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Table 1 Characteristics of the included studies

From: Quality of patient- and proxy-reported outcomes for children with impairment of the upper extremity: a systematic review using the COSMIN methodology

PROM

References

n

Age Mean (SD, range) yr

Gender %  female

Disease

Country

Language

ABILHAND-Kids (Original version)

[41]

20

7.6 (2.4, 4–12)

25%

RD

The Netherlands

English

 

[40]

20

8.7 (2.9, 4–12)

50%

ULRD

The Netherlands

English

 

[42]

27

10 (4)

41%

Unilateral or bilateral CP

The Netherlands

English

 

[48]

16

13 (2.3, 9–17)

56%

Spastic, unilateral CP

Germany

German (translational process not documented)

 

[33]

113

10 (6–15)

41%

CP

Belgium

French

 

[23]

52

9.1 (1.9, 6–12)

 

Unilateral, spastic CP

USA, The Netherlands, Belgium

English

ABILHAND-Kids (Ukrainian version)

[27]

113

10.3 (2.9, 6–16)

40%

CP

Ukraine

Ukrainian

ABILHAND-Kids (Danish version)

[28]

150

10 (2.7, 6–15)

40.7%

CP

Denmark

Danish

ABILHAND-Kids (Turkish version)

[29]

109

9.3 (2.9, 6–15)

43%

CP

Turkey

Turkish

ABILHAND-Kids (Arabic version)

[30]

154

7.4 (2.9)

45.5%

CP

Saudi Arabia

Arabic

ABILHAND-Kids (Persian version)

[31]

50

7.9 (2.2, 6–15)

40%

CP

Iran

Persian

ChARM

[36]

148

10.1 (3.3, 4.7–16.9)

39%

CP

UK

English

CHEQ

[49]

34

12.1 (3.9)

47%

Unilateral CP

Sweden

Swedish (translational process not documented)

 

[37]

242

9.8 (3.4)

43%

Unilateral CP

Australia, UK, Israel, Italy, the Netherlands, Sweden

English, Hebrew, Italian, Dutch, Swedish (translational process not documented)

 

[34]

86

12 (3)

51%

Unilateral CP, OBPP, ULRD

Sweden

English

CHQ

[50]

18

11.6 (10–17)

72%

NBPP

USA

English

CHSQ (Original version)

[38]

123

7.17 (2.57)

28.5%

Various known disabilities (e.g., cerebral palsy, brachial plexus birth palsy)

Australia, Taiwan

English, Taiwan Chinese

CHSQ (Turkish version)

[32]

112

7.39 (2.51, 3–12)

39%

Hemiplegic CP

Turkey

Turkish

DHI

[43]

23

10.87 (2.8, 7–16)

39.2%

Unilateral CP

Turkey

English

HUH

[44]

260

NBPP group: median age 6.9 (3.0–10.5) UCP group: median age 6.4 (3.0–10.8)

NBPP: 52% UCP: 49%

NBPP or unilateral CP

The Netherlands

English

 

[35]

322

Unilateral CP group: 6.5 (2.2, 3.0–10.8) NBPP group: 6.8 (2.0, 3.0–10.4)

Unilateral CP: 52% NBPP: 50%

Unilateral CP, NBPP

The Netherlands

English

IMAL

[51]

66

1.14 (0.44)

52%

Hemiplegic/quadriplegic CP

USA

English

PEDI self-care domain

[52]

45

5.1 (3.6–6.8)

64%

OBPP

Canada

English

PODCI

[53]

23

5.6 (3.5–8.6)

61%

BPBP

USA

English

 

[54]

150

5 (2–10)

55%

BPBP

USA

English

 

[24]

23

6.3 (4.4–12.8)

70%

BPBP

USA

English

 

[50]

18

11.6 (10–17)

72%

NBPP

USA

English

 

[55]

109

- (-)

46%

Congenital upper limb differences

USA

English

PODCI (v2.0; Original version)

[25]

125

11 (2–18)

43.2%

Acute hand and wrist injuries

USA

English

PODCI (v2.0; Dutch version)

[26]

10

5.3 (2.4)

50%

NBPP

The Netherlands

Dutch

PROMIS – Upper Extremity item bank (short form, CAT)

[56]

32

11.4 (3.9)

41%

Congenital hand differences

USA

English

QuickDASH

[57]

149

- (8–18)

48%

Several types of upper extremity injuries

USA

English

Revised PMAL

[39]

61

4.5 (-)

39%

Spastic hemiplegic CP

Australia

English

  1. SD = standard deviation, yr = year, CP = cerebral palsy, ULDR = upper limb reduction deficiencies, RD = radius deficiencies, OBPP = obstetric brachial plexus palsy, NBPP = neonatal brachial plexus palsy, BPBP = brachial plexus birth palsy, ChARM = Children’s Arm Rehabilitation Measure, CHEQ = Children's Hand-use Experience Questionnaire, CHQ = Child Health Questionnaire, CHSQ = Children’s Hand-Skills ability Questionnaire, DHI = Duruöz Hand Index, HUH = Hand-Use-at-Home questionnaire, IMAL = Infant Motor Activity Log, PEDI = Pediatric Evaluation of Disability Inventory, PODCI = Pediatric Outcomes Data Collection Instrument, PROMIS = Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System, CAT = computer-adaptive test, DASH = Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder and Hand, PMAL = Pediatric Motor Activity Log