Adult coordination quiz

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Performance on clinical test subjective grading: 5

normal

Performance on clinical test subjective grading: 4

minimal impairment

Performance on clinical test subjective grading: 3

moderate impairment

Performance on clinical test subjective grading: 2

severe impairment

Performance on clinical test subjective grading: 1

cannot perform

Standardized assessments that assess manual dexterity

Box and Blocks

• Established reliability, validity, and normative data

• 60 seconds to move blocks

Standardized assessments that assess manual dexterity and eye-hand coordination

Purdue Pegboard

• 2 cups, 2 vertical rows of 25 small holes

Nine Hole Peg Test

• Timed

How is coordination assessed

Observing patients engaged in ADLs (meal-prep or dressing) while noting movement quality or characteristcs (initiating, terminating, slow, jerky)

• If deficits are noted, more formal clinical tests are performed

What is dexterity?

The fine voluntary movements used to manipulate small objects during a specific task, as measured by the time to complete the task

Which hand are the peg holes, and the shallow dish with pegs assigned to when testing the dominant hand?

Peg holes= Non-dominant

Shallow dish= dominant

• Reversed when the non-dominant hand is tested

Which hand of the 9 hole peg test is tested first

Dominant followed by non-dominant

• A brief practice before is given as well

thunderclap

Phasic Alert (arousal)

Bright light

Phasic Alert (arousal)

Vibration

Phasic Alert (arousal)

Watching TV

Focused Attention

Studying for an exam

Sustained attention

Focusing on a single conversation in a crowded room

Selective Attention

Returning books on a shelf in the library

Alternating attention

Driving a car and talking to a passenger

Divided attention