Edinburgh Handedness Inventory (EHI): Difference between revisions
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== Purpose == | == Purpose == | ||
The Edinburgh Handedness Inventory (EHI), sometimes referred to as the Edinburgh Handedness Questionnaire (EHQ), was developed by Richard Charles Oldfield in 1971 to quantitatively ascertain the hand laterality of the subject in activities of daily living (ADL).<ref name=":0">Oldfield, R.C. (1971). The assessment and analysis of handedness: The Edinburgh inventory. ''Neuropsychologia, 9'', 97-113.</ref> | |||
== Intended population == | == Intended population == | ||
It can be used in subjects | |||
== Method of Use == | == Method of Use == | ||
The 20-item questionnaire contains instructions to be followed during administration. Items are rated either by direct observation or by self-report. | The 20-item questionnaire contains instructions to be followed during administration. Items are rated either by direct observation or by self-report.<ref name=":0" /> A more commonly used shorter 10-item version was developed in 2014.<ref>Veale JF. Edinburgh Handedness Inventory - Short Form: a revised version based on confirmatory factor analysis. Laterality. 2014;19(2):164-77. doi: 10.1080/1357650X.2013.783045.</ref> There is controversy surrounding its use in research.<ref>Fazio R, Coenen C, Denney RL. The original instructions for the Edinburgh Handedness Inventory are misunderstood by a majority of participants. Laterality. 2012;17(1):70-7. doi: 10.1080/1357650X.2010.532801.</ref> | ||
== Scoring == | == Scoring == | ||
There are two methods of scoring the questionnaire: | |||
# Laterality Quotient | |||
# Laterality Score | |||
== Evidence == | == Evidence == | ||
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[[Category:Neurological - Outcome Measures]] | [[Category:Neurological - Outcome Measures]] | ||
[[Category:Hand - Outcome Measures]] | [[Category:Hand - Outcome Measures]] | ||
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Revision as of 11:37, 19 October 2020
Purpose[edit | edit source]
The Edinburgh Handedness Inventory (EHI), sometimes referred to as the Edinburgh Handedness Questionnaire (EHQ), was developed by Richard Charles Oldfield in 1971 to quantitatively ascertain the hand laterality of the subject in activities of daily living (ADL).[1]
Intended population[edit | edit source]
It can be used in subjects
Method of Use[edit | edit source]
The 20-item questionnaire contains instructions to be followed during administration. Items are rated either by direct observation or by self-report.[1] A more commonly used shorter 10-item version was developed in 2014.[2] There is controversy surrounding its use in research.[3]
Scoring[edit | edit source]
There are two methods of scoring the questionnaire:
- Laterality Quotient
- Laterality Score
Evidence[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Oldfield, R.C. (1971). The assessment and analysis of handedness: The Edinburgh inventory. Neuropsychologia, 9, 97-113.
- ↑ Veale JF. Edinburgh Handedness Inventory - Short Form: a revised version based on confirmatory factor analysis. Laterality. 2014;19(2):164-77. doi: 10.1080/1357650X.2013.783045.
- ↑ Fazio R, Coenen C, Denney RL. The original instructions for the Edinburgh Handedness Inventory are misunderstood by a majority of participants. Laterality. 2012;17(1):70-7. doi: 10.1080/1357650X.2010.532801.
