scholarly journals Long‐term effectiveness of a fundamental motor skill intervention in Belgian children: A 6‐year follow‐up

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eline Coppens ◽  
Nikki Rommers ◽  
Farid Bardid ◽  
Frederik J.A. Deconinck ◽  
Kristine De Martelaer ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Motor Skill ◽  
Motor Skill Intervention

scholarly journals Effects of Physical Activity on Children’s Motor Skill Development: A Systematic Review of Randomized Controlled Trials

2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 ◽  
pp. 1-14
Author(s):  
Daniel J. McDonough ◽  
Wenxi Liu ◽  
Zan Gao
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Motor Skill ◽  
Skill Development ◽  
Controlled Trials ◽  
Randomized Controlled ◽  
Motor Skill Development ◽  
Long Term Follow Up ◽  
Power Analyses

Objective. This systematic review synthesized current randomized controlled trials (RCTs) examining casual evidence regarding the effects of traditional and exergaming-based physical activity (PA) interventions on motor skill development in typically developed children (i.e., those aged 6-12 years). Methods. We adhered to the PRISMA-P statement and searched electronic databases (Medline, PsycInfo, Web of Science, PubMed, ERIC, Scopus, and SportDiscus) from inception through July 2020. We screened for peer reviewed RCTs published in English between 2000 and 2020 examining the effect of PA on motor skill development in healthy children. Results. A total of 25 RCTs were included, 20 (80%) of which reported significant improvements in children’s motor skill performance. Specifically, 18 studies examined traditional PA interventions and 7 studies examined exergaming-based PA interventions, 83% and 71% of which observed statistically significant improvements in children’s motor skill development, respectively. Conclusions. Findings support the causal evidence regarding the effects of PA on motor skill development in children. Notable limitations of this review included heterogeneity of measurement protocols and assessment tools used to test children’s motor skills across studies, a wide range of PA intervention dose across studies, and the lack of power analyses and long-term follow-up assessments in individual studies to discern appropriate sample sizes and long-term effectiveness, respectively. To further strengthen the evidence in this emerging field, we advocate for future RCTs to employ a priori power analyses, long-term follow-up measurements, and more exergaming-based interventions to allow for comparisons with traditional PA interventions, to explore the dose response and moderating relationships between PA and motor skill development in childhood, and to utilize homogenous assessment instruments to allow for more rigorous, quantitative syntheses.

Spaced Education Improves the Retention of Laparoscopic Suturing Skills: A Randomized Controlled Study

2019 ◽  
Vol 30 (02) ◽  
pp. 193-200 ◽  
Author(s):  
Johannes Boettcher ◽  
Lea Klippgen ◽  
Stefan Mietzsch ◽  
Friederike Grube ◽  
Thomas Krebs ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Skill Acquisition ◽  
Motor Skill ◽  
Knot Tying ◽  
Laparoscopic Suturing ◽  
Motor Skill Acquisition ◽  
Spaced Learning ◽  
Complex Motor ◽  
Learning Concept

Abstract Introduction Spaced learning has been shown to be superior in complex motor skill acquisition like laparoscopic suturing and knot tying. By using a pre–post follow-up design, the aim of the study was to evaluate the long-term impact of implementation of the spaced learning concept in laparoscopic training. Materials and Methods To evaluate the effectiveness of spaced learning, subjects were asked to perform four surgeon's square knots on a bowel model within 30 minutes—prior and after 3 hours of hands-on training. To examine the long-term skills, the same students were asked to perform a comparable, but more complex, task (four slip knots in a model of esophageal atresia) 12 months later as follow-up measurement. Total time, knot stability (evaluated via tensiometer), suture accuracy, knot quality (Muresan scale), and laparoscopic performance (Munz checklist) were assessed. Moreover, motivation was accessed using Questionnaire on Current Motivation. Results Twenty students were included in the study; after simple randomization, 10 were trained using the “spaced learning” concept and 10 via traditional methods. Both groups had comparable baseline characteristics and improved after training significantly, regarding all aspects assessed in this study. Subjects that trained via spaced learning were superior in terms of speed (p = 0.021), knot quality (p = 0.008), and suture strength (p = 0.003). Additionally, spaced learning significantly decreased anxiety (p = 0.029) and probability of success (p = 0.005). Conclusion The spaced learning concept is very suitable for long-term complex motor skill acquisition, like laparoscopic suturing and knot tying. It is superior to conventional training regarding speed and, most importantly, knot quality and stability, resulting in improved confidence and motivation. Thus, we strongly recommend to incorporate the spaced learning concept into training courses and surgical programs.

