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Table 2 Distribution (%) of ratings in the ABILHAND Questionnaire (n = 75)

From: Perceived ability to perform daily hand activities after stroke and associated factors: a cross-sectional study

 

Items

Impossible

Difficult

Easy

NA

Level

1

Hammering a nail

19

28

31

23

C

2

Threading a needle

23

31

15

32

C

3

Peeling potatoes

13

35

51

1

C

4

Cutting one’s nails

19

42

39

0

C

5

Wrapping up gifts

16

35

23

27

C

6

Cutting meat

9

41

48

1

C

7

Filing one’s nails

8

33

31

28

C

8

Peeling onions

12

29

51

8

C

9

Shelling hazel nuts

0

9

20

71

C

10

Opening a screw-topped jar

5

23

71

1

C

11

Fastening the zipper of a jacket

3

37

60

0

B

12

Tearing open a pack of chips

15

41

40

4

C

13

Buttoning up a shirt

12

45

41

1

A

14

Sharpening a pencil

0

4

41

55

C

15

Taking the cap off a bottle

1

21

76

1

B

16

Spreading butter on a slice of bread

1

27

72

0

A

17

Fastening a snap (jacket, bag)

3

12

84

1

B

18

Buttoning up trousers

4

29

65

1

B

19

Opening mail

0

6

84

0

B

20

Pulling up the zipper of trousers

2

16

80

1

A

21

Squeezing tooth-paste on a toothbrush

0

8

92

0

A

22

Unwrapping a chocolate bar

1

32

63

4

A

23

Washing one’s hands

0

5

95

0

A

  1. Items ranked from 1 to 23: from more difficult to less difficult. NA not applicable. Level A: the item is breakable into unimanual sequences; level B: the item requires stabilization with the affected limb; level C: the item requires fine bimanual dexterity. Due to truncation the percentage values do not add up to 100 % for all items