Adult Norms for the Box and Block Test of Manual Dexterity

American Journal of Occupational Therapy - Tập 39 Số 6 - Trang 386-391 - 1985
Virgil Mathiowetz1, Gloria Volland2, Nancy Kashman3, Karen C. Weber4
1Virgil Mathiowetz, MS, OTR, is Assistant Professor, Department of Occupational Therapy, College of St Catherine, St Paul, MN 55105. He was formerly Assistant Professor, Occupational Therapy Program, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI 53201
2Gloria Volland, OTR, is Director of Occupational Therapy, River Hills West Health Care Center, Pewaukee, WI 53072
3Nancy Kashman, OTR, is a staff occupational therapist, Milwaukee County Mental Health Complex, Milwaukee, WI 53266
4Karen Weber, OTR, is a staff occupational therapist, Sacred Heart Rehabilitation Hospital, Milwaukee, WI 53215

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The Box and Block Test, a test of manual dexterity, has been used by occupational therapists and others to evaluate physically handicapped individuals. Because the test lacked normative data for adults, the results of the test have been interpreted subjectively. The purpose of this study was to develop normative data for adults. Test subjects were 628 Normal adults (310 males and 318 females) from the seven-county Milwaukee area. Data on males and females 20 to 94 years old were divided into 12 age groups. Means, standard deviations, standard error, and low and high scores are reported for each five-year age group. These data will enable clinicians to objectively compare a patient’s score to a normal population parameter.

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American Journal of Occupational Therapy

Tập 39 Số 6

386-391

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