Table 2. The factors involved in the accuracy of pen operation were extracted by multiple regression analyses (n=35).
Model | Variable | Unstandardized coefficients | Standardized Coefficients | p-value | Adjusted R2 | |
B | SE | β | ||||
‘Strong’ model | Degree of variation in pen pressure | 448.38 | 152.86 | 0.62 | 0.0064** | 0.28 |
Writing speed | 1,003.05 | 291.25 | 0.52 | 0.0017** | ||
Range of index finger PIP flexion | 23.75 | 13.13 | 0.28 | 0.0805 | ||
Pen pressure | −2,341.34 | 1,342.13 | −0.36 | 0.0913 | ||
‘Careful’ model | Degree of variation in pen pressure | 366.30 | 114.22 | 0.47 | 0.0031** | 0.28 |
Writing speed | 872.20 | 446.76 | 0.29 | 0.0600 | ||
Range of palmar flexion and dorsiflexion | −33.75 | 20.72 | −0.24 | 0.1133 |
PIP: proximal interphalangeal.
**p<0.01.