Effective Collaboration among the Gross Motor Assessment Team Members

ObjectiveGross motor assessment tools have a critical role in identifying, diagnosing and evaluating motor difficulties in childhood. The objective of this review was to systematically evaluate the psychometric properties and clinical utility of gross motor assessment tools for children aged 2–12 years.MethodA systematic search of MEDLINE, Embase, CINAHL and AMED was performed between May and July 2017. Methodological quality was assessed with the COnsensus-based Standards for the selection of health status Measurement INstruments checklist and an outcome measures rating form was used to evaluate reliability, validity and clinical utility of assessment tools.ResultsSeven assessment tools from 37 studies/manuals met the inclusion criteria: Bayley Scale of Infant and Toddler Development-III (Bayley-III), Bruininks-Oseretsky Test of Motor Proficiency-2 (BOT-2), Movement Assessment Battery for Children-2 (MABC-2), McCarron Assessment of Neuromuscular Development (MAND), Neurological Sensory Motor Developmental Assessment (NSMDA), Peabody Developmental Motor Scales-2 (PDMS-2) and Test of Gross Motor Development-2 (TGMD-2). Methodological quality varied from poor to excellent. Validity and internal consistency varied from fair to excellent (α=0.5–0.99). The Bayley-III, NSMDA and MABC-2 have evidence of predictive validity. Test–retest reliability is excellent in the BOT-2 (intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC)=0.80–0.99), PDMS-2 (ICC=0.97), MABC-2 (ICC=0.83–0.96) and TGMD-2 (ICC=0.81–0.92). TGMD-2 has the highest inter-rater (ICC=0.88–0.93) and intrarater reliability (ICC=0.92–0.99).ConclusionsThe majority of gross motor assessments for children have good-excellent validity. Test–retest reliability is highest in the BOT-2, MABC-2, PDMS-2 and TGMD-2. The Bayley-III has the best predictive validity at 2 years of age for later motor outcome. None of the assessment tools demonstrate good evaluative validity. Further research on evaluative gross motor assessment tools are urgently needed.

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Building Digital Bridges: Improving Digital Collaboration through the Principles of Hyperlinked Practice

10.26686/wgtn.16993246 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

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David Henry Harrison

Keyword(s):

Design Process ◽

Architectural Design ◽

Thought Experiments ◽

Relevant Information ◽

Digital Information ◽

Adoption Of Technology ◽

Team Members ◽

Digital Collaboration ◽

Effective Collaboration ◽

Software Prototype

<p>Effective collaboration requires access to timely and relevant information, but this is difficult given the complexity of the architectural design process and the segmentation of the architecture, engineering and construction industry. Effective collaboration is further complicated by the quantity and density of the digital information generated within a project, and the irregular adoption of technology by different team members. Consolidating project information within Building Information Models has improved its management, but the technology’s complexity limits who can contribute to it. This is a problem, because team members are capable of collaborating more effectively when they can record and reflect upon a comprehensive record of the project’s design process. The aim of research was to identify how information technology can assist architectural project teams to collaborate by more inclusively and comprehensively recording and reflecting upon the design process. To address this problem, this research proposes that the industry adopt Hyperlinked Practice, which is the creation of a distributed cloud of interconnected information describing an architectural project’s events, activities and digital artefacts. A set of fundamental principles were identified that would be used to guide the design and deployment of digital collaboration tools capable of facilitating Hyperlinked Practice. To ensure a flexible and inclusive environment, the principles were derived from concepts proven within the World Wide Web. To validate these principles, their collaboration influence, potential, and industry applicability was tested within a software prototype utilised in a university architecture course and two thought experiments. The results from testing the software prototype suggest that the principles are capable of influencing collaboration in a manner that promotes the recording of the design process, and reflection upon it. The thought experiments demonstrated that the principles provided an excellent framework for evaluating a digital collaboration tool’s ability to facilitate Hyperlinked Practice. Based on these results, the research concluded the identified principles of Hyperlinked Practice were capable of facilitating a collaboration environment that would allow the design process to be comprehensively recorded and reflected upon.</p>

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Gross Motor Assessment of Preschool Children with Special Needs: Instrument Selection Considerations

Adapted Physical Activity Quarterly ◽

10.1123/apaq.11.3.245 ◽

1994 ◽

Vol 11 (3) ◽

pp. 245-260 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Lauriece L. Zittel

Keyword(s):

Preschool Children ◽

Special Needs ◽

Ecological Validity ◽

Assessment Tools ◽

Assessment Instrument ◽

Children With Special Needs ◽

Technical Adequacy ◽

Motor Assessment ◽

Gross Motor ◽

Instrument Selection

Accurate gross motor assessment of preschool children with special needs is necessary for quality intervention. This paper will identify critical factors for the selection of a preschool gross motor assessment instrument. Nine commercially available tools that purport to measure gross motor skill are critiqued, in table form, according to identified criteria. The criteria include purpose of the assessment, technical adequacy of the tool, nondiscriminatory factors, administrative ease, instructional link, and ecological validity of the instrument. Key features within each of the criteria will be used to review and analyze each instrument. This review illustrates that assessment tools vary in their ability to meet the assessment needs of preschool children suspected of having motor delays, and such tools therefore must be carefully selected.

