Population based norms for the box and blocks test in healthy right-handed Taiwanese adultsAt a glance of commentary

Autor: Kuan-yi Li, Li-jung Lin, Ai-Tzu Chan, Chi-Hsuan Chen, Wei-ming Chang, Yu-ju Cho
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: Biomedical Journal, Vol 43, Iss 6, Pp 484-489 (2020)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2319-4170
DOI: 10.1016/j.bj.2019.10.004
Popis: Background: This study establishes norms for the Box and Block Test (BBT) in healthy Taiwanese adults between 15 and 75 years of age. Methods: 621 right-handed healthy adults (296 males and 325 females) completed the study. All participants performed the BBT following the standard protocol. An age by gender by testing hand analysis of variance (ANOVA) was performed to determine differences for the variables of interest. Results: On average, females performed better on the BBT than males by approximately 2 points (p
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