Michigan Hand Outcomes Questionnaire

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Objective[edit | edit source]

The Hand Outcomes Questionnaire (MHQ) was developed in 1998 by the hand surgeon Chung and his colleagues Pillsbury, Walters and Hayward.[1] The assessment has been reviewed in multiple studies over the course of the last two decades.

Intended Population[edit | edit source]

The questionnaire was developed as a tool to evaluate the health state in various domains that are experienced by patients with hand disorders.[1] It was designed as an assessment that reflect the subjective impression of the hand function.[2] The authors intended to focus on the domains that were important to the patients.

Method of Use[edit | edit source]

The MHQ was designed as a patient-rated questionnaire.

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  1. 1.0 1.1 Chung KC, Pillsbury MS, Walters MR, Hayward RA. Reliability and validity testing of the Michigan Hand Outcomes Questionnaire. J Hand Surg Am. 1998;23(4):575-87. Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":1" defined multiple times with different content
  2. Shauver MJ, Chung KC. The Michigan hand outcomes questionnaire after 15 years of field trial. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2013;131(5):779e-87e.