This research has two purposes : the one is to recognize the difference of hand function
between the normal high school students in 2000 and the normal high school students in
1987, which was presented by Kim, Byung-sik, and the other is to compare the hand
function between the high school students with spastic paraplegia and the normal high
school students. All of these research is done through Jebsen Hand Function Test.
To achieve the goal of this research, a total of 60 students in the same grade were
tested ; 30 students had spastic paraplegia (male : 15, female : 15), and 30 students were
normal high school students (male:15, female:15). First, dominant hands and nondominant
hands were classified and then gender difference was studied. Then left hand and right
hand in dominant hand, and also left hand and right hand in nondominant hand were
analyzed. Finally, the hand functions between students with paraplegia and normal
students were compared, and the difference of hand function between normal high school
students in 2000 and normal high school students in 1987 was studied.
The conclusions of this research are as follows : first, there is no significant gender
difference in hand function between the normal students and the students with paraplegia
except writing and simulated feeding. Second, in comparing the nondominant hands, while
there is difference in performing time, the performing sequence was the same. Third,
specifically, there was less mean error in playing cards, checkers, large light objects and
large heavy objects. Forth, in comparing students in 1987 and students in 2000, male
students had superior hand function to female students in 1987, but female students have
superior hand function in 2000. Finally, both in dominant hands and nondominant hands,
the hand function of female students is improved in every parts except simulated feeding.