A review of clinical upper limb assessments within the framework of the WHO ICF.
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.
Metcalf
Cheryl
C
School of Electronics & Computer Sciences, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK. cdm03r@ecs.soton.ac.uk
Adams
Jo
J
Burridge
Jane
J
Yule
Victoria
V
Chappell
Paul
P
D004185:Disability Evaluation; D006801:Humans; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D034941:Upper Extremity / Q000503:physiopathology*; D014944:World Health Organization