title: Moberg Picking-Up Test in patients with hand osteoarthritis.
abstract: METHODS
  Clinical measurement.
  
  
  BACKGROUND
  The Moberg Pick-up Test (MPUT) was previously used to evaluate functional performance in patients with hand inflammatory disease. This is the first study using the MPUT in hand osteoarthritis (OA).
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  Compare the functional performance (MPUT) in hand OA patients and healthy controls.
  
  
  METHODS
  Fifty hand OA patients and 50 controls were assessed using the MPUT, AUSCAN and Cochin questionnaires, grip and pinch strength, pain using a visual analog scale and a Likert scale regarding difficulty to perform MPUT.
  
  
  RESULTS
  In the MPUT evaluation, the OA group presented a statistically significant difference from the control group. The OA group spent more time executing test. The grip and pinch strength measurements showed higher values for the control group. The OA group reported a greater difficulty than the control group in performing the test.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The MPUT is a short and easy to apply test, which can be safely used to assess the functional performance of the hand OA.
  
  
  METHODS
  II.
authors.affiliation: Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Paula Gabriel
authors.initials: PG
authors.lastname: Silva
authors.affiliation: Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Anamaria
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Jones
authors.affiliation: Department of Diagnostic Imaging, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Artur da Rocha Correa
authors.initials: ADRC
authors.lastname: Fernandes
authors.affiliation: Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil. Electronic address: jnatour@unifesp.br.
authors.forename: Jamil
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Natour
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D004185:Disability Evaluation; D005260:Female; D018737:Hand Strength / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009788:Occupational Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D010003:Osteoarthritis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000534:rehabilitation; D052581:Pinch Strength / Q000502:physiology; D012016:Reference Values; D012720:Severity of Illness Index
keywords: Dexterity; Hands; Osteoarthritis; Rehabilitation