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ArticleJournal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation2023

The BE-UJI hand function activity set: a reduced set of activities for the evaluation of the healthy and pathological hand.

Néstor J Jarque-Bou, Verónica Gracia-Ibáñez, Margarita Vergara, Joaquín L Sancho-Bru

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Néstor J Jarque-BouBiomechanics and Ergonomics Group, Department of Mechanical Engineering and Construction, Universitat Jaume I, Avinguda Vicent Sos Baynat, s/n., 12071, Castellón, Spain. jarque@uji.es.
Verónica Gracia-IbáñezBiomechanics and Ergonomics Group, Department of Mechanical Engineering and Construction, Universitat Jaume I, Avinguda Vicent Sos Baynat, s/n., 12071, Castellón, Spain.
Margarita VergaraBiomechanics and Ergonomics Group, Department of Mechanical Engineering and Construction, Universitat Jaume I, Avinguda Vicent Sos Baynat, s/n., 12071, Castellón, Spain.
Joaquín L Sancho-BruBiomechanics and Ergonomics Group, Department of Mechanical Engineering and Construction, Universitat Jaume I, Avinguda Vicent Sos Baynat, s/n., 12071, Castellón, Spain.

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backgroundHand kinematics during hand function tests based on the performance of activities of daily living (ADLs) can provide objective data to determine patients' functional loss. However, they are rarely used during clinical assessments because of their long duration. Starting with the 20 Sollerman Hand Function Test (SHFT) tasks, we propose identifying a reduced set of ADLs that provides similar kinematic information to the original full set in terms of synergies, ranges of motion and velocities.

methodsWe followed an iterative method with the kinematics of 16 hand joints while performing the 20 ADLs of the SHFT. For each subject, ADLs were ordered according to their influence on the synergies obtained by means of a principal component analysis, the minimum number of ADLs that represented the original kinematic synergies (maximum angle of 30° between synergies), and the maintained ranges of joint movements (85% of the original ones) were selected for each subject. The set of the most frequently selected ADLs was verified to be representative of the SHFT ADLs in terms of motion strategies, ranges of motion and joint velocities when considering healthy subjects and Hand Osteoarthritis patients.

resultsA set of 10 tasks, the BE-UJI activity set, was identified by ensuring a certain (minimum) similarity in synergy (maximum mean angle between synergies of 25.5°), functional joint ranges (maximum differences of 10°) and joint velocities (maximum differences of 15°/s). The obtained tasks were: pick up coins from purses, lift wooden cubes, pick up nuts and turn them, write with a pen, cut with a knife, lift a telephone, unscrew jar lids and pour water from a cup, a jar and a Pure-Pak. These activities guarantee using the seven commonest handgrips in ADLs.

conclusionThe BE-UJI activity set for the hand function assessment can be used to obtain quantitative data in clinics as an alternative to the SHFT. It reduces the test time and allows clinicians to obtain objective kinematic data of the motor strategies, ranges of motion and joint velocities used by patients.

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Activities of Daily LivingHandHealthy VolunteersHumansMotionUpper ExtremityActivities of daily livingHand functionHand osteoarthritisHand synergiesKinematicsPrincipal component analysisRehabilitationSollerman Hand Function Test

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