Table 2. Content validation for bedside upper limb functional evaluation tool.
| Items | E-1 | E-2 | E-3 | E-4 | E-5 | E-6 | Remarks | Included/Excluded |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.Salute | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | Included | |
| 2.Hold the nose | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | Included | |
| 3.Hand Waving | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | Included | |
| 4.Make a claw/hook | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Claw being a deformity is misfit as a component | Excluded |
| 5.Grip the examiner’s fingers | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | Included | |
| 6.Oppose and maintain the contact of thumb and little finger | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | Included | |
| 7.Point the index finger upwards with wrist in extension | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | Included | |
| 8.Clockwise and anticlockwise stirring action of wrist | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | Included | |
| 9.Snapping action of the fingers | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | Included | |
| 10.Hold the examiners finger using the thumb and index finger | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | Included | |
| 11.Gesture a scissoring action using the index and middle finger | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | Included | |
| 12.Interlacing of Fingers | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | A representation of abduction and adduction of fingers is covered in the “scissoring action” hence removed due to similarity | Excluded |
| 13.Gesture the number 3 using middle, ring, and little finger | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | Included | |
| 14.Finger tapping | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | Included |
Note: E = Expert.