Hand function related to Age and Sex مقالة

Iranian Rehabilitation Journal , Vol. 6, No. 7 & 8,2008 Original Article Hand function related to Age and Sex Zohre Sarafraz1, Zahra Vahedi University of social walfare and Rehabilitation sciences, Tehran, Iran Avat Feyzi,PhD. Tehran,Iran Fatemeh Behnia University of social walfare and Rehabilitation sciences, Tehran, Iran The purpose of this study was evaluation of relationship between hand function and age, sex by Jebson Taylor test. Method:In this study Jebson Taylor was evaluated on hand in 180 normal males and females in 3 age groups :( 15-25), (35-45), (55-65), in Iran, TehranResults:There was significant deference on hand function (dominate and non dominate) by the Jebson Taylor in 3 age groups. Objective: Key word: Hand function, Jebson Taylor, Age, Sex Introduction: The complex arrangement of the hand with its in- timate anatomy and multiarticulate structures is unforgiving of impairments. Recent clinical experience shows about the likelihood of Jebson’s results being valid on all his test items (7) Therefore the aim of this was hand function related to sex and age 1. Females in the 35-45 age group, on the other hand, performed better than males in "stacking" (F=12. Females in the 55-65 age group performed better than males in stacking of domi- nant hand (F=8. Table1: mean scores and standard deviation (SD) on all test items as a function of sex and age ITEMS sex Dominate/nondominate M/SD 15-25 35-45 60-65 writing M Dominate hand No dominate hand Mean SD Mean SD 8. An objective and standardized test of hand function . hand function Related to Age and sex.