ABILHAND (ABILHAND)

• Published in 1998
• ABILHAND has been validated in rheumatoid arthritis patients (Penta et al. 1998 and Durez et al. 2007 ; ABILHAND-RA), in chronic stroke patients (Penta et al. 2001 ; ABILHAND-Stroke), in systemic sclerosis patients (Vanthuyne et al. 2009 ; ABILHAND-SS), in patients with neuromuscular disorders (Vandervelde et al. 2010 ; ABILHAND-neuromuscular disorders), and in patients with hand surgery (El Khoury et al. 2020 ; ABILHAND-hand surgery).
• A kids version has also been developed in 2004 by the same team (ABILHAND-KIDS)

ABILHAND-Rheumatoid arthritis

Penta, M., Thonnard, J-L., Tesio, L. (1998). “ABILHAND: A Rasch-Built Measure of Manual Ability.” Arch Phys Med Rehabil, 79:1038-1042. (Full Text Article)

Durez, P., Fraselle, V., Houssiau, F., Thonnard, J-L., Nielens, H., Penta, M. (2007). “Validation of the ABILHAND questionnaire as a measure of manual ability in patients with rheumatoid arthritis.” Ann Rheum Dis, 66:1098-1105. (Full Text Article)

Batcho, C.S., Durez, P., & Thonnard, J-L. (2011). “Responsiveness of the abilhand questionnaire in measuring changes in rheumatoid arthritis patients.” Arthritis Care Res, 63:135-141. ((Full Text Article)

ABILHAND-Chronic Stroke

Arnould, C., Zancan, A., Thonnard, J-L. (2001). “The ABILHAND Questionnaire as a Measure of Manual Ability in Chronic Stroke Patients: Rasch-Based Validation and Relationship to Upper Limb Impairment.” Stroke, 32:1627-1634. (Full Text Article)

Simone, A., Rota, V., Tesio, L., & Perucca, L. (2011). “Generic ABILHAND questionnaire can measure manual ability across a variety of motor impairments.” Int J Rehabil Res, 34:131-140. (PubMed Abstract)

ABILHAND-Systemic Sclerosis

Vanthuyne, M., Smith, V., Arat, S., Westhovens, R., De Keyser, F., Houssiau, F., Thonnard, JL., Vandervelde,L.(2009) “Validation of a manual ability questionnaire in patients with systemic sclerosis.” Arthritis Rheum, 61:695-703. (Full Text Article)

ABILHAND-Neuromuscular disorders

Vandervelde, L., Van den Bergh, P., Penta M., Thonnard J-L. (2010). “Validation of the ABILHAND questionnaire to measure manual ability in children and adults with neuromuscular disorders.” J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatr, 81:506-512. (PubMed Abstract)

ABILHAND-Hand surgery

El Khoury G, Barbier O, Libouton X, Thonnard J-L, Lefèvre P, Penta M (2020). "Manual ability in hand surgery patients: validation of the ABILHAND scale in four diagnostic groups". medRxiv,07.02.20144147 (Full Text Article)