by Cecilia Li Tsang Wai Ping. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1993. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves [175-185]). / ABSTRACT / AKNOWLEDGEMENTS / Chapter CHAPTER ONE --- INTRODUCTION / Chapter 1.1 --- INTRODUCTION --- p.1 / Chapter 1.2 --- AIMS OF STUDY --- p.3 / Chapter CHAPTER TWO --- RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS / Chapter 2.1 --- DEFINITION --- p.4 / Chapter 2.2 --- PREVALENCE --- p.4 / Chapter 2.3 --- AETIOLOGY --- p.4 / Chapter 2.4 --- PATHOLOGY --- p.5 / Chapter 2.5 --- CLINICAL FEATURES OF RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS IN HAND --- p.5 / Chapter 2.6 --- CRITERIA FOR DIAGNOSIS OF RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS --- p.7 / Chapter CHAPTER THREE --- HAND DEFORMITIES IN RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS / Chapter 3.1 --- THE HAND --- p.9 / Chapter 3.2 --- THE RHEUMATOID HAND --- p.13 / Chapter 3.4 --- CAUSES OF FLEXION CONTRACTURE AT THE PROXIMAL INTERPHALANEAL JOINT --- p.16 / Chapter CHAPTER FOUR --- SPLINTING FOR THE RHEUMATOID HAND / Chapter 4.1 --- SPLINTING IN RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS --- p.19 / Chapter 4.2 --- SPLINTING FLEXION CONTRACTURES AT THE PROXIMAL INTERPHALANGEAL (PIP) JOINTS --- p.24 / Chapter 4.3 --- THE MECHANICAL ANALYSIS OF SPLINT DESIGN --- p.32 / Chapter CHAPTER FIVE --- HAND ASSESSMENT IN RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS / Chapter 5.1 --- INTRODUCTION --- p.41 / Chapter 5.2 --- A REVIEW OF THE STANDARDISED HAND FUNCTION ASSESSMENT --- p.42 / Chapter 5.3 --- MEASUREMENT OF GRIP STRENGTHS --- p.48 / Chapter 5.4 --- MEASUREMENT OF ACTIVE RANGE OF MOTION OF FINGER JOINTS --- p.52 / Chapter CHAPTER SIX --- DEVELOPMENT OF HAND EVALUATION SYSTEM in RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS / Chapter 6.1 --- INTRODUCTION --- p.56 / Chapter 6.2 --- AIMS OF STUDY --- p.56 / Chapter 6.3 --- DEVELOPMENT OF THE HAND EVALUATION SYSTEM --- p.57 / Chapter 6.4 --- A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF HAND GRIP ASSESSMENT TOOLS: THE JAMAR DYNAMOMETER AND THE REC PROTOTYPE GRIP ANALYSER --- p.58 / Chapter 6.5 --- A COMPARATIVE STUDY ON THE JEBSEN HAND FUNCTION TEST IN HONG KONG --- p.67 / Chapter 6.6 --- ASSESSMENT OF FUNCTIONAL RANGE OF MOTION --- p.77 / Chapter 6.7 --- CONCLUSION --- p.83 / Chapter CHAPTER SEVEN --- THE MAIN STUDY / Chapter 7.1 --- INTRODUCTION --- p.85 / Chapter 7.2 --- RESEARCH DESIGN --- p.85 / Chapter 7.3 --- DEFINITION OF VARIABLES --- p.86 / Chapter 7.4 --- SUBJECT SELECTION --- p.89 / Chapter 7.5 --- EXPERIMENTAL PROCEDURES --- p.89 / Chapter 7.6 --- PILOT STUDY --- p.91 / Chapter 7.7 --- STATISTICAL ANALYSIS OF DATA --- p.94 / Chapter CHAPTER EIGHT --- RESULTS / Chapter 8.1 --- RESULTS --- p.95 / Chapter 8.1.1 --- Age distribution --- p.96 / Chapter 8.1.2 --- Occupation --- p.98 / Chapter 8.1.3 --- Functional class --- p.98 / Chapter 8.1.4 --- Group characteristics --- p.99 / Chapter 8.1.5 --- Comparison of the effect of corrective splints on hand functions of clients --- p.100 / Chapter 8.1.6 --- Comparison of the effect of two types of corrective splintage on hand functions of clients --- p.103 / Chapter 8.2 --- SUMMARY --- p.113 / Chapter 8.2.1 --- Summary of findings --- p.113 / Chapter 8.2.2 --- Compliance and complication of the splint intervention programme --- p.114 / Chapter CHAPTER NINE --- DISCUSSION / Chapter 9.1 --- INTRODUCTION --- p.116 / Chapter 9.2 --- COMMENTS ON THE HAND EVALUATION PROTOCOL … --- p.117 / Chapter 9.3 --- DISCUSSIONS OF THE RESULTS OF THE PILOT STUDY --- p.121 / Chapter 9.4 --- DISCUSSION OF THE RESULTS OF THE MAIN STUDY --- p.125 / Chapter 9.5 --- IMPLICATION OF STUDY INTO OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY PRACTICE --- p.130 / Chapter 9.6 --- LIMITATION OF THE STUDY --- p.131 / Chapter 9.7 --- SUMMARY --- p.132 / Chapter CHAPTER TEN --- CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS / Chapter 10.1 --- CONCLUSION --- p.134 / Chapter 10.2 --- RECOMMENDATIONS --- p.138 / Chapter 10.3 --- SUGGESTIONS FOR FURTHER RESEARCH --- p.139 / APPENDICES / REFERENCES