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ArticleAnnals of rehabilitation medicine2025

Contribution of Perceived Upper Limb Function to the Participation and Activity Levels Among Community-Dwelling People With Chronic Stroke.

Nga Huen Chan, Shamay S M Ng

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Article in Annals of rehabilitation medicine, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT07561944 (Design and Implementation of a 3D-Printed Mobile Phone Holder Selection and Fitting Process for Individuals With Upper Limb Functional Impairments), which is not on this map. Cited by 2 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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Design and Implementation of a 3D-Printed Mobile Phone Holder Selection and Fitting Process for Individuals With Upper Limb Functional Impairments

Typeobservational_patient_registrySponsorTaipei Medical University Shuang Ho HospitalRan2026 to 2026Enrolled30ConditionsUpper Limb Dysfunction, Hand Function Impairment, Musculoskeletal Disorders Affecting Hand Function, Difficulty Operating Smartphones Due to Upper Limb Impairment
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Nga Huen ChanDepartment of Rehabilitation Sciences, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Hong Kong SAR, China.
Shamay S M NgDepartment of Rehabilitation Sciences, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Hong Kong SAR, China.

Funding

Research Centre for Chinese Medicine Innovation of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University P0041139
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Abstract

Objective: To examine the contribution of perceived upper limb function to participation and activity among community-dwelling people with chronic stroke. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted with eighty-one people with stroke aged ≥50 years. The outcome measures included the Oxford Participation and Activities Questionnaire (Ox-PAQ), Arm Activity Measure (ArmA), Wolf Motor Function Test (WMFT), Timed Up and Go Test (TUG), and Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS). Results: Correlation analyses revealed that perceived upper limb function, as measured using the ArmA, had the strongest and most significant correlations with the levels of participation and activity, as measured using the Ox-PAQ, among all of the tested variables (rs=0.35-0.59, p<0.01). Multiple linear regression analyses also showed that perceived upper limb function significantly associated the levels of participation and activity, accounting for 2.0% to 9.0% of the variance in the Ox-PAQ scores. The final model, which included TUG time, the GDS score, the WMFT score, and the ArmA score, could explain 54% and 28% of the variance in the routine activities and social engagement subscales of the Ox-PAQ, respectively. The model including the GDS score, the WMFT score, and the ArmA score explains 32% of the variance in the emotional well-being subscale of the Ox-PAQ. Conclusion: Perceived upper limb function is a crucial determinant of participation and activity among community-dwelling people with chronic stroke. It could thus be a target component of stroke rehabilitation interventions to facilitate participation and activity after stroke.

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Activities of daily livingRehabilitationSocial participationStrokeUpper extremity

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