Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 87, Issue 11 , Pages 1471-1477 , November 2006

Development of the Hand Active Sensation Test: Reliability and Validity

Presented in part to the American Physical Therapy Association’s Combined Sections Meeting, February 13, 2004, Nashville, TN.

  • Petra S. Williams, MS

      Affiliations

    • School of Physical Therapy, Ohio University, Athens, OH
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  • D. Michele Basso, EdD

      Affiliations

    • Physical Therapy Division, School of Allied Medical Professions, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH.
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  • Jane Case-Smith, EdD

      Affiliations

    • Occupational Therapy Division, School of Allied Medical Professions, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
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  • Deborah S. Nichols-Larsen, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Physical Therapy Division, School of Allied Medical Professions, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH.
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests to Deborah S. Nichols-Larsen, PhD, 106 Atwell Hall, 453 W 10th Ave, Columbus, OH 43210

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    Initial HASTe scores for stroke survivors and matched controls. No control scored below 13. Four stroke survivors scored above 13.

    Initial HASTe scores for stroke survivors and matched controls. No control scored below 13. Four stroke survivors scored above 13.

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    Sensitivity and specificity with associated ROC curves identify 13 as the appropriate cut score between normal and abnormal performance with specificity of 1.0 and sensitivity of .857. The area under

    Sensitivity and specificity with associated ROC curves identify 13 as the appropriate cut score between normal and abnormal performance with specificity of 1.0 and sensitivity of .857. The area under the curve for the initial test was .94 and for the average of test 1 and test 2 was .92.

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PII: S0003-9993(06)00974-9

doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2006.08.019

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 87, Issue 11 , Pages 1471-1477 , November 2006

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