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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).

From: The dimensional structure of the functional abilities in cases of long-term sickness absence

 

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

  1. (a) Section IV of the LFA: 27 items on dynamic movements.
  2. (b) Section V of the LFA: 9 items on static postures.
  3. (c) Scale WAO: serial number and title:
  4. 1. Use of the legs
  5. 2. Grip of the hand
  6. 3. Use of the arms
  7. 4. Bending or fixed posture of the trunk/back
  8. 5. Use of the neck
  9. 6. Use of the hand and fingers
  10. 7. Turning/reaching
  11. (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.