title: Design, Fabrication, and Administration of the Hand Active Sensation Test (HASTe).
abstract: The concept of personalizing neurologic rehabilitation, based on individual impairments, has experienced a recent surge. In parallel, the number of outcome measures of upper extremity motor performance has grown. However, clinicians and researchers lack practical, quantitative measures of the hand's natural role as a receptor of the environment. The Hand Active Sensation Test (HASTe), developed by Williams and colleagues in 2006, is a valid and reliable measure of haptic performance. Though not available commercially, the HASTe can be fabricated from inexpensive materials, and it has been used successfully to identify impairments in haptic touch in individuals with stroke. (Williams, 2006). This paper presents the methods of design and fabrication of the HASTe testing kit, as well as a visual screen to be used during administration, and instructions for the tests administration and scoring.
authors.affiliation: Division of Physical Therapy, The Ohio State University; borstad.2@osu.edu.
authors.forename: Alexandra
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Borstad
authors.affiliation: Division of Physical Therapy, The Ohio State University.
authors.forename: Alex
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Altenburger
authors.affiliation: Division of Physical Therapy, The Ohio State University.
authors.forename: Aaron
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hannigan
authors.affiliation: Division of Physical Therapy, The Ohio State University.
authors.forename: Joshua
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: LaPorte
authors.affiliation: Division of Physical Therapy, The Ohio State University.
authors.forename: Rachael
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Mott
authors.affiliation: School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, The Ohio State University.
authors.forename: Deborah S
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Nichols-Larsen
mesh_terms: D004185:Disability Evaluation; D056228:Feedback, Sensory; D006225:Hand / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006801:Humans; D012677:Sensation; D020521:Stroke / Q000175:diagnosis*; D000071939:Stroke Rehabilitation; D014110:Touch; D055698:Touch Perception / Q000502:physiology