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. 2025 Aug 20;57:42691. doi: 10.2340/jrm.v57.42691

Table II.

ABILHAND-Kids Young CP calibration

Item Difficulty (% of full scale) SE (% of full scale) Fit Hands involvementb Precision of 2 hands Stabilization of 1handc Strength of 2 handsc
Residual Chi-square Prob. χ2
(z) (χ2) (p-value)
01. Drawing a line with a ruler 64.0 2.4 -0.07 5.96 0.11 2B X X
02. Holding a fan of 4-5 playing cards with both hands 63.0 2.3 0.03 1.04 0.79 2C X XX
03. Zipping up a jacket or a coat (attaching both halves of the zipper)a 61.9 2.2 0.08 2.82 0.42 2B X X X
04. Opening a bag of chipsa 61.0 2.3 -0.31 3.53 0.32 2C X X
05. Opening a lunch or Tupperware boxa 53.8 2.2 0.30 0.53 0.91 2B X X
06. Turning a key in a door lock 53.1 2.2 0.71 5.76 0.12 1
07. Taking off a T-shirta 52.9 2.1 0.51 0.98 0.81 2A X
08. Unwrapping a chocolate bara 51.8 2.1 -0.36 2.76 0.43 2A X X
09. Towelling off after a bath or a shower 50.8 2.1 -0.77 3.78 0.29 2A X
10. Dealing playing cards one at a time 50.1 2.3 0.15 0.96 0.81 2A X
11. Brushing or combing one’s hair 47.6 2.1 -0.27 3.54 0.32 1/2A (X) (X)
12. Moving a zipper up and down 47.0 2.1 -0.07 0.83 0.84 2A X
13. Drinking from a bowl 43.2 2.1 -0.35 2.15 0.54 2A XX X
14. Turning the pages of a comic book (one at a time) 42.0 2.2 -1.07 2.07 0.56 2A X
15. Colouring in a drawing with a pencil (colouring outside the drawing outline is allowed) 41.1 2.2 1.55 3.39 0.34 2A X
16. Removing an unzipped jacket or coat 38.6 2.2 -0.28 7.48 0.06 2A (X)
17. Putting on a hata 31.1 2.5 -0.51 5.55 0.14 1/2A

Items are sorted by decreasing difficulty from top to bottom. Higher logit and % (of full scale) values indicate more difficult activities. SE: standard error; Prob. χ2: probability of the chi-square.

a

activities also included in ABILHAND-Kids (8).

b

The most frequently reported experts’ opinion is presented. 1 indicates unimanual activities; 2 indicates bimanual activities manageable in several unimanual steps (2A), requiring stabilization with 1 hand and digital activity with the other (2B), requiring digital activity from both hands (2C).

c

XX indicates a stabilization of both hands and (X) indicates that it depends on the contextual factors of the activities (e.g., “Removing an unzipped jacket or coat” may require more or less strength depending on the child’s age and the jacket or coat weight; “Brushing or combing one’s hair” may require more or less precision and strength depending on the hair length and hair entangling).