title: An investigation of a method of simplified scoring for the Kaufman Hand Movements test as a measure of limb apraxia.
abstract: A simplified, 3-category method for scoring the Kaufman Hand Movements test was devised to replace a previously used, more complex 21-category scoring method. The concurrent validity and diagnostic sensitivity of the rescored test as a measure of limb apraxia were investigated in a reanalysis of the test protocols of 23 aphasic adults. Using the Limb Apraxia Test as the criterion measure, a Pearson r of .71 and predictive validity of 100% were obtained. These results encourage further investigation of the Kaufman Hand Movements test as an efficient measure of limb apraxia.
authors.affiliation: Department of Communication Sciences, University of Connecticut, Storrs 06268, USA.
authors.forename: M R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Neiman
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Duffy
authors.forename: S A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Belanger
authors.forename: C A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Coelho
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001037:Aphasia / Q000175:diagnosis; D001072:Apraxias / Q000175:diagnosis*; D004292:Dominance, Cerebral; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007100:Imitative Behavior; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009048:Motor Skills; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D015588:Observer Variation; D009949:Orientation; D011594:Psychometrics