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Changes in hand function with age and normative unimpaired scores when measured with the Southampton Hand Assessment Procedure

Changes in hand function with age and normative unimpaired scores when measured with the Southampton Hand Assessment Procedure
Changes in hand function with age and normative unimpaired scores when measured with the Southampton Hand Assessment Procedure
Assessment of limitations in hand function due to impairment is commonplace in clinical practice and clinical research. When assessing impairment, it is useful to have an understanding of what comparative results an aged-match unimpaired participant population would generate and how the natural effects of an increase in age have on these results. Using the Southampton Hand Assessment Procedure (SHAP), this study assessed dominant hand function of 95 unimpaired participants between the ages of 18-75 years. The results extended available data from previous research and showed that the average SHAP score was 98 (± 3.3). The results indicate that there is a natural decline in hand function after the age of 65 years (p = <0.001), which concurs with previously published studies using other assessments.
hand function, shap, southampton hand assessment proceedure, assessment
1369-9571
79-83
Metcalf, Cheryl
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Woodward, Hannah
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Wright, Vicky
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Chappell, Paul H.
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Burridge, Jane H.
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Yule, Victoria
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Metcalf, Cheryl
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Woodward, Hannah
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Wright, Vicky
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Chappell, Paul H.
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Burridge, Jane H.
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Yule, Victoria
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Metcalf, Cheryl, Woodward, Hannah, Wright, Vicky, Chappell, Paul H., Burridge, Jane H. and Yule, Victoria (2008) Changes in hand function with age and normative unimpaired scores when measured with the Southampton Hand Assessment Procedure. British Journal of Hand Therapy, 13 (3), 79-83.

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Assessment of limitations in hand function due to impairment is commonplace in clinical practice and clinical research. When assessing impairment, it is useful to have an understanding of what comparative results an aged-match unimpaired participant population would generate and how the natural effects of an increase in age have on these results. Using the Southampton Hand Assessment Procedure (SHAP), this study assessed dominant hand function of 95 unimpaired participants between the ages of 18-75 years. The results extended available data from previous research and showed that the average SHAP score was 98 (± 3.3). The results indicate that there is a natural decline in hand function after the age of 65 years (p = <0.001), which concurs with previously published studies using other assessments.

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Published date: 21 September 2008
Keywords: hand function, shap, southampton hand assessment proceedure, assessment
Organisations: Advancing Clinical & Expert Practice

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Local EPrints ID: 63780
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/63780
ISSN: 1369-9571
PURE UUID: 338459b6-8402-4824-8250-a4b2e17cc830
ORCID for Cheryl Metcalf: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-7404-6066
ORCID for Jane H. Burridge: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0003-3497-6725

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Date deposited: 03 Nov 2008
Last modified: 16 Mar 2024 03:40

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Author: Cheryl Metcalf ORCID iD
Author: Hannah Woodward
Author: Vicky Wright
Author: Paul H. Chappell
Author: Victoria Yule

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