title: Establishing Australian Norms for the Jebsen Taylor Test of Hand Function in Typically Developing Children Aged Five to 10 Years: A Pilot Study.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The aim of this study was to present preliminary normative data for the Jebsen Taylor Test of Hand Function test (JTTHF) in Australian children. Normative data provide reference values for comparison of upper limb capacity when evaluating and planning treatment.
  
  
  METHODS
  The JTTHF administration procedures and materials were standardized. One hundred and two typically developing children aged 5 to 10 years in Brisbane, Australia, were then assessed using the JTTHF.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Five-year-old children were significantly different to all other groups (one year age bands), and 6-year-old children were significantly different from 9-year-old children in the dominant hand. Regression modeling showed improvements of 0.9 and 0.89 s in JTTHF total time for the dominant and nondominant hands, respectively, for every 12 months of maturation in 6- to 10-year-old children.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This paper presents preliminary JTTHF norms for Australian typically developing children 5 years, 6 to 7 years, 8 to 9 years, and 10 years of age.
authors.affiliation: a School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences , The University of Queensland , Brisbane , Australia.
authors.forename: Simon Bryan
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Beagley
authors.affiliation: a School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences , The University of Queensland , Brisbane , Australia.|b Queensland Cerebral Palsy and Rehabilitation Research Centre, School of Medicine , The University of Queensland , Brisbane , Australia.
authors.forename: Sarah Elizabeth
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Reedman
authors.affiliation: b Queensland Cerebral Palsy and Rehabilitation Research Centre, School of Medicine , The University of Queensland , Brisbane , Australia.
authors.forename: Leanne
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Sakzewski
authors.affiliation: b Queensland Cerebral Palsy and Rehabilitation Research Centre, School of Medicine , The University of Queensland , Brisbane , Australia.
authors.forename: Roslyn N
authors.initials: RN
authors.lastname: Boyd
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D002648:Child; D002657:Child Development / Q000502:physiology*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D015331:Cohort Studies; D003955:Diagnostic Tests, Routine; D005260:Female; D006225:Hand / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015999:Multivariate Analysis; D010810:Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine / Q000379:methods; D010865:Pilot Projects; D011793:Queensland; D012016:Reference Values; D012044:Regression Analysis; D012737:Sex Factors; D034941:Upper Extremity / Q000502:physiology
keywords: Jebsen Taylor Test of Hand Function; children; hand function; manual dexterity; normative data; validity