Highlights
- •For children (age 6-18) the greatest proportion of their treatment priorities align with specific aspects of hand and arm use (ICF chapter d445).
- •Participation in sports and fitness, performing arts, and play are of greater priority that participation in self-care for the population.
- •The body functions priorities for the population include: pain, joint mobility and strength.
Abstract
Background
Patient reported outcome measures are used to evaluate hand therapy outcomes. Yet,
limited evidence is available regarding the outcomes children desire from hand therapy.
Purpose
To determine the desired treatment outcomes of children with acquired upper extremity
impairments.
Study design
Descriptive case series
Methods
Two raters independently applied International Classification of Function, Disability
and Health (ICF) linking rules to the Canadian Occupational Performance goals of 151
children, age 6-18, receiving occupational therapy for acquired upper extremity impairments.
Prevalence of the linked ICF codes was examined using frequency distributions. Kappa
and the proportion of positive agreement assessed inter-rater agreement of the linked
codes.
Results
Following consensus, two independent raters linked 894 meaningful concepts to the
study population's 501 goals derived from the Canadian Occupational Performance. Ninety-two
unique ICF codes were linked to these 894 meaningful concepts. Twenty-three ICF codes
account for 77.2% of the most frequently linked codes. For these top 23 codes, the
greatest proportion (51.4%) of ICF codes are in the d4 mobility chapter representing specific constructs of hand and arm use. The second largest proportion
(14.2%) of linked codes are in the d9 Community, society and civic life chapter aligning with participation in sports, music, performing arts and play. Within
the d5 self-care chapter, the study population's top priorities included hair care, fitness and drinking.
The primary concerns within the b body functions domain are reduced pain, improved joint mobility and strength.
Conclusion
The study population's top priorities align with specific dimensions of hand and arm
use and participation in sports and fitness, performing arts, and play. Further research
may elucidate alignment of these patient-desired outcomes and the item banks of commonly
used patient reported outcome measurement scales in this population.
Keywords
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Article info
Publication history
Published online: May 16, 2021
Accepted:
May 6,
2021
Received in revised form:
March 23,
2021
Received:
February 18,
2020
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