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. 2011 Feb 14;11:99. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-11-99

Table 3.

The relation between the dimensional structures of the items of the sections IV(a) and V(b) of the LFA within the population of clients during the WIA legislation (rows) and the WAO legislation (columns).

Scale WAO: serial number of the scale(c) (number of items)
Scale WIA (number of items) 1(8) 2(5) 3(7) 4(6) 5(2) 6(6) 7(2)
1. Use of the legs (9) 8(d) 1
2. Grip of the hand (5) 5
3. Use of the arms (6) 6
4. Posture of the trunk/back (3) 3
5. Use of the hand and fingers (7) 1 6
6. Use of the neck (2) 2
7. Movement of the trunk/back (4) 2 2

(a) Section IV of the LFA: 27 items on dynamic movements.

(b) Section V of the LFA: 9 items on static postures.

(c) Scale WAO: serial number and title:

1. Use of the legs

2. Grip of the hand

3. Use of the arms

4. Bending or fixed posture of the trunk/back

5. Use of the neck

6. Use of the hand and fingers

7. Turning/reaching

(d) The numbers in the table denote the number of items that are allocated to a specific combination of a WIA scale and a WAO scale, for example 8 out of 9 items of the WIA scale 'Use of the legs' were placed in scale with the same name on the basis of the WAO analysis.