.ref005","volume-title":"International classification of functioning, disability and health: ICF","author":"World Health Organization","year":"2001"},{"key":"pone.0242625.ref006","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"371","DOI":"10.1016\/S0749-0712(02)00150-6","article-title":"Outcome evaluation of the hand and wrist according to the International Classification of Functioning, Disability, and Health","volume":"19","author":"O Barbier","year":"2003","journal-title":"Hand Clinics"},{"key":"pone.0242625.ref007","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"441","DOI":"10.1177\/1558944717701242","article-title":"Do Impairments Predict Hand Dexterity After Distal Radius Fractures? 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