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GAT (Grip Ability Test)

GAT (Grip Ability Test)
Type instrument: Funksjonstest
Målgruppe: Personer med revmatoid artritt
ICF-nivå: Kroppsnivå
Anvendes av: Primært ergoterapeuter
Kort beskrivelse:

GAT er en kortversjon av Sollermanns håndfunksjonstest og tester håndfunksjon. GAT kan brukes til å vurdere håndfunksjon og til å evaluere effekt og nytte av tiltak for å bedre håndfunksjonen, både på individ- og gruppenivå.

For å utføre GAT trengs følgende utstyr: stoppeklokke, litermål, vannglass, tubigrip-strømpe, konvolutt og binders.

Tre oppgaver utføres på tid, målt i sekunder:

  • Helle vann i et glass
  • Sette en binders på en konvolutt
  • Trekke en strømpe over ikke-dominant hånd

Testen tar cirka fem minutter å gjennomføre.
Anskaffelse:

For nærmere beskrivelse av utstyr og gjennomføring av testen, se vedleggene:

GAT-testmanual (PDF)

GAT-referanseliste til 2013 (PDF)

Utviklet av: Berit Dellhag
Oversatt til norsk: Instruksjonene foreligger sannsynligvis i flere norske versjoner. Én av versjonene er oversatt av Ingvild Kjeken, NKRR, telefon 988 02 614.
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Sist oppdatert 01.09.2026