Task specificity of finger dexterity tests
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Finger dexterity tests are generally used to assess performance decrease due to gloves, cold and pathology. It is generally assumed that the OConnor and Purdue Pegboard test yield similar results. In this experiment we compared these two tests for dry conditions without gloves, and for dry and wet conditions with two types of Nytril gloves. In line with previous observations, wearing gloves caused a decrease in performance of about 12% for the OConnor test and 9% for the Purdue test. Wetting the gloves prior to the test had no effect on the Purdue score. However, wetting the gloves increased the OConnor performance significantly by 11%. The results show that the OConnor and Purdue tests do not yield similar results and should be used selectively for specific tasks.
Topics
Dexterity testsGlovesDexterity testsDry and wet conditionsGlovesIn-lineTwo typesTestingadultarticleclinical assessment toolcold exposurefemalefingerhumanhuman experimentmalenormal humanO'Connor Finger Dexterity Testperformanceprotective clothingPurdue Pegboard teststatistical analysisvolunteerAdultFemaleFingersGloves, ProtectiveHealth Status IndicatorsHumansMaleMotor SkillsPsychomotor PerformanceSkin TemperatureTask Performance and Analysisthermal physiologycoldglovestemperature
TNO Identifier
23736
Source
Applied ergonomics, 40, pp. 145-147.
Pages
145-147
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