Variable Details

Available Studies
ROS, MAP, Clinical Core, LATC
Scaled? 
Not Scaled
Variable Type 
Longitudinal
Variable Name 
upper_extremity
Categories
Neck, Low Back and Joint Pain

Upper extremity joint pain
Pain in joints of the upper extremities

Upper extremity pain is based on presence of hand, wrist, or finger pain. Participants are first asked if they have experienced pain or aching in any joints on most days for at least one month in the past year. Those who answer affirmatively are then asked about location of pain. Reports of pain in the hands, wrists, or fingers are coded as presence of upper extremity pain.

ValueCoding
0No upper extremity pain
1Presence of upper extremity pain