A comparison of results for patients with the standards for the Jebsen-Taylor test (D – dominant hand, ND – non-dominant hand)
| No. of task | Aged 20–59 years (N = 28) | Aged 60–94 years (N = 36) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D (s) | D – standard | ND (s) | ND – standard (s) | D (s) | D – standard | ND (s) | ND – standard (s) | |
| 1. Writing a text | 9.74 | 11.7 ± 2.1 | 23.04 | 30.2 ± 8.6 | 16.43 | 15.7 ± 4.7 | 33.16 | 38.9 ± 14.9 |
| 2. Turning pages | 3.57 | 4.3 ± 1.4 | 3.88 | 4.8 ± 1.1 | 4.45 | 4.9 ± 1.2 | 4.62 | 5.5 ± 1.1 |
| 3. Lifting and carrying small objects | 5.27 | 5.5 ± 0.8 | 6.10 | 6.0 ± 1.0 | 7.18 | 6.6 ± 1.3 | 8.87 | 6.6 ± 0.8 |
| 4. Simulation of eating | 5.78 | 6.7 ± 1.1 | 7.73 | 8.0 ± 1.6 | 6.92 | 6.8 ± 1.1 | 8.78 | 8.7 ± 2.0 |
| 5. Arranging checkers pieces | 3.13 | 3.3 ± 0.6 | 3.08 | 3.8 ± 0.7 | 4.01 | 3.6 ± 0.6 | 4.83 | 4.4 ± 1.0 |
| 6. Lifting light large objects | 3.02 | 3.1 ± 0.5 | 3.28 | 3.3 ± 0.6 | 3.52 | 3.5 ± 0.6 | 3.93 | 3.4 ± 0.6 |
| 7. Lifting large heavy objects | 3.11 | 3.2 ± 0.5 | 3.41 | 3.3 ± 0.5 | 3.81 | 3.5 ± 0.6 | 3.96 | 3.7 ± 0.7 |
Results of the Jebsen-Taylor test in patients following a radial bone fracture (N = 28) – injury of the upper dominating limb (paired samples Wilcoxon test p ≤ 0_05)
| Type of task | Time of assessment | Min. time (s) | Max. time (s) | P | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Writing a text | before therapy | 8.4 | 34.3 | 16.6 ± 6.54 | 0.000 |
| after therapy | 8.0 | 23.1 | 13.2 ± 3.90 | ||
| 2. Turning pages | before therapy | 7.0 | 14.0 | 7.0 ± 3.38 | 0.000 |
| after therapy | 3.0 | 12.5 | 5.1 ± 2.39 | ||
| 3. Lifting and carrying small objects | before therapy | 5.1 | 35.1 | 11.3 ± 7.86 | 0.000 |
| after therapy | 4.8 | 29.7 | 9.1 ± 6.77 | ||
| 4. Simulation of eating | before therapy | 5.2 | 21.9 | 9.7 ± 4.17 | 0.000 |
| after therapy | 4.7 | 9.0 | 7.0 ± 1.29 | ||
| 5. Arranging checkers pieces | before therapy | 2.8 | 14.8 | 5.6 ± 3.54 | 0.000 |
| after therapy | 2.6 | 14.2 | 4.6 ± 2.91 | ||
| 6. Lifting light large objects | before therapy | 3.2 | 10.2 | 5.3 ± 2.34 | 0.000 |
| after therapy | 2.7 | 7.1 | 3.8 ± 1.14 | ||
| 7. Lifting large heavy objects | before therapy | 2.7 | 10.2 | 5.4 ± 2.23 | 0.000 |
| after therapy | 2.7 | 6.3 | 3.9 ± 1.00 |
Results of the Jebsen-Taylor test in patients following a radial bone fracture (N = 36) – injury of the upper non-dominating limb (paired samples Wilcoxon test p ≤ 0_05)
| Type of task | Time of assessment | Min. time (s) | Max. time (s) | P | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Writing a text | before therapy | 8.7 | 55.0 | 30.1 ± 13.58 | 0.000 |
| after therapy | 7.6 | 33.4 | 24.1 ± 7.79 | ||
| 2. Turning pages | before therapy | 2.9 | 8.5 | 5.3 ± 1.91 | 0.000 |
| after therapy | 2.9 | 5.8 | 4.1 ± 0.95 | ||
