Article

OBJECTIVE: To perform a systematic review of the literature to assess the
clinimetric properties of instruments measuring limitations of activity. DATA SOURCES:
The Medline, Cochrane Library, Picarta, Occupational Therapy-seeker, and
CINAHL databases were searched for English or Dutch language articles published
between 2001 and 2006. Two reviewers independently reviewed the
identified publications for eligibility (based on the title and abstract),
methodologic criteria, and clinimetric properties. To evaluate the available
information of the clinimetric properties, the quality criteria for instrument
properties were used. All the clinimetric properties of the 23
instruments were described based on the publications that were included. In total, 103 publications were retrieved, 79 of which were eligible
for inclusion. Of these, 54 met the methodologic quality criteria. Twenty-three
instruments were reviewed, divided into (1) pegboard tests measuring fine hand
use only; (2) instruments measuring fine hand use only,
by picking up,
manipulating, and placing different objects; (3) instruments measuring single
tasks (and fine hand use) by scoring task performance; and (4) questionnaires.
The reliability, validity, and responsiveness of only 5 instruments were
adequately described in the literature; the description of the clinimetric
properties of the other instruments was inadequate. CONCLUSIONS: None of the
instruments had a positive rating for all the clinimetric properties.

Langue : ANGLAIS

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