title: Validation of Duruöz Hand Index in patients with tetraplegia.
abstract: METHODS
  Cross-sectional, clinical measurement.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To investigate the validity of the Duruöz Hand Index (DHI) in the assessment of hand function in patients with tetraplegia.
  
  
  METHODS
  A total of 40 patients with tetraplegia participated. Patients' upper extremities were assessed on the level of 'body function and structure' [The American Spinal Cord Injury Association (ASIA) Impairment Scale (AIS) 2000 revised criteria, upper extremity motor score (UEMS), neurologic level of injury and visual analogue scale of hand function (VAS-HF)], 'activity' [DHI and Quadriplegia index of function-short form (QIF-SF)] and 'body function and structure, activity and participation' [Health Survey Short Form-36 (SF-36)] according to International Classification of Function.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The DHI showed significant correlations with UEMS, AIS, QIF-SF, VAS-HF, physical functioning and physical compound summary scores of SF-36.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The DHI was found a valid method in the assessment of hand functions in patients with tetraplegia.
  
  
  METHODS
  Diagnostic III.
authors.affiliation: Koc University Hospital, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Turkey. Electronic address: tozeklim@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Tugce Ozekli
authors.initials: TO
authors.lastname: Misirlioglu
authors.affiliation: Istanbul University, Cerrahpasa Medical Faculty, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Turkey.
authors.forename: Halil
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Unalan
authors.affiliation: Istanbul University, Cerrahpasa Medical Faculty, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Turkey.
authors.forename: Safak Sahir
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Karamehmetoglu
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D000328:Adult; D002574:Cervical Vertebrae / Q000293:injuries; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D004185:Disability Evaluation; D005260:Female; D006225:Hand / Q000294:innervation / Q000503:physiopathology*; D018737:Hand Strength / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D015601:Injury Severity Score; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010808:Physical Examination / Q000379:methods; D011446:Prospective Studies; D011782:Quadriplegia / Q000145:classification* / Q000209:etiology / Q000534:rehabilitation; D018434:Sickness Impact Profile; D013119:Spinal Cord Injuries / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D014421:Turkey
keywords: Hand; Outcome assessment (health care); Rehabilitation; Spinal cord injuries; Tetraplegia