The Patient-Rated Tennis Elbow Evaluation

Clinical intent

The Patient-Rated Tennis Elbow Evaluation (PRTEE), formerly known as the Patient-Rated Forearm Evaluation Questionnaire (PRFEQ) [1], is a 15-item questionnaire designed to measure forearm pain and disability in patients with lateral epicondylitis (also known as “tennis elbow”)[2].

The PRTEE allows patients to rate their levels of tennis elbow pain and disability from 0 to 10, and consists of 2 subscales:

1. Pain subscale - 5 items (0 = no pain, 10 = worst imaginable)
2. Function subscale (0 = no difficulty, 10 = unable to do)
   • Specific activities - 6 items
   • Usual activities - 4 items

Clinical interpretation

A higher score indicates more pain and functional disability (e.g., 0 = no disability).

References

[1] Overend TJ, Wuori-Fearn JL, Kramer JF, MacDermid JC. Reliability of a patient-rated forearm evaluation questionnaire for patients with lateral epicondylitis. J Hand Ther. 1999 Jan-Mar;12(1):31-7. doi: 10.1016/s0894-1130(99)80031-3. PMID: 10192633.
[2] Newcomer KL, Martinez-Silvestrini JA, Schaefer MP, Gay RE, Arendt KW. Sensitivity of the Patient-rated Forearm Evaluation Questionnaire in lateral epicondylitis. J Hand Ther. 2005 Oct-Dec;18(4):400-6. doi: 10.1197/j.jht.2005.07.001. PMID: 16271686.