A Comparison of Handedness Performance in Different Types of Cerebral Palsied Children

Authors

Ling-Fu Meng
Keh-Chung Lin
Hsin-Tai Lin

Translated Title

不同類型腦性麻痺兒童手側化表現之比較分析

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to survey the handedness performance in the children with cerebral palsy (CP). One hundred and eighty two cerebral palsied children were referred for study by the primary schools in the Taipei city. Handedness Inventory with two factors was developed and sent to their parents. Response to the survey was 116 (116/182 = 64%) with 101 of them being analyzed in this study. The mean handedness quotient was 34.39. It became 53.33, 46.59, and .32 in diplegias, quadriplegias and hemiplegias, respectively. One-way analysis of variance revealed statistically significant differences among these three types. Quadriplegias and diplegias are with more right-handedness than hemiplegias. Results support the type of CP might correlate with handedness in the children with CP. ( J Rehab Med Assoc ROC 2002; 30(3): 147 - 158 )

Language

Traditional Chinese

DOI Link

https://doi.org/10.6315/JRMA.200209.01474

First Page

147

Last Page

158

Recommended Citation

Meng, Ling-Fu; Lin, Keh-Chung; and Lin, Hsin-Tai (2002) "A Comparison of Handedness Performance in Different Types of Cerebral Palsied Children," Rehabilitation Practice and Science: Vol. 30: Iss. 3, Article 3.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.6315/JRMA.200209.01474
Available at: https://rps.researchcommons.org/journal/vol30/iss3/3