Grooved Pegboard Test

Merker, Brad; Podell, Kenneth; Wingate, Melissa

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-56782-2_187-2

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“…Participants were evaluated based on tests previously validated for assessment of visuospatial skill and dexterity . These tests were combined with the peg transfer task, as a measure of basic laparoscopic skills.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Manual dexterity was subsequently assessed via the grooved pegboard test, indirect and direct zigzag tracking tests, and the 3Dconnexion proficiency test . Validated dexterity tests were selected based on their perceived relevance to basic laparoscopic surgery skills.…”

Section: Manual Dexterity Testsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The grooved pegboard test (Lafayette Instruments, Lafayette, Indiana) was set up on a desktop and participants remained seated while they performed the assessment. The pegboard itself consisted of a 5 by 5 matrix of keyholes in which 25 pegs were to be inserted (Figure ).…”

Section: Manual Dexterity Testsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The orientation of each peg had to be adjusted appropriately by the participant to align with the grooves. Participants completed the exercise with their dominant hand first, as per published instructions . A stopwatch was used to time participants as they completed the grooved pegboard task.…”

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“…The Grooved pegboard test is designed to provide a basic measure of individual's motor speed (Merker and Podell, 2011). Participants were instructed to pick up one peg at a time from the peg pool and place it in the holes as fast as possible.…”

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Interactive effects of age and multi-gene profile on motor learning and sensorimotor adaptation

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The interactive association of age and dopaminergic polymorphisms on cognitive function has been studied extensively. However, there is limited research on whether age interacts with the association between genetic polymorphisms and motor learning. We examined a group of young and older adults’ performance in three motor tasks: explicit sequence learning, visuomotor adaptation, and grooved pegboard. We assessed whether individuals’ motor learning and performance were associated with their age and genotypes. We selected three genetic polymorphisms: Catechol-O-Methyl Transferase (COMT val158met) and Dopamine D2 Receptor (DRD2 G > T), which are involved with dopaminergic regulation, and Brain Derived Neurotrophic Factor (BDNF val66met) that modulates neuroplasticity and has been shown to interact with dopaminergic genes. Although the underlying mechanisms of the function of these three genotypes are different, the high performance alleles of each have been linked to better learning and performance. We created a composite polygene score based on the Number of High Performance Alleles (NHPA) that each individual carried. We found several associations between genetic profile, motor performance, and sensorimotor adaptation. More importantly, we found that this association varies with age, task type, and engagement of implicit versus explicit learning processes.

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Objective physical and mental markers of self‐reported fatigue in women undergoing (neo)adjuvant chemotherapy for early‐stage breast cancer

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Dieli‐Conwright

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Background Objective, treatment-independent markers of cancer-related fatigue are needed to advance clinical trials. We evaluated physical, neurocognitive, and serologic markers for correlation with self-reported fatigue before and after (neo)adjuvant chemotherapy for early-stage breast cancer. Methods Women with stage I-III breast cancer consented to assessment before and after completing 4 cycles of dose-dense doxorubicin/cyclophosphamide. Assessment included self-reported fatigue (Brief Fatigue Inventory), depression (CES-D), Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index, and 28 objective measures: grip strength, 6-minute walk, daily total energy expenditure, 14 neurocognitive tests, and 10 serologic markers. Generalized linear regression models of fatigue were constructed (1 model per marker), adjusted for depression, timing pre-/post-chemotherapy, menopausal status, obesity, and education. P values were adjusted to control the False Discovery Rate. Results Of 28 subjects, 3 withdrew without completing baseline assessments. Pre- and post-chemotherapy data were available to evaluate physical measures (25 subjects, age 50.6±9.5 years), neurocognitive tests (22 subjects), and serologic markers (10 subjects). On covariate-adjusted analysis, interleukin (IL)-12 was associated (p<0.01) with fatigue at both assessments. Serum eotaxin (p<0.01), IL-1RA (p<0.01), MCP1 (p<0.01), and performance on 2 neurocognitive (trailmaking) tests (p<0.01, p=0.02) were inversely associated with fatigue before chemotherapy but not afterwards, while daily energy expenditure, serum MCP1 and serum MIP-1a were associated (each p<0.01) with fatigue after chemotherapy but not before. The association between energy expenditure and fatigue was detectable only if an actively athletic subject with outlier values of energy expenditure was excluded. Conclusion Serum IL-12 merits confirmatory testing as an objective, treatment-independent measure of fatigue in early-stage breast cancer.

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Grooved Pegboard Test

Cited by 13 publications

References 17 publications

Investigating the impact of innate dexterity skills and visuospatial aptitude on the performance of baseline laparoscopic skills in veterinary students

Investigating the impact of innate dexterity skills and visuospatial aptitude on the performance of baseline laparoscopic skills in veterinary students

Interactive effects of age and multi-gene profile on motor learning and sensorimotor adaptation

Objective physical and mental markers of self‐reported fatigue in women undergoing (neo)adjuvant chemotherapy for early‐stage breast cancer

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