Validation of the IOF quality of life questionnaire for patients with wrist fracture

Abstract

The study included 105 patients with a recent wrist fracture and 74 sex- and age-matched control subjects. The results showed adequate repeatability and internal consistency of the questionnaire.

The questionnaire domain scores showed significant improvement after 3 and 6 months and some improvement from 6 months up to 1 year. The sensitivity to change was much higher for the IOF-wrist fracture total score than for Qualeffo-41 and EQ-5D.

Keywords

• Distal forearm fracture
• Quality of life
• Wrist fracture