Measuring dexterity in children using the Nine-hole Peg Test.
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.
Poole
Janet L
JL
Department of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131-0001, USA. jpoole@salud.unm.edu
Burtner
Patricia A
PA
Torres
Theresa A
TA
McMullen
Cheryl Kirk
CK
Markham
Amy
A
Marcum
Michelle Lee
ML
Anderson
Jennifer Bradley
JB
Qualls
Clifford
C
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