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The Upper Extremity Functional Scale for Prosthesis Users (UEFS-P): subscales for one and two-handed tasks.

Linda ResnikMatthew BorgiaAllen Walter HeinemannPhillip StevensMelissa A ClarkPengsheng Ni
Published in: Disability and rehabilitation (2022)
The Upper Extremity Functional Scale for Prosthesis Users (UEFS-P) measure of upper limb function of prosthesis users has promising psychometric properties.Implications for rehabilitationMeasurement of upper limb function in persons with amputation is challenging, given currently available measures which do not explicitly grade activity performance with a prosthesis.The Upper Extremity Functional Scale for Prosthesis Users (UEFS-P) builds upon the original Orthotics and Prosthetics User Survey (OPUS) UEFS Scale with modified instructions, a revised item set, response categories and scoring algorithm.The UEFS-P consists of two unidimensional scales, the One-handed Tasks scale and the Two-handed Tasks scale.The UEFS-P scales have clear advantages over existing self-report measures of upper limb function that ask about difficulty with performing functional activities without accounting for prosthesis use, and do not differentiate persons who use and do not use a prosthesis.
Keyphrases
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  • psychometric properties
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