ARCHETYPE Hand dominance (openEHR-EHR-EVALUATION.limb_dominance.v0)

ARCHETYPE IDopenEHR-EHR-EVALUATION.limb_dominance.v0
ConceptHand dominance
DescriptionHand dominance is an individual's natural preference for a specific hand for performing various motor tasks.
UseUse to record an individual's natural preference for using a specific hand for various motor tasks.
MisuseNot to be used to record other aspects of human laterality, such as dominant foot, eye or ear. A separate archetype is intended for this use case but was not available at the time of authoring or publication.
PurposeTo record an individual's natural preference for using a specific hand for various motor tasks.
ReferencesPapadatou-Pastou M, Ntolka E, Schmitz J, Martin M, Munafò MR, Ocklenburg S, Paracchini S. Human handedness: A meta-analysis. Psychol Bull. 2020 Jun;146(6):481-524. doi:10.1037/bul0000229. Epub 2020 Apr 2. PMID: 32237881.

Oldfield RC. The assessment and analysis of handedness: the Edinburgh inventory. Neuropsychologia. 1971 Mar;9(1):97-113. doi:10.1016/0028-3932(71)90067-4. PMID: 5146491.
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AuthorsAuthor name: Martin Milde
Organisation: Helse Vest IKT
Email: martin.milde@helse-vest-ikt.no
Date originally authored: 2026-01-09
Other Details LanguageAuthor name: Martin Milde
Organisation: Helse Vest IKT
Email: martin.milde@helse-vest-ikt.no
Date originally authored: 2026-01-09
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  • Custodian Organisation: openEHR Foundation
  • References: Papadatou-Pastou M, Ntolka E, Schmitz J, Martin M, Munafò MR, Ocklenburg S, Paracchini S. Human handedness: A meta-analysis. Psychol Bull. 2020 Jun;146(6):481-524. doi:10.1037/bul0000229. Epub 2020 Apr 2. PMID: 32237881. Oldfield RC. The assessment and analysis of handedness: the Edinburgh inventory. Neuropsychologia. 1971 Mar;9(1):97-113. doi:10.1016/0028-3932(71)90067-4. PMID: 5146491.
  • Original Namespace: org.openehr
  • Original Publisher: openEHR Foundation
  • Custodian Namespace: org.openehr
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Keywordshandedness, right handed, left handed, laterality
Lifecyclein_development
UID7e84645f-10f8-47a9-a8ca-657ce93c8096
Language useden
Citeable Identifier1013.1.8191
Revision Number0.0.1-alpha
data
HandednessHandedness: Which hand the individual typically uses for common tasks.
Choice of:
  •  Coded Text
    • Right Handed [The individual primarily uses their right hand.]
    • Left Handed [The individual primarily uses their left hand.]
    • Ambidextrous [The individual uses both hands equally.]
    • Cross Dominant [The individual uses different hands depending on the task, such as writing with their right, while using a hammer with their left.]
  •  Text
Assessment methodAssessment method: The method used to acertain the individual's handedness.
For example: Edinburgh Handedness Inventory.
CommentComment: Additional narrative about the hand dominance, not captured in other fields.
protocol
ExtensionExtension: Additional information required to capture local context or to align with other reference models/formalisms.
For example: Local hospital departmental infomation or additional metadata to align with FHIR or CIMI equivalents.
Include:
All not explicitly excluded archetypes
Other contributors
Translators
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Martin Milde, Kanika Kuwelker, Helse Vest IKT, martin.milde@helse-vest-ikt.no, kanika.kuwelker@helse-vest-ikt.no