Clinical evaluation of upper limb function: Patient’s impairment, disability and health-related quality of life
- Authors
- 노영학
- Issue Date
- 2013
- Publisher
- 한국운동재활학회
- Keywords
- Upper limb; Outcome instrument; Impairment; Disability; Quality of life
- Citation
- Journal of exercise rehabilitation, v.9, no.4, pp.400 - 405
- Journal Title
- Journal of exercise rehabilitation
- Volume
- 9
- Number
- 4
- Start Page
- 400
- End Page
- 405
- URI
- https://scholarworks.bwise.kr/gachon/handle/2020.sw.gachon/15778
- DOI
- 10.12965/jer.130060
- ISSN
- 2288-176X
- Abstract
- Musculoskeletal disorders substantially impacts physical activity, mental state, and quality of life (QOL). Generally, comprehensive assessment of upper limb function requires measures of impairment or disability as well as health-related quality of life. A growing number of outcome instrument have been introduced to evaluate upper limb function and disability, and these measures can be categorized as patient- or clinicianbased, and as condition specific or general health-related QOL evaluations. The upper limb outcome instruments reviewed in this article assess different aspect of upper limb conditions, and the measures are affected by differences in cultural, psychological, and gender aspect of illness perception and behavior. Therefore, physician should select/interpret the outcome instruments addressing their primary purpose of research. Information about regional instruments for upper limb condition and health-related QOL in upper limb disorder may help us in decision-making for treatment priority or in interpretation of the treatment outcomes.
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