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Intermanual differences in performing a visuoconstructional task.

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  • 1The Head Injury Rehabilitation Unit at St. Johnland, Kings Park, NY 11754, USA.

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
|September 15, 2000
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Visuoconstructional performance using the nondominant hand is comparable to the dominant hand. This finding supports using the nondominant hand for clock drawing tasks when the dominant hand is impaired.

Area of Science:

  • Neuroscience
  • Clinical Psychology
  • Rehabilitation Medicine

Background:

  • Clinical visuoconstructional tasks are often administered to assess cognitive function.
  • Normative data for these tasks typically rely on dominant hand performance.
  • Intermanual differences in visuoconstructional ability are not well-established.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate intermanual differences in a clinical visuoconstructional task.
  • To establish normative data for nondominant hand performance in visuoconstruction.
  • To determine if nondominant hand performance is a viable alternative for clinical assessments.

Main Methods:

  • Participants without neurological history completed a free-drawn clock drawing task with both dominant and nondominant hands.

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  • Intermanual differences in task performance were statistically analyzed.
  • Forty-four healthy adults (mean age 29) participated.

    • Main Results:

    • No significant difference was found between dominant and nondominant hand performance in the clock drawing task (p = .06).
    • Ninety-three percent of participants achieved normal scores using their nondominant hand.
    • This suggests high concordance between hands for this task.

    Conclusions:

    • The nondominant hand is a suitable alternative for clock drawing assessments.
    • This finding is particularly relevant for patients with dominant hand impairments.
    • Clinical visuoconstructional assessments can be adapted using the nondominant hand.