Department of Physical Therapy for Surgery, Faculty of Physical Therapy, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt; Department of Rehabilitation Health Sciences, College of Applied Medical Sciences, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Department of Rehabilitation Health Sciences, College of Applied Medical Sciences, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
J Hand Ther. 2018 Jan-Mar;31(1):93-101. doi: 10.1016/j.jht.2017.02.004. Epub 2017 Mar 23.
Cross-sectional and clinical measurement.
Assessment of hand function considers an essential part in clinical practice.
To develop normative values of hand grip strength and dexterity function for 6-12-year-old children in Saudi Arabia.
Grip strength and dexterity function was measured in 525 children using Grip Track hand dynamometer (JTECH Medical, Midvale, UT, USA) and 9-hole pegboard test respectively.
The grip strength and dexterity function was improved as age progressed regardless of gender. Across all age groups, the hand grip strength of boys was significantly higher than girls for dominant hand (31.75 ± 10.33 vs 28.24 ± 9.35; P < .001) and nondominant hand (31.01 ± 10.27 vs 27.27 ± 9.30; P < .001). The girls performed slightly faster than boys for dominant hand (19.70 vs 20.68; P < .05) and nondominant hand (21.79 vs 23.46; P < .05). In general, girls completed a 9-HPT faster than boys in the 2 of 7 age groups: 11 years (9-HPT scores = 2.10 seconds; P < .01) and 12 years (9-HPT scores = 1.93 seconds; P < .01).
The overall patterns of hand grip strength and dexterity function observed in the present study are similar to the previous studies that established acceleration of grip strength with advanced age, and faster performance scores in older children than younger children in both genders.
Norms of hand grip strength and dexterity enable therapists to identify some developmental characteristics of hand function among Saudi children, determine the presence of impairment, and compare scores from children in different clinical settings.
Not applicable.
横断面和临床测量。
手部功能评估是临床实践中的重要组成部分。
为沙特阿拉伯 6-12 岁儿童制定手部握力和灵巧度功能的正常值。
使用 Grip Track 握力计（美国 JTECH Medical，Midvale，UT）和 9 孔插板测试分别测量 525 名儿童的握力和灵巧度功能。
无论性别如何，随着年龄的增长，握力和灵巧度功能都有所提高。在所有年龄组中，男孩的优势手（31.75 ± 10.33 对 28.24 ± 9.35；P <.001）和非优势手（31.01 ± 10.27 对 27.27 ± 9.30；P <.001）的握力均显著高于女孩。对于优势手（19.70 对 20.68；P <.05）和非优势手（21.79 对 23.46；P <.05），女孩的速度略快于男孩。总体而言，在 2 个 7 岁年龄组中，女孩完成 9-HPT 的速度比男孩快：11 岁（9-HPT 评分= 2.10 秒；P <.01）和 12 岁（9-HPT 评分= 1.93 秒；P <.01）。
本研究中观察到的手部握力和灵巧度功能的总体模式与之前的研究相似，这些研究表明，随着年龄的增长，握力加速，在两性中，年龄较大的儿童的表现得分均快于年龄较小的儿童。
手部握力和灵巧度的正常值可使治疗师识别沙特儿童手部功能的一些发育特征，确定是否存在损伤，并比较不同临床环境中儿童的分数。
不适用。
