Table 2 Demographic and clinical characteristics of the participants
Content validity (n = 10) | Structural validity and reliability (n = 76) | |
|---|---|---|
Age (years); mean (SD) | 58.7 (9.1) | 60.5 (10.8) |
Gender; males/females | 1 (10%) / 9 (90%) | 15 (20%) / 61 (80%) |
Reason chronic hand condition | ||
injury | - | 2 (3%) |
musculoskeletal disorder | 7 (70%) | 63 (83%) |
neuromuscular disorder | 3 (30%) | 3 (4%) |
neurological disorder | - | 8 (11%) |
Orthosis; unilateral/bilateral | 7 (70%) / 3 (30%) | 36 (47%) / 40 (53%) |
Type of orthosis* | ||
thumb orthosis | 7 (54%) | 40 (34%) |
wrist orthosis | 1 (8%) | 35 (30%) |
wrist-thumb orthosis | 5 (38%) | 41 (35%) |
Wearing days per week* | ||
6–7 days | 6 (46%) | 68 (59%) |
4–5 days | 2 (15%) | 21 (18%) |
2–3 days | 4 (31%) | 21 (18%) |
1 day | 1 (8%) | 6 (5%) |
Wearing time per day* | ||
24 h | 1 (8%) | 4 (3%) |
During daytime | 3 (23%) | 47 (41%) |
During strenuous activities | 8 (62%) | 56 (48%) |
Other (e.g. pain) | 1 (8%) | 9 (8%) |