Test-retest reliability of modified hand test

ABSTRACT

The present study -was carried out to establish the test-retest reliability of Modified Hand Test [Anjum and Batool, 2017]. A total of 50 participants were selected for retest in random fashion from a larger sample of 500 participants. The ages of the participants ranged from 11 years to 70 years with mean age of 34.42 [+/-SD =17.17]. The sample was retested with an average period of three and half months. Pearson Product Moment Correlation Coefficient remained statistically significant at . 01 level for six categories affection [r= .61], direction [r= .56], description [r= .54], bizarre [r=.48], communication [r= .44], and tension r= (.40) respectively. Further, correlation coefficient is demonstrated to be significant at .05 level for four categories crippled [r= .34], aggression [r=.30], fear [r=.29] and failure [r- .20]. Moreover, for remaining four categories the correlation coefficient is found to be insignificant action [r= .23], dependence [r= .19], passive [r=.09], and acquisition [r=.08]. The satisfactory results of present study are an encouraging factor for researchers to use modified version of Hand Test in future studies