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The Bead Maze Hand Function Test for Children.

Vivian L RoseAnaga AjoyCraig A JohnstonGloria R GogolaPranav J Parikh
Published in: The American journal of occupational therapy : official publication of the American Occupational Therapy Association (2024)
A familiar toy equipped with hidden sensors provides a sensitive tool to assess a child's typical hand function. Plain-Language Summary: We developed the Bead Maze Hand Function (BMHF) test to determine how well a child performs an activity with their hands. The BMHF test is a toy equipped with hidden sensors. Twenty-three typically developing children with no illnesses or conditions that affected their hand movement participated in the study. We asked the children to perform the BMHF test with both hands. Our study found that occupational therapists can reliably use the BMHF test to assess a child's hand function.
Keyphrases
  • young adults
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