Exam 1 Flashcards
What does a clinical assessment of the hand include?
A thorough history
Who are they, goals, what they enjoy. Injury-related info
Systematic examination of the upper extremity
Knowledge of the disease process
What do we need to address in evaluation
Occupational Profile: Includes client and their occupational history (prior and current level of function, context, supports and barriers History and mechanism of injury Past medical history Prior level of function Symptom interview Physical assessment Functional assessment (doing a task) Psychological/cognitive assessment
standardized test strengths
Quantitative Research
Follow-up tests are consistent
Enhances professional credibility
Specific directions increase reliability
standardized test weaknesses
Not adaptable
Standardized on a limited population
Reading directions (unnatural)
Sometimes referred to as the 50th percentile. In test scores merely denotes a place in the middle of the distribution of scores
Norm
assesses the degree of agreement between two or more raters in their appraisals
Inter-rater reliability
assesses the degree to which test scores are consistent from one test administration to the next. Measurements are gathered from a single rater who uses the same methods or instruments and the same testing conditions.[2] This includes intra-rater reliability.
Test-retest reliability
defines how accurately a test really measures what it claims to measure.
validity
The ability of the test to accurately measure the presence of a condition. How well the test identifies the individuals who actually have the condition. Also known as a true positive
sensitivity
The ability of the test to accurately identify the absence of a condition. How well a test identifies individuals that do not have the condition. Also known as a true negative
specificity
A test in which all the questions, format, instructions, scoring and reporting of scores are the same for all test takers.
standardized test
this device has been used extensively to aid in the selection of employees for jobs that require fine and gross motor dexterity and coordination. It measures gross movements of hands, fingers and arms, and fingertip dexterity as necessary in assembly tasks.
Purdue Peg Board
a series of tests of eye hand coordination and motor abilities. The test package is commonly used in the evaluation of occupational fitness, disability evaluation and in rehabilitation. Purpose: measures the speed of gross arm and hand movements during rapid eye-hand coordination tasks.
The Minnesota Rate of Manipulation Test or Minnesota Manual Dexterity Test
composed of seven subtests that represent various hand activities and is an occupation based assessment. Purpose: Assess ADLs, dexterity, grasp and release, manipulation and strength.
Jebsen Test of Hand Function
purpose of the 9 hole peg test
Grasp and release, manipulation.
Functional test to measure the patients performance in grasping medium sized objects/blocks. Purpose is grasp and release, manipulation
Box and Blocks
designed to give a reading of levels of finger speed and dexterity.
The O’Connor Finger /Tweezer Dexterity Test