An investigation of a method of simplified scoring for the Kaufman Hand Movements test as a measure of limb apraxia.
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.
Neiman
M R
MR
Department of Communication Sciences, University of Connecticut, Storrs 06268, USA.
Duffy
R J
RJ
Belanger
S A
SA
Coelho
C A
CA
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