GRIT score does not correlate with QuickDASH scores after basal thumb arthroplasty
Kevin Zuo, MD, MASc1,2, Alexy Ilchuk, BA1, Carl Harper, MD1 and Tamara Rozental, MD1, (1)Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Centre, Boston, MA, (2)University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
Introduction
Surgery requires resilience when recovering from pain, time off work, and therapy. Grit is defined as “perseverance and passion for long-term goals.� It is not known whether patient grit is associated with patient reported outcomes in hand surgery. The aim of this study was to examine the correlation between grit and self-reported upper extremity physical function among patients undergoing basal thumb arthroplasty.
Methods
A retrospective chart review from 2020-2022 was completed for patients who underwent basal thumb arthroplasty. Patients completed the 8-question GRIT Scale, a validated measure of passion and perseverance for long-term goals measured on a scale of 0 (least grit) to 5 (most grit). QuickDASH scores were completed before surgery and after surgery at 2 weeks, 6 weeks, 3 months, 6 months, and 1 year. QuickDASH scores were compared with one-way ANOVA. Correlations between GRIT Scale and QuickDASH scores at each time point and changes in QuickDASH scores were calculated using Pearson correlation coefficients. Data was reported as mean ± SD and significance was set at p<0.05.
Results
Nineteen patients (16F:3M) were included (60 ± 7.7 years). Mean GRIT score was 3.9 ± 0.5. QuickDASH score was 48 ± 15 pre-surgery (n=19) and 29 ± 16 at 1 year post-surgery (n=11) (p=0.0529). There was no statistically significant correlation between GRIT and QuickDASH scores or GRIT and change in QuickDASH scores at any time point. There was a trend towards significance for correlation between GRIT score and QuickDASH at 6 weeks (p=0.0532) as well as GRIT score and change in QuickDASH from pre-surgery to 1 year post-surgery (p=0.0578).
Conclusions
In patients undergoing basal thumb arthroplasty, no statistically significant correlation between GRIT and functional recovery as measured with QuickDASH scores was noted in this small pilot study. A prospective study with larger sample size is underway.
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