Variability of Healthy People and People After Stroke Results in the Box and Block Test

Variability of Healthy People and People After Stroke Results in the Box and Block Test

Main aim of the study is to find out how many attempts of each subtest in the Box and Block Test should be done in clinical practice during testing people after stroke who are 20-64 years old.

Inclusion Criteria:

• people after stroke 20 - 64 years old
• signed Informed consent for probation with inclusion to research and Consent to the collection and processing of personal data during the study at the General University Hospital in Prague
• ability to sit independently for 15 minutes
• ability to grasp and move at least one 25 mm wide cube placed on a table using the dominant and then the non-dominant upper limb across the test partition
• ability to perform a simple task following verbal instructions
• retained ability to understand - according to psychological examination
• completion of testing during hospitalization in the Beroun Rehabilitation Hospital

Exclusion Criteria:

• severe hearing impairment not corrected by a hearing aid
• severe visual impairment not corrected by glasses
• severe comprehension impairment
• other reasons not allowing the completion of the entire testing using the Box and Block Test