title: Measurement properties of the MacHANd performance assessment: a pilot study.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  There is a need for a standardized, performance-based hand function assessment with strong psychometric properties to evaluate persons following a traumatic hand injury.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To conduct a preliminary investigation of the reliability and validity of the MacHANd performance assessment (MPA), a new standardized hand function test.
  
  
  METHODS
  Forty-one people receiving treatment for hand injuries were evaluated using the MPA, Patient-rated Wrist and Hand Evaluation, and Jebsen-Taylor Hand Function Test.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The MPA demonstrated adequate inter-rater reliability and excellent test-retest reliability, and it confirmed three validation hypotheses.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This pilot study suggests that the MPA has good psychometric properties when used with individuals following a hand injury; however more research is needed.
authors.affiliation: Hamilton Health Sciences Hand Therapy Clinic, 237 Barton St. East, Hamilton, Ontario L8L 2X2. packhamt@hhsc.ca
authors.forename: Tara L
authors.initials: TL
authors.lastname: Packham
authors.forename: Elizabeth C M
authors.initials: EC
authors.lastname: Landman
authors.forename: Annemarie
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Muhic
authors.forename: Andrea J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Hebert
authors.forename: Pamela D
authors.initials: PD
authors.lastname: Ball
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D006230:Hand Injuries / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015588:Observer Variation; D009788:Occupational Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D010865:Pilot Projects; D011594:Psychometrics / Q000379:methods*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D055815:Young Adult