Purpose. To present a systematic literature review on the state of the art of the utilisation of
the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) since its release in …

Objective To evaluate to what extent instruments that intend to measure children's
participation actually do so, and to what extent their items can be classified according to the …

Background Shoulder pain is a common condition with prevalence estimates of 7–26% and
the associated disability is multi-faceted. For functional assessments in clinic and research …

Introduction. In 1976, the World Health Organization (WHO) estimated worldwide disability
prevalence at 10%%; recent evidence suggests the prevalence is even higher. Given the …

Purpose Chronic upper extremity disability (UED) is common after breast cancer treatment
but under-identified and under-treated. Although UED has been linked to quality of life …

Abstract Background The International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health
(ICF) model of the consequences of disease identifies three health outcomes, impairment …

Background The purpose of this study was to document the prevalence of shoulder
osteoarthritis (OA) in the elderly population in South Korea, to determine the risk factors for …

Abstract Background Although the Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder and Hand (DASH)
questionnaire is widely used in the UK, no British English version is available. The aim of …

Since 1996, patient-completed questionnaires designed to evaluate the hand and upper
limb and related domains have been published (table Ib). They are now widely used all over …

Abstract Study design Descriptive survey. Introduction This study specifically explored the
use of occupation-based assessments and intervention in the hand therapy setting, but also …