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Building Digital Bridges: Improving Digital Collaboration through the Principles of Hyperlinked Practice

10.26686/wgtn.16993246.v1 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

◽

David Henry Harrison

Keyword(s):

Design Process ◽

Architectural Design ◽

Thought Experiments ◽

Relevant Information ◽

Digital Information ◽

Adoption Of Technology ◽

Team Members ◽

Digital Collaboration ◽

Effective Collaboration ◽

Software Prototype

<p>Effective collaboration requires access to timely and relevant information, but this is difficult given the complexity of the architectural design process and the segmentation of the architecture, engineering and construction industry. Effective collaboration is further complicated by the quantity and density of the digital information generated within a project, and the irregular adoption of technology by different team members. Consolidating project information within Building Information Models has improved its management, but the technology’s complexity limits who can contribute to it. This is a problem, because team members are capable of collaborating more effectively when they can record and reflect upon a comprehensive record of the project’s design process. The aim of research was to identify how information technology can assist architectural project teams to collaborate by more inclusively and comprehensively recording and reflecting upon the design process. To address this problem, this research proposes that the industry adopt Hyperlinked Practice, which is the creation of a distributed cloud of interconnected information describing an architectural project’s events, activities and digital artefacts. A set of fundamental principles were identified that would be used to guide the design and deployment of digital collaboration tools capable of facilitating Hyperlinked Practice. To ensure a flexible and inclusive environment, the principles were derived from concepts proven within the World Wide Web. To validate these principles, their collaboration influence, potential, and industry applicability was tested within a software prototype utilised in a university architecture course and two thought experiments. The results from testing the software prototype suggest that the principles are capable of influencing collaboration in a manner that promotes the recording of the design process, and reflection upon it. The thought experiments demonstrated that the principles provided an excellent framework for evaluating a digital collaboration tool’s ability to facilitate Hyperlinked Practice. Based on these results, the research concluded the identified principles of Hyperlinked Practice were capable of facilitating a collaboration environment that would allow the design process to be comprehensively recorded and reflected upon.</p>

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Effectiveness of the Home-based Habilitation Programme for Children with Cerebral Palsy

Indian Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation ◽

10.5005/ijopmr-25-1-6 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 25 (1) ◽

pp. 6-12

Author(s):

Maja Racic ◽

Srebrenka Kusmuk ◽

Vesna Krstovic-Spremo

Keyword(s):

Cerebral Palsy ◽

Muscle Strength ◽

Muscle Tone ◽

Gross Motor ◽

Motor Functions ◽

Rehabilitation Team ◽

Team Members ◽

Home Based ◽

Children With Cerebral Palsy ◽

Banja Luka

Abstract Objective This study was undertaken with the aim to compare the effects of home-based habilitation programmes with the effects of hospital-based habilitation programme for children with cerebral palsy (CP) on motor performance and daily functioning. Patients and methods The study was conducted on a sample of 60 children with cerebral palsy. First group included 30 children, 5 to 12 years old, who had a continued physical home treatment and education in public/special school. The second group consisted of 30 children, from Banja Luka region, who continued inpatient habilitation programme and training. Habilitation outcomes were analysed by measuring muscle tone (using original Tardieu Scale), muscle strength, range of motion (ROM), gross motor functions (gross motor function measure-88) and the Barthel Index of activities of daily living (ADL). Results The proportion of clinically significant change in gross motor functions, ADLs, ROM and muscle strength didn't show major differences between the two groups. Conclusion There were no significant differences in effectiveness between home-based and hospital-based habilitation programmes according to the treatment outcomes. The effectiveness of home-based programme increases when supplemented by frequent consultations with the rehabilitation team members and occasional out-patient physical therapy treatment, education as well as counselling and support for parents.

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Comparison of chronological and corrected ages in the gross motor assessment of low-risk preterm infants during the first year of life

Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria ◽

10.1590/s0004-282x2006000300013 ◽

2006 ◽

Vol 64 (2b) ◽

pp. 418-425 ◽

Cited By ~ 26

Author(s):

Ana Paula Restiffe ◽

José Luiz Dias Gherpelli

Keyword(s):

Preterm Infants ◽

Motor Development ◽

Low Risk ◽

Chronological Age ◽

First Year ◽

Motor Assessment ◽

Gross Motor ◽

Neurological Sequelae ◽

Gross Motor Development ◽

First Year Of Life

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the need of chronological age correction according to the degree of prematurity, when assessing gross motor development in preterm infants, during the first year of life. METHOD: Cohort, observational and prospective study. Alberta Infant Motor Scale (AIMS) was used to evaluate 43 preterm infants with low risk for motor neurological sequelae, during the first year of corrected age. Mean scores were analyzed according to chronological and corrected ages. Children with motor neurological sequelae were excluded during follow-up. RESULTS: Gross motor mean scores in preterm infants tended to be higher when corrected age was used compared with those obtained when using chronological age, during the first twelve months. At thirteen months of corrected age, an overlapping of confidence intervals between corrected and chronological ages was observed, suggesting that from that period onwards correction for the degree of prematurity is no longer necessary. CONCLUSION: Corrected age should be used for gross motor assessment in preterm infants during the first year of life.

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