Table 3.
Visual Analogue Scores for Ease of Task Completion by Thumb Position and Hand Dominance (Median, Range), all thumbs.
| Measure | Open Jar | Lift Glass | Door | Pour | Zipper | Velcro | Knot | Writing | Buttons | Coins |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Base ND | 8.85 | 9.11 | 6.24 | 7.97 | 8.9 | 7.59 | 8.04 | NT | 7.74 | 8.48 |
| (10, 4.6–10) | (9.9, 1.6–10) | (7.1, 0.1–10) | (9.9, 2.3–10) | (9.9, 3.7–10) | (9.8, 0.1–10) | (9.9, 2.7–10) | (8.3, 2.1–10) | (9.9, 2.5–10) | ||
| 0° ND | 8.92 | 9.33 | 6.13 | 8.11 | 8.78 | 8.83 | 8.21 | NT | 7.71 | 8.29 |
| (10, 2.6–10) | (10, 4.2–10) | (0.1–10) | (9.8, 0.1–10) | (10, 3.2–10) | (10, 0.1-10) | (9.9, 3–10) | (8.4, 3.9–10) | (9.7, 4–10) | ||
| 15° ND | 9.11 | 9.26 | 6.93 | 8.65 | 8.82 | 8.25 | 8.52 | NT | 8.45 | 8.34 |
| (10, 3.3–10) | (10, 4.2–10) | (0.1–10) | (9.95, 1.5–10) | (9.9, 3–10) | (10, 0.1-10) | (9.4, 4.2–10) | (9.9, 2.6–10) | (10, 3.6–10) | ||
| 30° ND | 9.22 | 9.29 | 7.14 | 8.89 | 9.31 | 8.68 | 6.54 | NT | 6.23 | 7.25 |
| (10, 3.5–10) | (10, 2–10) | (0.1–10) | (10, 0.9–10) | (10, 1.7–10) | (10, 0.1–10) | (5.1, 1.5–10) | (6.1, 1.6-10) | (7.7, 1–10) | ||
| 45° ND | 9.07 | 8.96 | 5.95 | 8.1 | 7.89 | 8.04 | 7.24 | NT | 7.02 | 7.06 |
| (9.9, 2.3–10) | (9.9, 2.1–10) | (0.1–10) | (9.9, 2.4–10) | (8.8, 1.4–10) | (9.8, 0.1–10) | (7.6, 0.5–10) | (7.4, 0.2–10) | (7.5, 1.3–10) | ||
| Base Dom | 8.83 | 9.58 | 6.66 | 8.83 | 9.09 | 9.02 | 8.01 | 8.53 | 8.43 | 9.26 |
| (10, 2.4–10) | (10, 5–10) | (7.3, 0.1–10) | (9.9, 2.5–10) | (9.7, 7.3–10) | (9.9, 3.8–10) | (8.8, 3.5–10) | (9.9, 5–10) | (9.9, 5–10) | (9.9, 7.4–10) | |
| 0° Dom | 9.11 | 9.52 | 6.6 | 9.01 | 9.46 | 9.33 | 7.44 | 7.93 | 8.68 | 8.89 |
| (9.9, 1.7–10) | (10, 6.9–10) | (5.4, 0.1–10) | (10, 5–10) | (9.9, 5.1–10) | (10, 3.9–10) | (7.5, 1.6–10) | (8.1, 2.3–10) | (10, 4.4–10) | (9.9, 4.9–10) | |
| 15° Dom | 9.86 | 9.44 | 7.17 | 8.71 | 9.44 | 9.53 | 7.95 | 8.98 | 8.99 | 8.58 |
| (10, 8.4-10) | (10, 5–10) | (7.5, 0.1–10) | (9.9, 4.4–10) | (10, 5–10) | (10, 5.1–10) | (8.5, 5–10) | (9.9, 5–10) | (10, 5–10) | (9.7, 4–10) | |
| 30° Dom | 9.11 | 9.19 | 6.73 | 8.73 | 8.93 | 8.94 | 6.99 | 8.85 | 7.46 | 7.39 |
| (10, 5–10) | (10, 5–10) | (6.8, 0.2–10) | (10, 4.9–10) | (9.9, 5–10) | (10, 4.9–10) | (7.2, 3.4–10) | (10, 5–10) | (7.2, 3.7–10) | (6.7, 3.9-10) | |
| 45° Dom | 9.04 | 9.44 | 5.81 | 8.65 | 9.11 | 9.59 | 6.59 | 8.91 | 7.76 | 6.97 |
| (10, 2.5–10) | (10, 5.1–10) | (5, 0.1–10) | (10, 3.9–10) | (9.9, 5–10) | (10, 7.5–10) | (5.7, 2.5–10) | (19, 3.3–10) | (9, 3.4–10) | (7.6, 0.1-10) |
Bold/Italicized = statistically significant outcome (p < 0.05); ND = Nondominant, Dom = Dominant; NT = Not tested.