Title
Task specificity of finger dexterity tests
Author
Berger, M.A.M.
Krul, A.
Daanen, H.A.M.
TNO Defensie en Veiligheid
Publication year
2009
Abstract
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.
Subject
Health
Dexterity tests
Gloves
Dexterity tests
Dry and wet conditions
Gloves
In-line
Two types
Testing
adult
article
clinical assessment tool
cold exposure
female
finger
human
human experiment
male
normal human
O'Connor Finger Dexterity Test
performance
protective clothing
Purdue Pegboard test
statistical analysis
volunteer
Adult
Female
Fingers
Gloves, Protective
Health Status Indicators
Humans
Male
Motor Skills
Psychomotor Performance
Skin Temperature
Task Performance and Analysis
thermal physiology
cold
gloves
temperature
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TNO identifier
23736
Source
Applied ergonomics, 40, 145-147
Document type
article