Nine-Hole Peg Test

Full name of patient:

Jonathan R. Westwood
Cruise Elroy
Full name of assessor:

Materials needed

A small pegboard with nine holes (the holes are 1.3 cm/0.5 inches deep, while the holes must be spaced 3.2 cm/1.25 inches
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Nine pegs (they should be 0.64 cm/0.25 inches in diameter, and they must be 3.2 cm/1.25 inches lon
A stopwatch

Please note that the pegboard shouldn’t slip, so you should have materials that can nail it down or reduce the chance of it slipping
around.

Instructions for the patient:

Please note that the assessor has to demonstrate the following to the patient before having them take the test

Using your dominant hand, pick up the pegs one at a time from their container and place them in the holes in any order until
you fill all of the

Then, take one out one by one and place them back in the container as fast as you ca

I will say GO to tell you to start. The timer will start as soon as you touch the first pe

The time will stop as soon as you place the last peg back into the container

As for you

Give them a practice roun

After the practice round, let them take the test twice, one using their dominant hand, and one using their non-dominant han

During the actual tests, you may tell them to do things faster midway, whether it’s placing the pegs or removing them. Up to
yo

Record the scores on the sheet below

Mathiowetz V, Weber K, Kashman N, Volland G. Adult Norms for the Nine Hole Peg Test of Finger Dexterity. The Occupational
Therapy Journal of Research. 1985;5:24-33.

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 Nine-Hole Peg Test Scoring Record

18
Date:
January 10, 2021 Dominant Hand Time:

Non-dominant Hand Time:

22

18
Date:
January 18, 2021 Dominant Hand Time:

Non-dominant Hand Time:

22

18
Date:
January 26, 2021 Dominant Hand Time:

Non-dominant Hand Time:

21

19
Date:
February 3, 2021 Dominant Hand Time:

21
Non-dominant Hand Time:

17
Date:
February 11, 2021 Dominant Hand Time:

22
Non-dominant Hand Time:

19
Date:
February 18, 2021 Dominant Hand Time:

20
Non-dominant Hand Time:

February 26, 2021 20

Date: Dominant Hand Time:

Non-dominant Hand Time:

23

March 6, 2021 20
Date: Dominant Hand Time:

Non-dominant Hand Time:

21

Date:
March 14, 2021 Dominant Hand Time:
19
Non-dominant Hand Time:
20

March 22, 2021 19

Date: Dominant Hand Time:

Non-dominant Hand Time:

21

Mathiowetz V, Weber K, Kashman N, Volland G. Adult Norms for the Nine Hole Peg Test of Finger Dexterity. The Occupational
Therapy Journal of Research. 1985;5:24-33.

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