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. 2023 Mar 8;2023:3682898. doi: 10.1155/2023/3682898

Table 1.

Example Home Exercise Program Tasks with Options to Grade.

Task Possible adjustments
Make easier Make harder
Description: touch iPad
1 repetition = touch screen 1 time (i.e. open app)
Touch larger icon. Turn on iPad.
Play game using left hand.
Type using left hand.
Touch smaller icon.

Description: wash dishes
1 repetition = scrub dish 1 time
Hold dish with left hand and scrub with right hand. Hold dish with right hand and scrub with left.
Wash lighter/smaller dishes. Wash larger/heavier dishes.
Scrub with large sponge. Scrub with small sponge or rag.

Description: thread needle
1 repetition = thread needle 1 time
Use larger thread and needle. Use regular sized thread/needle.
Hold needle with left hand and thread with right hand. Hold needle with right hand and thread with left hand.

Description: cut food
1 repetition = cut one slice
Cut softer foods (banana). Cut tougher foods (meat).
Use left hand to hold fork in food; cut with right hand. Cut with knife in left hand.