Assessment of arm/hand functioning in children with a congenital transverse or longitudinal reduction deficiency of the upper limb

Laurien M Buffart; Marij E Roebroeck; Josemiek M F B Pesch-Batenburg; Wim G M Janssen; Henk J Stam

doi:10.1080/09638280500158406

Assessment of arm/hand functioning in children with a congenital transverse or longitudinal reduction deficiency of the upper limb

Laurien M Buffart
, Marij E Roebroeck
, Josemiek M F B Pesch-Batenburg
, Wim G M Janssen
, Henk J Stam

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PURPOSE: Selection of appropriate functional tests and questionnaires to assess capacity (tests) and performance (questionnaires) of arm/hand functioning in children with congenital transverse or longitudinal (radius dysplasia) reduction deficiencies of the upper limb.

METHOD: A PubMed Medline search was performed. Tests and questionnaires were evaluated according to three criteria: (1) items represent bimanual daily activities, (2a) quality of movement is scored (tests) or (2b) difficulty in performing a task (questionnaires), (3) instrument is attractive for children aged 4 - 12.

RESULTS: We found 14 functional tests and nine questionnaires to measure arm/hand functioning. Three tests, the Assisting Hand Assessment (AHA), Unilateral Below Elbow Test (UBET) and University of New Brunswick Test of prosthetic function (UNB Test) and two questionnaires, the Prosthetic Upper limb Functional Index (PUFI) and the children's version of the ABILHAND (ABILHAND-Kids) met the criteria.

CONCLUSIONS: Two functional tests (AHA and UBET) and two questionnaires (ABILHAND-Kids and PUFI) were considered appropriate to assess arm/hand functioning in children with congenital reduction deficiencies of the upper limb, but require further study on psychometric properties for these patient groups.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	85-95
Number of pages	11
Journal	Disability and rehabilitation
Volume	28
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/09638280500158406
Publication status	Published - 30 Jan 2006

Keywords

Activities of Daily Living
Adolescent
Adult
Artificial Limbs
Child
Child, Preschool
Disability Evaluation
Disabled Children/rehabilitation
Evaluation Studies as Topic
Humans
Infant
Infant, Newborn
Psychometrics
Surveys and Questionnaires
Task Performance and Analysis
Upper Extremity/physiology
Upper Extremity Deformities, Congenital/physiopathology

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Assessment of arm/hand functioning in children with a congenital transverse or longitudinal reduction deficiency of the upper limb. / Buffart, Laurien M; Roebroeck, Marij E; Pesch-Batenburg, Josemiek M F B et al.
In: Disability and rehabilitation, Vol. 28, No. 2, 30.01.2006, p. 85-95.

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