Functional Assessment
Overview
The patient's ability to perform fine motor tasks is an indicator of their ability to perform functional tasks such as writing and cooking.
How to Assess
- Buttoning: ask the patient to button and unbutton their shirt front or shirt cuff.Fine motor coordination
- Unscrewing: ask the patient to unscrew a jar or bottle cap.Hand strength
- Key turning: ask the patient to demonstrate how they would pick up a key, insert it into a lock and unlock the door.Fine motor coordination
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