Outcome measures used to assess hand activity in amputee and intact populations : a literature review
Carlyle, Kirsty and Day, Sarah (2022) Outcome measures used to assess hand activity in amputee and intact populations : a literature review. Canadian Prosthetics & Orthotics Journal, 5 (2). 4. ISSN 2561-987X (https://doi.org/10.33137/cpoj.v5i2.39023)
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Abstract
BACKGROUND: The human hand is critical in assisting with activities of daily living (ADL). Amputation of the hand can affect a person physically, socially and psychologically. Knowledge of outcome measures used to assess upper limb activity of intact and amputee populations may aid in guiding research to develop applicable measurement tools specific to the amputee population. Tools could aid developments in prosthetic design and prescription, which benefit both users and healthcare researchers. OBJECTIVE(S): This literature review examined outcome measurement tools used with non-amputee and amputee populations to assess hand activity. The objectives were to identify which characteristics of hand activity are captured by currently available measurement tools. METHODOLOGY: Searches were conducted using PubMed, Cochrane and ProQuest for studies investigating hand activity for amputee and non-amputee populations. A total of 15 studies were included. PRISMA guidelines were used to assist with study selection. Data extraction and narrative synthesis were carried out. FINDINGS: A total of 32 outcome measures were found. Frequently used tools were: Box and Block Test, Swedish Disabilities of the Arm Shoulder and Hand Questionnaire, and range of motion. Studies employed a combination of 2 to 12 tools. Themes extracted were: importance of function and quality of life, the need for realistic tasks, and the need for outcome measures specific of the population. CONCLUSION: There is a gap in research surrounding outcome measurement tools used to assess hand activity in the amputee population. A combination of outcome measures are required to obtain insight into the hand activities of intact and amputee populations. Function and quality of life are important aspects to consider when describing hand activity.
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Carlyle, Kirsty ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0291-4717 and Day, Sarah ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0261-9213;-
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Item type: Article ID code: 83629 Dates: DateEvent25 December 2022Published25 December 2022Published Online12 December 2022Accepted3 July 2022SubmittedSubjects: Medicine > Biomedical engineering. Electronics. Instrumentation Department: Faculty of Engineering > Biomedical Engineering Depositing user: Pure Administrator Date deposited: 09 Jan 2023 09:06 Last modified: 21 Oct 2024 00:29 URI: https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/id/eprint/83629