Functional Assessment of Handwriting Among Children: A Systematic Review of the Psychometric Properties

CONCLUSIONS AND RELEVANCE: In this systematic review, existing tools were evaluated by clinical utility and the quality of psychometric properties. Direct assessments showed good psychometric properties. Indirect and self-assessment tools demonstrated poor psychometric properties. Further research on screening tools and tools in other languages is needed. What This Article Adds: Specific learning disorders (e.g., dysgraphia) negatively affect academic learning and, when prolonged in time, self-concept. However, handwriting legibility and speed assessments could be used to identify and evaluate these learning disorders if an early referral to occupational therapy is carried out.PMID:37877571 | DOI:10.5014/ajot.2023.050174

Source: The American Journal of Occupational Therapy - October 25, 2023 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Roc ío Vico Jaime Mart ín Manuel Gonz ález Source Type: research