Table 1. Measures of upper extremity function.

Assessment	Age	Reasons for use	Measures	ICF domain	Diagnostic group	Mode of administration	Unilateral or bimanual
Kids-Assisting Hand Assessment18	Small Kids AHA: 18 mo–5 y School-Kids AHA: 6–12 y	Planning intervention Measuring outcome	Performance	Activity	Unilateral cerebral palsy Obstetric brachial plexus palsy	Clinician administered Scored from video of 15-min semistructured play session Clinician accreditation required	Bimanual
Mini-Assisting Hand Assessment15	8–18 mo	Planning intervention Measuring outcome	Performance	Activity	Clinical signs of unilateral cerebral palsy	Clinician administered Scored from video of 15-min semistructured play session Clinician accreditation required	Bimanual
Shriners Hospital for Children Upper Extremity Evaluation16	3–18 y	Planning intervention Measuring outcome	Performance	Activity and body function and structure	Unilateral cerebral palsy	Clinician administered Scored from video Training package available	Unilateral
Children's Hand-use Evaluation Questionnaire25	6–18 y	Describing upper extremity ability May measure outcome after further research of psychometric properties	Performance	Activity	Unilateral cerebral palsy	Parent or child report if over 12 y	Bimanual activities to understand the function of the more affected hand
Pediatric Motor Activity Log (and revisions)26 27 28	7 mo–8 y depending on version	Measuring unilateral upper extremity outcome	Performance	Body function and structure	Unilateral cerebral palsy	Parent-report Self or clinician administered depending on version used Training package available	Unilateral
Melbourne Assessment 230	2 y 6 mo–5 y	Measuring outcome	Capacity	Activity ± body function	All neurologic conditions	Clinician administered Training package available	Unilateral, both extremities can be evaluated separately
Quality of Upper Extremity Skills Test31	18 m–8 y but used with older children	Measuring outcome	Capacity	Activity ± body function	Spastic cerebral palsy	Clinician administered Test manual available	Unilateral function, both arms can be tested Measures quality not function
Box and Blocks Test of Manual Dexterity33	6–19 y	Measuring outcome	Capacity	Activity ± body function	Any diagnosis	Clinician administered	Unilateral
ABILHAND-Kids14	6–15 y	Measuring outcome	Performance	Activity	All topographies of cerebral palsy	Parent-report Available on website	Mostly bilateral
Canadian Occupational Performance Measure20	Any age	Planning intervention Measuring outcome	Performance	Activity	Any diagnosis	Parent-report or chid self-report if aged over 8 y Training package available	Individualized
Goal Attainment Scaling21	Any age	Planning intervention Measuring outcome	Performance	Activity	Any diagnosis	Clinician and child/family collaboratively	Individualized

Abbreviations: ICF, World Health Organization's International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health.