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A review of clinical upper limb assessments within the framework of the WHO ICF
Author(s) -
Metcalf Cheryl,
Adams Jo,
Burridge Jane,
Yule Victoria,
Chappell Paul
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
musculoskeletal care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.628
H-Index - 28
eISSN - 1557-0681
pISSN - 1478-2189
DOI - 10.1002/msc.108
Subject(s) - normative , international classification of functioning, disability and health , medicine , reliability (semiconductor) , upper limb , physical therapy , physical medicine and rehabilitation , clinical practice , lower limb , function (biology) , health care , rehabilitation , surgery , philosophy , power (physics) , physics , epistemology , quantum mechanics , economic growth , economics , evolutionary biology , biology
This paper is intended to provide a practical overview for clinicians and researchers involved in assessing upper limb function. It considers 25 upper limb assessments used in musculoskeletal care and presents a simple, straightforward comparative review of each. The World Health Organization International Classification on Functioning, Disability and Health (WHO ICF) is used to provide a relative summary of purpose between each assessment. Measurement properties of each assessment are provided, considering the type of data generated, availability of reliability estimates and normative data for the assessment. Copyright © 2007 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.