Evaluation of Dynamic Arm Supports in Real Life Environments.

Dynamic arm supports facilitate the performance of activities of daily living (ADL) in people with upper extremity limitations. For which ADL, and how devices are used in daily life differs between users, imposing a difficulty to the assessment of outcomes. Therefore this study reports on the instruments used in earlier studies. Several instruments in the domains of body functions and activities and participation were identified. Instruments used include patient reported outcome measures, questionnaires, interviews, and arm and hand function tests.