Long-Term Importance of Fundamental Motor Skills: A 20-Year Follow-Up Study

2014 ◽  
Vol 31 (1) ◽  
pp. 67-78 ◽  
Author(s):  
Meghann Lloyd ◽  
Travis J. Saunders ◽  
Emily Bremer ◽  
Mark S. Tremblay
Keyword(s):  
Motor Skills ◽  
Motor Skill ◽  
Leisure Time ◽  
Preliminary Evidence ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Motor Proficiency ◽  
Follow Up Study ◽  
Larger Sample

The purpose of this study was to investigate the potential long-term association of motor skill proficiency at 6 years of age and self-reported physical activity (PA) at age 26. Direct motor performance data were collected in 1991 with a follow-up study occurring in 1996, and then indirect questionnaires (self-report) administered in 2001 and 2011. In 2011, 17 participants who were identified as either having high motor proficiency (HMP) or low motor proficiency (LMP) in 1991 completed a series of 4 questionnaires. Analyses were conducted to determine whether there were differences between groups for motor skill proficiency, PA, or sedentary behavior, and whether these outcomes were related across ages. Motor skill proficiency at age 6 was related to self-reported proficiency at age 16 (r = .77, p = .006), and self-reported proficiency between 16 and 26 years (r = .85, p = .001). Motor skill proficiency at age 6 was positively associated with leisure time PA at age 26 in females and participants in the HMP group. The results may provide preliminary evidence about the importance of how early motor skill proficiency relates to long-term PA. More research with larger sample sizes is needed to investigate the importance of motor skills over time.

Therapy and prevention for mental health: What if mental diseases are mostly not brain disorders?

2019 ◽  
Vol 42 ◽  
Author(s):  
John P. A. Ioannidis
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Disease ◽  
Brain Disorders ◽  
Social Stressors ◽  
Labor Education ◽  
Mental Diseases ◽  
Long Term Follow Up ◽  
Political Decisions

AbstractNeurobiology-based interventions for mental diseases and searches for useful biomarkers of treatment response have largely failed. Clinical trials should assess interventions related to environmental and social stressors, with long-term follow-up; social rather than biological endpoints; personalized outcomes; and suitable cluster, adaptive, and n-of-1 designs. Labor, education, financial, and other social/political decisions should be evaluated for their impacts on mental disease.

Brief summary of Kleť photographic search programme for minor planets

1999 ◽  
Vol 173 ◽  
pp. 189-192
Author(s):  
J. Tichá ◽  
M. Tichý ◽  
Z. Moravec
Keyword(s):  
Ccd Camera ◽  
Minor Planet ◽  
Minor Planets ◽  
Main Belt

AbstractA long-term photographic search programme for minor planets was begun at the Kleť Observatory at the end of seventies using a 0.63-m Maksutov telescope, but with insufficient respect for long-arc follow-up astrometry. More than two thousand provisional designations were given to new Kleť discoveries. Since 1993 targeted follow-up astrometry of Kleť candidates has been performed with a 0.57-m reflector equipped with a CCD camera, and reliable orbits for many previous Kleť discoveries have been determined. The photographic programme results in more than 350 numbered minor planets credited to Kleť, one of the world's most prolific discovery sites. Nearly 50 per cent of them were numbered as a consequence of CCD follow-up observations since 1994.This brief summary describes the results of this Kleť photographic minor planet survey between 1977 and 1996. The majority of the Kleť photographic discoveries are main belt asteroids, but two Amor type asteroids and one Trojan have been found.

Histological and macroscopic changes in the pelvic pouch: long-term follow up after restorative proctocolectomy for ulcerative colitis (UC)

2001 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 28-32 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Tiainen ◽  
M. Matikainen ◽  
P. Aitola ◽  
K-M. Hiltunen ◽  
J. Mattila
Keyword(s):  
Ulcerative Colitis ◽  
Restorative Proctocolectomy ◽  
Pelvic Pouch ◽  
Long Term Follow Up

A comparison of two approaches to biofeedback treatment in children with recalcitrant constipation/encopresis. Long term follow up

2001 ◽  
Vol 120 (5) ◽  
pp. A397-A397
Author(s):  
M SAMERAMMAR ◽  
J CROFFIE ◽  
M PFEFFERKORN ◽  
S GUPTA ◽  
M CORKINS ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Long Term Follow Up ◽  
Biofeedback Treatment

Endoscopic sphiecterotomy without cholecystectomy for prevention of recurrence of acute billary pancreatitis: Long-term follow-up of 73 patients

2001 ◽  
Vol 120 (5) ◽  
pp. A204-A204
Author(s):  
B GONZALEZCONDE ◽  
J VAZQUEZIGLESIAS ◽  
L LOPEZROSES ◽  
P ALONSOAGUIRRE ◽  
A LANCHO ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Long Term Follow Up ◽  
Prevention Of Recurrence

Epidemilogical long term follow up in functional dyspepsia: Characteristics of non-responders

2001 ◽  
Vol 120 (5) ◽  
pp. A754-A755 ◽  
Author(s):  
H ALLESCHER ◽  
P ENCK ◽  
G ADLER ◽  
R DIETL ◽  
J HARTUNG ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Functional Dyspepsia ◽  
Long Term Follow Up
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