Consensus on a Multidisciplinary Treatment Guideline for de Quervain Disease: Results From the European HANDGUIDE Study

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Appendix 2.

Levels of Evidence for Effectiveness Used in the Systematic Review

^a ≥75% of the trials reported the same findings.

Table 1.

Evidence for the Effectiveness of Interventions for de Quervain Disease^{^a}

↵^a Searches in PubMed, EMBASE, CINAHL, and PEDro up to February 2009. NC=randomized controlled trial found, but no comparison between the intervention and control group was made, so no evidence was found; ND=no data; NE=no evidence found for effectiveness of the treatment (randomized controlled trials available, but no differences between intervention and control groups were found).

Table 2.

Experts' Criteria for Participation in the Delphi Consensus Strategy

^a Participating hand surgeons and hand therapists participated as delegates for their respective professional association.

Table 3.

Experts and Participating Countries in the HANDGUIDE Study^{^a}

↵^a FESSH=Federation of European Societies for Surgery of the Hand, EFSHT=European Federation of Societies for Hand Therapy, PM&R=physical medicine and rehabilitation.
^b Physical therapists and occupational therapists specializing in the treatment of hand disorders.