The patient-rated wrist and hand evaluation was successfully translated to the Slovenian language

Background: The Patient-Rated Wrist and Hand Evaluation (PRWHE) is one of the widely used PROMs in the hand rehabilitation.Purpose: To develop the Slovenian version of the PRWHE (PRWHE-Slo) and to evaluate its psychometric properties.Study design: A single-centre observational prospective cohort study. Methods: Fifty patients with distal radius fracture (DRF) were enrolled in the study. Construct validity was assessed by examining the correlations between the PRWHE-Slo and QuickDASH, EQ-5D-5L, wrist ROM, and grip strength. Reliability was evaluated by determining internal consistency (Cronbach's alpha) and test-retest reliability (intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC)). The standard error of measurement (SEM) and the minimal detectable change (MDC) were determined. The responsiveness of the PRWHE-Slo was assessed with the effect size (ES) and standardised response mean (SRM).Results: The Cronbach's alpha value of 0.96 and the ICC (95% CI) value of 0.95 showed excellent internal consistency and reliability for the total PRWHE-Slo score. When assessing construct validity of PRWHE-Slo, there was a strong positive correlation between all subscales and total scores of the PRWHE-Slo and the QuickDASH (r-values ranging from 0.72 to 0.83). The unrelated dimensions such as the func-tion subscale of the PRWHE and the mobility and anxiety/depression subscales of the EQ-5D-5L were not statistically significantly correlated. Grip strength was moderately negatively correlated with all PRWHE subscales, whereas ROM showed no statistically significant correlations with any of the PRWHE-Slo sub -scales. SEM and MDC for the total PRWHE-Slo score were 5.40 and 14.97, respectively. The PRWHE-Slo proved to be highly responsive in DRF patients with SRM and ES values of 1.27 and 0.91, respectively.Conclusions: The psychometric analysis of this study shows the PRWHE-Slo to be reliable, valid, and re-sponsive PROM for assessing pain and disability in patients after DRF.(c) 2022 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Inc. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license ( http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ )