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Table 3 Single-item questionnaire information

From: Methods for assessment of patient adherence to removable orthoses used after surgery or trauma to the appendicular skeleton: a systematic review

Study name

Assessor

Method of questionnaire administration

Validated tool?

Timing of assessment

Description of measure

Adherence score

Target behaviour

Response type

Swirtun 2005 [21]

Patient

‘Paper’ no other details provided

No

Weeks 8 & 12 post-injury

Daily usage of brace

Percentage of daily activities brace used (ordinal): 0–25%, 26–50%, 51–75%, 76–99%, 100%

Percentage in each group

Cuff 2012 [9]

Clinician

Unclear

No

Days 1, 2, 3 (home visit)

Clinic at 1, 3, 6 weeks

Wearing brace

Dichotomous: Yes/No

Non-compliant: 1+ non-compliant event recorded

Roh 2016 [12]

Patient

Unclear

No

Week 7 post-injury (at splint removal)

Splint removal

Ordinal: 3 = never removed (or only with extreme care), 2 = accidentally dislodged or loose but instantly replaced, 1 = not worn properly or removed several times

3: Compliant

2: Secondary compliant

1: Non-compliant