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Table 2 The norm values of SHAP-C tasks in unimpaired children

From: Preliminary study of the Southampton Hand Assessment Procedure for Children and its reliability

SHAP-C tasks

Total (n = 24)

Girls (n = 11)

Boys (n = 13)

  

Non-dominant hand (n = 11)

Dominant hand (n = 13)

  
 

Mean [SD] (seconds)

Mean [SD] (seconds)

Mean [SD] (seconds)

Difference in means [SE] (seconds)

P

Mean [SD] (seconds)

Mean [SD] (seconds)

Difference in means [SE] (seconds)

P

AO tasks

         

Light sphere

0.75 [0.18]

0.81 [0.21]

0.71 [0.15]

0.10 [0.07]

0.203

0.79 [0.11]

0.73 [0.22]

0.06 [0.07]

0.418

Light tripod

0.78 [0.15]

0.83 [0.14]

0.74 [0.15]

0.09 [0.06]

0.123

0.82 [0.13]

0.76 [0.16]

0.06 [0.06]

0.327

Light power

0.77 [0.21]

0.83 [0.21]

0.72 [0.21]

0.10 [0.09]

0.248

0.77 [0.14]

0.77 [0.26]

−0.003 [0.08]

0.976a

Light lateral

0.90 [0.16]

0.93 [0.17]

0.88 [0.16]

0.05 [0.07]

0.434

0.90 [0.13]

0.90 [0.19]

−0.01 [0.07]

0.910

Light tip

0.78 [0.13]

0.81 [0.12]

0.75 [0.13]

0.06 [0.05]

0.236

0.78 [0.12]

0.77 [0.13]

0.01 [0.05]

0.897

Light extension

0.87 [0.21]

1.00 [0.22]

0.77 [0.15]

0.23 [0.07]

0.006*

0.93 [0.21]

0.82 [0.21]

0.11 [0.09]

0.230

Heavy sphere

0.79 [0.15]

0.84 [0.19]

0.75 [0.11]

0.09 [0.06]

0.157

0.79 [0.12]

0.80 [0.18]

−0.002 [0.06]

0.970

Heavy tripod

0.84 [0.23]

0.88 [0.17]

0.81 [0.27]

0.08 [0.09]

0.435

0.89 [0.20]

0.80 [0.25]

0.09 [0.09]

0.370

Heavy power

0.83 [0.22]

0.90 [0.26]

0.77 [0.16]

0.13 [0.09]

0.155

0.84 [0.24]

0.82 [0.22]

0.02 [0.09]

0.856

Heavy lateral

1.21 [0.31]

1.37 [0.23]

1.07 [0.30]

0.31 [0.11]

0.012*

1.19 [0.27]

1.22 [0.35]

−0.02 [0.13]

0.869

Heavy tip

0.95 [0.17]

1.00 [0.17]

0.91 [0.15]

0.10 [0.07]

0.161

0.99 [0.21]

0.92 [0.12]

0.07 [0.07]

0.325a

Heavy extension

0.95 [0.28]

1.10 [0.32]

0.82 [0.16]

0.28 [0.11]

0.018a*

1.12 [0.29]

0.80 [0.17]

0.32 [0.10]

0.006a*

ADL tasks

         

Pick up coins

5.64 [1.03]

5.92 [1.15]

5.40 [0.89]

0.52 [0.42]

0.221

5.92 [1.07]

5.40 [0.97]

0.52 [0.42]

0.221

Undo buttons

19.13 [6.57]

16.51 [5.27]

21.35 [6.93]

−4.83 [2.55]

0.072

17.95 [7.67]

20.13 [5.60]

−2.18 [2.71]

0.430

Food cutting

5.74 [1.61]

6.28 [1.79]

5.29 [1.34]

0.99 [0.64]

0.137

6.87 [1.69]

4.78 [0.64]

2.09 [0.54]

0.002a*

Page turning

1.37 [0.55]

1.55 [0.56]

1.21 [0.52]

0.33 [0.22]

0.144

1.64 [0.49]

1.14 [0.52]

0.50 [0.21]

0.025*

Remove jar lid

2.19 [0.95]

2.44 [1.00]

1.98 [0.90]

0.45 [0.39]

0.253

2.43 [0.99]

1.98 [0.90]

0.45 [0.39]

0.261

Pour water from jug

5.12 [1.51]

5.84 [1.78]

4.52 [0.91]

1.31 [0.59]

0.044a*

5.52 [1.75]

4.79 [1.23]

0.73 [0.61]

0.243

Pour water from carton

9.09 [2.56]

9.73 [2.94]

8.55 [2.16]

1.18 [1.04]

0.271

8.84 [2.55]

9.31 [2.65]

−0.47 [1.07]

0.665

Move a full jar

0.96 [0.25]

1.02 [0.28]

0.91 [0.23]

0.11 [0.10]

0.296

1.03 [0.27]

0.90 [0.24]

0.13 [0.10]

0.225

Move an empty tin

0.84 [0.22]

0.89 [0.17]

0.79 [0.25]

0.11 [0.09]

0.239

0.89 [0.18]

0.79 [0.25]

0.10 [0.09]

0.285

Move a tray

3.15 [1.13]

3.63 [1.09]

2.74 [1.03]

0.89 [0.44]

0.053

3.22 [1.17]

3.09 [1.15]

0.13 [0.47]

0.794

Rotate a key 90°

0.76 [0.14]

0.77 [0.16]

0.76 [0.14]

0.01 [0.06]

0.810

0.73 [0.10]

0.79 [0.17]

−0.06 [0.06]

0.297

Open/close a zip

2.09 [0.70]

2.49 [0.69]

1.75 [0.52]

0.74 [0.25]

0.007*

1.95 [0.72]

2.22 [0.68]

−0.27 [0.29]

0.357

Rotate a screw 90°

7.04 [1.73]

7.31 [1.95]

6.81 [1.56]

0.50 [0.72]

0.494

7.51 [2.02]

6.64 [1.40]

0.87 [0.70]

0.227

Rotate a door handle

0.64 [0.12]

0.66 [0.14]

0.63 [0.12]

0.03 [0.05]

0.555

0.67 [0.11]

0.61 [0.13]

0.06 [0.05]

0.273

  1. Abbreviations and notations: SHAP-C–Southampton Hand Assessment Procedure for Children, AO–abstract objects, ADL–activities of daily living, SD–standard deviation, SE–standard error, P–significance value.
  2. aP-values for equal variances not assumed (homogeneity assumption of t-test analysis was violated).
  3. *Significance P < 0.05.
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