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. 2014 Jun 10;15:199. doi: 10.1186/1471-2474-15-199

Table 2.

The norm values of SHAP-C tasks in unimpaired children

SHAP-C tasks
 Total (n = 24)
 Girls (n = 11)
 Boys (n = 13)
  
  
 Non-dominant hand (n = 11)
 Dominant hand (n = 13)
  
  
  Mean [SD] (seconds) Mean [SD] (seconds) Mean [SD] (seconds) Difference in means [SE] (seconds) P Mean [SD] (seconds) Mean [SD] (seconds) Difference in means [SE] (seconds) P
AO tasks
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
Light sphere
 0.75 [0.18]
 0.81 [0.21]
 0.71 [0.15]
 0.10 [0.07]
 0.203
 0.79 [0.11]
 0.73 [0.22]
 0.06 [0.07]
 0.418
Light tripod
 0.78 [0.15]
 0.83 [0.14]
 0.74 [0.15]
 0.09 [0.06]
 0.123
 0.82 [0.13]
 0.76 [0.16]
 0.06 [0.06]
 0.327
Light power
 0.77 [0.21]
 0.83 [0.21]
 0.72 [0.21]
 0.10 [0.09]
 0.248
 0.77 [0.14]
 0.77 [0.26]
 −0.003 [0.08]
 0.976a
Light lateral
 0.90 [0.16]
 0.93 [0.17]
 0.88 [0.16]
 0.05 [0.07]
 0.434
 0.90 [0.13]
 0.90 [0.19]
 −0.01 [0.07]
 0.910
Light tip
 0.78 [0.13]
 0.81 [0.12]
 0.75 [0.13]
 0.06 [0.05]
 0.236
 0.78 [0.12]
 0.77 [0.13]
 0.01 [0.05]
 0.897
Light extension
 0.87 [0.21]
 1.00 [0.22]
 0.77 [0.15]
 0.23 [0.07]
 0.006*
 0.93 [0.21]
 0.82 [0.21]
 0.11 [0.09]
 0.230
Heavy sphere
 0.79 [0.15]
 0.84 [0.19]
 0.75 [0.11]
 0.09 [0.06]
 0.157
 0.79 [0.12]
 0.80 [0.18]
 −0.002 [0.06]
 0.970
Heavy tripod
 0.84 [0.23]
 0.88 [0.17]
 0.81 [0.27]
 0.08 [0.09]
 0.435
 0.89 [0.20]
 0.80 [0.25]
 0.09 [0.09]
 0.370
Heavy power
 0.83 [0.22]
 0.90 [0.26]
 0.77 [0.16]
 0.13 [0.09]
 0.155
 0.84 [0.24]
 0.82 [0.22]
 0.02 [0.09]
 0.856
Heavy lateral
 1.21 [0.31]
 1.37 [0.23]
 1.07 [0.30]
 0.31 [0.11]
 0.012*
 1.19 [0.27]
 1.22 [0.35]
 −0.02 [0.13]
 0.869
Heavy tip
 0.95 [0.17]
 1.00 [0.17]
 0.91 [0.15]
 0.10 [0.07]
 0.161
 0.99 [0.21]
 0.92 [0.12]
 0.07 [0.07]
 0.325a
Heavy extension
 0.95 [0.28]
 1.10 [0.32]
 0.82 [0.16]
 0.28 [0.11]
 0.018a*
 1.12 [0.29]
 0.80 [0.17]
 0.32 [0.10]
 0.006a*
ADL tasks
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
Pick up coins
 5.64 [1.03]
 5.92 [1.15]
 5.40 [0.89]
 0.52 [0.42]
 0.221
 5.92 [1.07]
 5.40 [0.97]
 0.52 [0.42]
 0.221
Undo buttons
 19.13 [6.57]
 16.51 [5.27]
 21.35 [6.93]
 −4.83 [2.55]
 0.072
 17.95 [7.67]
 20.13 [5.60]
 −2.18 [2.71]
 0.430
Food cutting
 5.74 [1.61]
 6.28 [1.79]
 5.29 [1.34]
 0.99 [0.64]
 0.137
 6.87 [1.69]
 4.78 [0.64]
 2.09 [0.54]
 0.002a*
Page turning
 1.37 [0.55]
 1.55 [0.56]
 1.21 [0.52]
 0.33 [0.22]
 0.144
 1.64 [0.49]
 1.14 [0.52]
 0.50 [0.21]
 0.025*
Remove jar lid
 2.19 [0.95]
 2.44 [1.00]
 1.98 [0.90]
 0.45 [0.39]
 0.253
 2.43 [0.99]
 1.98 [0.90]
 0.45 [0.39]
 0.261
Pour water from jug
 5.12 [1.51]
 5.84 [1.78]
 4.52 [0.91]
 1.31 [0.59]
 0.044a*
 5.52 [1.75]
 4.79 [1.23]
 0.73 [0.61]
 0.243
Pour water from carton
 9.09 [2.56]
 9.73 [2.94]
 8.55 [2.16]
 1.18 [1.04]
 0.271
 8.84 [2.55]
 9.31 [2.65]
 −0.47 [1.07]
 0.665
Move a full jar
 0.96 [0.25]
 1.02 [0.28]
 0.91 [0.23]
 0.11 [0.10]
 0.296
 1.03 [0.27]
 0.90 [0.24]
 0.13 [0.10]
 0.225
Move an empty tin
 0.84 [0.22]
 0.89 [0.17]
 0.79 [0.25]
 0.11 [0.09]
 0.239
 0.89 [0.18]
 0.79 [0.25]
 0.10 [0.09]
 0.285
Move a tray
 3.15 [1.13]
 3.63 [1.09]
 2.74 [1.03]
 0.89 [0.44]
 0.053
 3.22 [1.17]
 3.09 [1.15]
 0.13 [0.47]
 0.794
Rotate a key 90°
 0.76 [0.14]
 0.77 [0.16]
 0.76 [0.14]
 0.01 [0.06]
 0.810
 0.73 [0.10]
 0.79 [0.17]
 −0.06 [0.06]
 0.297
Open/close a zip
 2.09 [0.70]
 2.49 [0.69]
 1.75 [0.52]
 0.74 [0.25]
 0.007*
 1.95 [0.72]
 2.22 [0.68]
 −0.27 [0.29]
 0.357
Rotate a screw 90°
 7.04 [1.73]
 7.31 [1.95]
 6.81 [1.56]
 0.50 [0.72]
 0.494
 7.51 [2.02]
 6.64 [1.40]
 0.87 [0.70]
 0.227
Rotate a door handle 0.64 [0.12] 0.66 [0.14] 0.63 [0.12] 0.03 [0.05] 0.555 0.67 [0.11] 0.61 [0.13] 0.06 [0.05] 0.273

Abbreviations and notations: SHAP-C–Southampton Hand Assessment Procedure for Children, AO–abstract objects, ADL–activities of daily living, SD–standard deviation, SE–standard error, P–significance value.

aP-values for equal variances not assumed (homogeneity assumption of t-test analysis was violated).

*Significance P < 0.05.