Patients 16-40 years of age who came to the outpatient clinic and were diagnosed with carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS), de Quervain syndrome(DQS), ganglion cyst of the wrist (GC), carpometacarpal osteoarthritis (CMC OA) and tenodovaginitis stenosans(TVS) of the thumb or other digits
Conditions
Interventions
Patients from 1-1-2018 until 1-1-2021 diagnosed with the hand disorders of interest and healthy patients with benign skin anomalies will complete a questionnaire( demografics and smartphone addiction
Sponsors
none
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: In order to be eligible to participate in this study, a subject must meet all of the following criteria: - Own a smartphone - Understanding of the English or Dutch language
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: A potential subject who meets any of the following criteria will be excluded from participation in this study: - Prior hand surgery - severe physical problems or apparent disability
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| There is a relation between frequent smartphone use and hand disorders (Is the percentage smartphone addiction is higher in people with hand disorders than healthy people between the age of 16-40yrs) | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| - The number of smartphone years increases the likelihood for hand pathology. - Hand dominance for smartphone as a predictive value for hand disorders - Using thumb or fingers is smartphone use as a predictive value of nature of hand pathology - There is a difference between the hand pathology in the non-smartphone(30-40yrs) generation versus the smartphone generation(16-26yrs) | — |
Contacts
Public ContactCatherine van den Berg
jeroen bosch ziekenhuis
Outcome results
None listed