| 3. Lifting and carrying small objects | before therapy | 0.0 | 10.2 | 7.1 ± 2.67 | 0.000 |
| after therapy | 4.2 | 9.5 | 6.9 ± 1.54 | ||
| 4. Simulation of eating | before therapy | 6.4 | 14.3 | 10.6 ± 2.44 | 0.000 |
| after therapy | 5.8 | 12.6 | 8.7 ± 2.11 | ||
| 5. Arranging checkers pieces | before therapy | 2.4 | 8.4 | 4.8 ± 1.63 | 0.000 |
| after therapy | 2.4 | 6.3 | 3.7 ± 1.10 | ||
| 6. Lifting light large objects | before therapy | 2.9 | 6.4 | 4.6 ± 1.01 | 0.000 |
| after therapy | 2.0 | 5.0 | 3.6 ± 0.90 | ||
| 7. Lifting large heavy objects | before therapy | 3.0 | 6.1 | 4.5 ± 1.07 | 0.000 |
| after therapy | 2.8 | 4.8 | 3.7 ± 0.67 |
The effect of rehabilitation on the strength of an injured dominant hand (paired samples Wilcoxon test p ≤ 0_05)
| Variable | Min. (kg) | Max. (kg) | p | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hand strength before therapy | 1.00 | 20.00 | 9.04 ± 5.841 | 0.00122 |
| Hand strength after therapy | 6.00 | 28.00 | 14.49 ± 6.737 | |
| Thumb strength before therapy | 0.50 | 5.70 | 2.91 ± 1.644 | 0.00317 |
| Thumb strength after therapy | 2.50 | 6.70 | 4.14 ± 1.262 |
The effect of rehabilitation on the strength of an injured non-dominant hand (paired samples Wilcoxon test p ≤ 0_05)
| Variable | Min. (kg) | Max. (kg) | p | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hand strength before therapy | 2.00 | 22.70 | 8.85 ± 6.734 | 0.00033 |
| Hand strength after therapy | 3.00 | 30.70 | 13.84 ± 8.672 | |
| Thumb strength before therapy | 0.80 | 6.30 | 3.59 ± 1.856 | 0.00020 |
| Thumb strength after therapy | 1.80 | 8.50 | 5.10 ± 2.157 |
The relationship between the results of the Jebsen-Taylor test and the patients’ hand strength (Spearman rank correlation p ≤ 0_05)
| Type of task | Time of assessment | Injured non-dominant hand | Injured dominant hand | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hand strength before therapy (kg) | Hand strength after therapy (kg) | Hand strength before therapy (kg) | Hand strength after therapy (kg) | ||
| 1. Writing a text | before therapy | –0.55 | not observed | not observed | –0.62 |
| after therapy | |||||
| 2. Turning pages | before therapy | –0.59 | –0.60 | not observed | not observed |
| after therapy | |||||
| 3. Lifting and carrying small objects | before therapy | –0.52 | –0.82 | not observed | not observed |
| after therapy | |||||
| 4. Simulation of eating | before therapy | –0.52 | –0.70 | not observed | –0.53 |
| after therapy | |||||
| 5. Arranging checkers pieces | before therapy | –0.69 | –0.73 | not observed | not observed |
| after therapy | |||||
| 6. Lifting light large objects | before therapy | –0.56 | not observed | not observed | not observed |
| after therapy | |||||
| 7. Lifting large heavy objects | before therapy | –0.69 | –0.66 | not observed | not observed |
| after therapy | |||||