Measurement Characteristics and Clinical Utility of the Van Lieshout Test-Short Version Among Persons With Cervical Spinal Cord Injury

Researchers need a reliable and valid method of assessing arm and hand function in individuals who have sustained a cervical spinal cord injury (SCI). The Van Lieshout Hand Function Test for Tetraplegia-Short Version (VLT-SV) reduces administrative burden when testing components of hand function such as positioning and stabilizing the arms, development of the opening and closing of the “function hand,” grasp and release, and manipulation using the thumb and fingers.1 The test contains 10 of the original 19 tasks and decreases the administration time from 60 to 90 minutes down to 25 to 35 minutes.

Source: Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation - June 20, 2020 Category: Rehabilitation Authors: Samuel Curry, Nicholas McCombs, Edeth Engel, Linda Ehrlich-Jones Tags: Organization news Source Type: research