title: Is the UNB test reliable and valid for use with adults with upper limb amputation?
abstract: METHODS
  Clinical measurement.
  
  
  BACKGROUND
  The University of New Brunswick (UNB) Test of Prosthetic Function was developed for children. No studies have examined its use with adults.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  Our purposes were to utilize the UNB with adults to examine test-retest, inter-rater reliability and examine validity.
  
  
  METHODS
  The UNB was administered to 51 subjects. Forty-five completed it twice within 1 week. Internal consistency was examined. Test-retest reliability and inter-rater reliability were estimated. ANOVAs compared scores by prosthetic use. Correlations between UNB scales, 2 dexterity tests (the Modified Box and Block Test, the modified Jebsen-Taylor Hand Function Test), and the self-reported Upper Extremity Functional Scale (UEFS) were examined.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Alphas were 0.74-0.75 and 0.69-9.79 for spontaneity and skill respectively. ICCs for test-retest reliability and inter-rater reliability were 0.73, 0.76 for spontaneity and 0.76 and 0.79 for skill. There were no differences in scores by prosthetic experience. UNB correlations with dexterity measures were moderate, and correlations with UEFS were weak for spontaneity and non-significant for skill.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  UNB scales had acceptable reliability and preliminary evidence of validity for adults.
  
  
  METHODS
  IIb.
authors.affiliation: Providence VA Medical Center, 830 Chalkstone Avenue, Providence, RI 02908, USA; Department of Health Services, Policy and Practice, Brown University, Providence, RI 02912, USA. Electronic address: Linda_Resnik@Brown.edu.
authors.forename: Linda
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Resnik
authors.forename: Kristen
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Baxter
authors.forename: Matthew
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Borgia
authors.forename: Karen
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Mathewson
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D000328:Adult; D000671:Amputation, Surgical / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D001186:Artificial Limbs; D004185:Disability Evaluation; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D013647:Task Performance and Analysis; D034941:Upper Extremity / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery*
keywords: Disability evaluation; Outcome; Prosthesis; Upper limb