title: Measuring dexterity in children using the Nine-hole Peg Test.
abstract: The purpose of this study was to measure dexterity in children aged 4-19 years using the Nine-hole Peg Test. Four hundred and six children were tested with their dominant hand and then their nondominant hand. A commercial version of the Nine-hole Peg Test was used. An analysis of variance showed a main effect for age, gender, and hand dominance. Speed of dexterity improved with age. In all age groups, females performed faster than males. Participants performed faster with the dominant hand than the nondominant hand. The normative data collected provide information for comparing scores to children with different diagnostic categories to screen for fine motor difficulties.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131-0001, USA. jpoole@salud.unm.edu
authors.forename: Janet L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Poole
authors.forename: Patricia A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Burtner
authors.forename: Theresa A
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Torres
authors.forename: Cheryl Kirk
authors.initials: CK
authors.lastname: McMullen
authors.forename: Amy
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Markham
authors.forename: Michelle Lee
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Marcum
authors.forename: Jennifer Bradley
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Anderson
authors.forename: Clifford
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Qualls
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D007839:Functional Laterality / Q000502:physiology*; D006225:Hand / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009048:Motor Skills / Q000502:physiology*; D012737:Sex Factors