Establishing normative data for the SHAP test in Slovenia
Normativni podatki za Southamptonski test za ocenjevanje roke (SHAP) v Sloveniji

english

2014

volume 13, issue 2

function   outcome measures   Rehabilitation   testing   Upper Extremity   upper limb   vocational rehabilitation

Univerzitetni rehabilitacijski inštitut RS – Soča
(Obvezni izvod spletne publikacije)

Background: To demonstrate the impact of an upper limb impairment and the effect of different rehabilitation procedures on a person's function, outcome measures with good psychometric properties specific for assessing upper limb function and activity and their normative data are needed. The aim of the present study was to determine the normative data for the Southampton Hand Assessment Procedure (SHAP test) for healthy Slovene population of different ages. Methods: One hundred eighty healthy Slovene volunteers 15 to 74 years old were tested with the SHAP test. Results: It was found that in healthy subjects, hand function decreases with age. Women of all ages have slightly higher hand function than men of the same age group on average. There was no significant difference between dominant and nondominant hand function. Conclusion: The established normative data for the Southampton Hand Assessment Procedure (SHAP test) in Slovenia are similar to those in the United Kingdom.

12.02.2015