Table 4.
Description of Instruments Used in the Included Trials
| Study | UL motor capacity | UL ability | Comprehensive function | Self-report measures |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atteya (2004)31 | FMA | ARAT WMFT |
— | MAL |
| Boake et al. (2007)32 | FMA TMS |
Grooved Pegboard test | — | MAL |
| Dromerick et al. (2009)33 | NIHSS MRI |
ARAT FIM-UE |
— | SIS |
| Dromerick et al. (2000)34 | — | ARAT | FIM Barthel |
— |
| Hayner et al. (2010)35 | — | WMFT | — | COPM |
| Lin et al. (2007)36 | Kinematics of a unilateral reaching task | — | FIM | MAL |
| Lin et al. (2008)37 | FMA | NEADL | FIM | MAL |
| Lin et al. (2009a)38 | FMA | NEADL | FIM | MAL SIS |
| Lin et al. (2009b)39 | FMA | — | FIM | MAL SIS |
| Lin et al. (2010)40 | FMA fMRI |
— | — | MAL |
| Myint et al. (2008)41 | Functional test | ARAT 9-Hole Peg test |
Modified Barthel | MAL |
| Page et al. (2001)42 | FMA | WMFT ARAT |
— | MAL |
| Page et al. (2002)43 | FMA | ARAT | — | MAL |
| Page et al. (2004)44 | FMA | ARAT | — | MAL |
| Page et al. (2005)45 | FMA | ARAT | — | MAL |
| Page et al. (2008)46 | FMA | ARAT | — | MAL |
| Suputtitada et al. (2004)47 | Pinch/grip strength | ARAT | — | — |
| Wang et al. (2011)48 | — | WMFT | — | — |
| Wu et al. (2007a)49 | FMA | — | FIM | MAL SIS Patient perception VAS |
| Wu et al. (2007b)50 | Kinematics of uni- and bilateral reaching tasks | — | FIM | MAL |
| Wu et al. (2007c)51 | FMA Kinematics of a unilateral reaching task |
— | — | MAL |
| Wu et al. (2011)52 | Kinematics of uni- and bilateral reaching tasks | WMFT | MAL |
UL=upper limb; FMA=upper extremity section of the Fugl–Meyer Assessment of Motor Function; ARAT=Action Research Arm Test; WMFT=Wolf Motor Function Test; MAL=Motor Activity Log; TMS=transcranial magnetic stimulation; NIHSS=National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale; FIM-UE=upper extremity sub-scale of the Functional Independence Measure; SIS=Stroke Impact Scale; MRI=magnetic resonance imaging; FIM=Functional Independence Measure; COPM=Canadian Occupational Performance Measure; NEADL=New England Activities of Daily Living Scale; VAS=visual analogue scale.