Upper extremity function in XXXX subjects: relationships between the international classification of functioning, disability, and health domains.

@entity64 @entity425 @entity3140 @entity51 @entity24276 @entity158
@entity3140 ( @entity3140 ) impairments are the most common disabling deficits after @entity64 and have complex relationships with activity and participation domains. However, relatively few studies have applied the ICF model to identify the contributions of specific @entity3140 , such as @entity425 , @entity158 , and sensory loss, as predictors of activity and participation. The purposes of this predictive study were to evaluate the relationships between @entity3140 variables related to body functions/structures, activity, and participation domains and to determine which would best explain activity and participation with 55 subjects with @entity64 . Body functions/structures were assessed by measures of grip, pinch, and @entity3140 strength, finger tactile sensations, shoulder @entity158 , and cognition (MMSE); activity domain by measures of observed performance (BBT, @entity24276 , and TEMPA); and participation by measures of quality of life (SSQOL). Upper-limb and grip strength were related to all activity measures (0.52 <r < 0.82, p < .0001). Shoulder @entity158 (r = -.39,p < .001) was the variable which was mostly related to participation. Grip strength alone accounted for 62%, 54%, and 36% of the variance in the activity measures (respectively TEMPA, BBT and @entity24276 ). Shoulder @entity158 accounted for 30% of the participation measure. @entity51 and shoulder @entity158 of the paretic @entity3140 demonstrated to be important targets for clinical interventions to improve activity and participation with @entity64 subjects. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: 2c.
