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Table 3 Single outcomes 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

Measurementa

No. (%)

Range of motion (knee)

34 (57)

X-ray (knee)

19 (32)

Pain score (knee)

10 (17)

Subjects were asked to first stand and then walk along a 10 m walkway

5 (8)

Range of motion (shoulder)

5 (8)

Pain score (shoulder)

5 (8)

Stability of joint function (stabilometry)

4 (7)

Pain score (upper limb)

4 (7)

Hand grip strength

3 (5)

Range of motion (hip)

3 (5)

Strength of the knee extensors

3 (5)

Chair rise test

2 (3)

Muscle power (shoulder)

2 (3)

Range of motion (ankle)

2 (3)

Range of motion (finger/wrist)

2 (3)

Range of motion (lower limb, matching task)

2 (3)

X-ray (elbow)

2 (3)

X-ray (hip)

2 (3)

X-ray (shoulder)

2 (3)

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