The Hand Function Sort is a 62-item questionnaire that quantifies the disabled person’s perception of ability to perform work tasks that involve the hands and upper extremities. In treatment programs, the patient’s progress can be documented easily. The HFS provides a baseline measure of function in everyday tasks, to compare to progress in subsequent treatment, extending the benefits beyond the clinic’s walls, into the patient’s life at home, at work, and in the community. In comparison with functional tests, magnification of dysfunction can be identified.

Includes

• 2 test booklets with 62 drawings selected by experts in rehabilitation from hundreds of tasks that persons with upper extremity impairments report present significant challenges. Each is accompanied by a simple task description.
• 1 examiner’s manual with instructions, reliability studies, and normative data
• 100 response sheets (2 score pads, 50 sheets each) with Department of Labor Physical Demand Characteristic chart

Features and Benefits

• Quantify ability to perform work tasks that involve the hands and upper extremities with very little effort or expense
• Provides a baseline measure of function in everyday tasks
• Compares the job applicant’s current abilities to job demands and sets a baseline of abilities
• Paper and pencil test — no equipment required
• Test booklets and score pads are also available in Spanish
• Easily scored by hand