Name:                                                        Date:
PATIENT RATED WRIST EVALUATION
The que stions b elow will help us und erstan d ho w m uch difficulty you have ha d with your w rist in the pa st week.
You will be d escribing your average wrist symptom s over the past week on a scale of 0-10. Please provide an
answer for ALL questions. If you did not perform an activity, please ESTIMATE the pain or difficu lty you wou ld
expect. If you have never performed the activity, you may leave it blank.
 1. PA IN
       Rate the average amount of pain in your wrist over the past week by circling the number that best
 describes your pain on a scale from 0-10. A zero (0) means that you did not have any pain and a ten (10)
 means that you had the worst pain you have ever experienced or that you could not do the activity because
 of pain.
 RATE YOUR PAIN: Sample Scale L                                      0   1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9 10
                                                           No Pain                                        Worst Ever
 At rest                                                             0   1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9    10
 When doing a task with a repeated wrist movement                    0   1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9    10
 When lifting a heavy object                                         0   1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9    10
 When it is at its worst                                             0   1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9    10
 How often do you have pain?                                       0 1       2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9    10
                                                                Never                                        Always
 2. FUNCTION
 A. SPECIFIC ACTIVITIES
     Rate the amount of difficulty you experienced performing each of the items listed below - over the past
 week, by circling the number that describes your difficulty on a scale of 0-10. A zero (0) means you did not
 experience any difficulty and a ten (10) means it was so difficult you were unable to do it at all.
 Sample scale     û                                                  0 1     2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9    10
                                                           No Difficulty                                      Unable
                                                                                                               To Do
 Turn a door knob using my affected hand                             0   1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9    10
 Cut meat using a knife in my affected hand                          0   1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9    10
 Fasten buttons on my shirt                                          0   1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9    10
 Use my affected hand to push up from a chair                        0   1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9    10
 Carry a 10lb object in my affected hand                             0   1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9    10
 Use bathroom tissue with my affected hand                           0   1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9    10
 B. USUAL ACTIVITIES
     Rate the amount of difficulty you experienced performing your usual activities in each of the areas listed
 below, over the past week, by circling the number that best describes your difficulty on a scale of 0-10. By “usual
 activities”, we mean the activities you performed before you started having a problem with your wrist. A zero (0)
 means that you did not experience any difficulty and a ten (10) means it was so difficult you were unable to do
 any of your usual activities.
 Personal care activities (dressing, washing)                        0   1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9    10
 Household work (cleaning, maintenance)                              0   1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9    10
 Work (your job or usual everyday work)                              0   1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9    10
 Recreational activities                                             0   1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9    10
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