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Title: | Manual ability and manual dexterity in children with cerebral palsy | Authors: | Špela Golubović Sanela Slavković |
Keywords: | Cerebral palsy;gross manual dexterity;fine finger dexterity | Issue Date: | 1-Jan-2014 | Journal: | Hippokratia | Abstract: | © 2014, Hippokratia General Hospital of Thessaloniki. All rights reserved. Introduction: Manual ability and performance of dexterity tasks require both gross and fine hand motions and coordination. The aim of this study was to determine the level of manual dexterity (capacity) and investigate its relationship with manual ability (performance) in children with cerebral palsy. Method: This study was designed as a cross-sectional study of 30 children with cerebral palsy (aged 8-15 years). In order to assess gross manual dexterity the Box and Block Test was used. Manual ability was assessed according to Manual Ability Classification System (MACS). Results: A relationship between the level of manual ability impairment and performance on manual dexterity tasks was expressed. Participants at MACS level IV demonstrated slowest times and transferred the smallest number of blocks (p<0.01). This study also found that correlation between Gross Motor Function Classification Scale (GMFCS) and MACS is statistically significant (p<0.001). All hand skills were more impaired in the non-dominant hand compared to the dominant hand but there were no statistically significant difference (p=0.06). Conclusion: The results suggest that gross manual dexterity is a good predictor of manual abilities in children with cerebral palsy. These results provide better understanding of the relationship between manual dexterity and activity limitations and lend credibility to the use of these classification systems and assessments in order to optimize treatment planning and evaluate interventions and progress. | URI: | https://open.uns.ac.rs/handle/123456789/6823 | ISSN: | 11084189 |
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