Hand function after an electrical accident: a case-control studyShow others and affiliations
2023 (English)In: Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, ISSN 1076-2752, E-ISSN 1536-5948, Vol. 65, no 3, p. 242-248Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]
OBJECTIVE: Electrical accidents cause both acute and long-term injuries. The care of acute injuries is somewhat standardized, but currently recommendations or assessment tools are not available for assessing the long-term effects of an accident on hand function.
METHODS: A case-control study of 24 healthy controls and 24 cases, 1-5 years after an electrical accident and with self-reported neurosensory symptoms, was performed using three hand-function tests: the Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder and Hand (DASH) questionnaire, the Purdue Pegboard test and the Shape and Identification (STI) test.
RESULTS: Compared to the control group, patients received statistically significantly lower scores for the DASH outcome measure and the Purdue Pegboard and for one finger on the STI test.
CONCLUSION: Hand function is affected after an electrical accident in individuals with self-reported neurosensory symptoms.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2023. Vol. 65, no 3, p. 242-248
Keywords [en]
Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder and Hand (DASH) questionnaire, electrical accident, hand function, long-term
National Category
Physiotherapy
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:oru:diva-101676DOI: 10.1097/JOM.0000000000002720ISI: 000943335100022PubMedID: 36198622Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85149961179OAI: oai:DiVA.org:oru-101676DiVA, id: diva2:1701552
Note
Funding agencies:
AFA Insurance group 190010
Swedish Government
Örebro county councils
ALF-agreement OLL-839111
Örebro County Research Committee OLL-881331
2022-10-062022-10-062023-04-11Bibliographically approved
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