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Table 2 Standardized outcome assessment instruments used in the 60 studies included

From: Outcome measures in older persons with acquired joint contractures: a systematic review and content analysis using the ICF (International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health) as a reference

Outcome assessment instrumenta

No. (%)

Knee Society Score [19]

21 (35)

Hospital for Special Surgery Score [20]

8 (13)

3D Gait analysis [21]

5 (8)

Western Ontario McMaster University Osteoarthritis Index Scales [18]

4 (7)

Motor Assessment Scale [22]

4 (7)

Barthel Index [28]

3 (5)

The Action Research Arm Test [29]

2 (3)

Tardieu Scale [30]

2 (3)

Short Form Health Survey, SF-12 [31]

2 (3)

Modified Ashworth Scale [32]

2 (3)

Mayo Elbow Performance Index [33]

2 (3)

Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder and Hand [34]

2 (3)

  1. aOnly instruments that were used in at least two different studies are displayed
  2. Values are absolute numbers (percentages)