Objectives:

Boston questionnaire includes referring to pain, discomfort, numbness, weakness, tingling and functionality of the hand and wrist that the patient should respond. The aim of the study is to evaluate the Boston questionnaire as a screening technique for labour carpal tunnel syndrome.

Material and methods:

A case-control study in workers of distribution sector. We used the following statistical techniques: Chi square, T-test, ROC curves and logistic regression.

Results:

It shows significant differences in all items between cases and controls, the overall difference between the two groups scoring 11 points. The risk of STC is six times higher if rate between 15 and 25 and thirty-seven times if you scored above 25 if it is scored below 15.

Conclusions:

The questionnaire Boston is established as a very useful tool in the screening of STC.

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