Relationship between body functions and Arabic handwriting performance at different acquisition stages

Background. The written languages and handwriting acquisition stages place different demands on the writer. Therefore, the relationship between body functions and handwriting performance may vary in different languages and acquisition stages; yet these demands have not been studied in the Arabic language. Purpose. We examined the relationship between linguistic, visual-motor integration (VMI), and motor coordination (MC) functions and Arabic handwriting at two handwriting acquisition stages. Method. This study used a cross-sectional and correlative design. Second- ( n = 54) and fourth-grade ( n = 59) students performed tasks examining reading, handwriting automaticity, VMI, MC, and copying a text. Findings. Handwriting automaticity significantly explained the variance in handwriting speed in both grades, in addition to the VMI in second grade and the MC in fourth grade. Enhanced performance in the VMI increased the likelihood of having good legibility in second but not in fourth grade. Implications. Similar to other languages, the body functions related to Arabic handwriting vary at the different acquisition stages. Handwriting evaluation should be adjusted to students’ acquisition stage.

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Handwriting Fluency in Children

Swiss Journal of Psychology ◽

10.1024/1421-0185/a000127 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 73 (2) ◽

pp. 87-96 ◽

Cited By ~ 16

Author(s):

Werner Wicki ◽

Sibylle Hurschler Lichtsteiner ◽

Andrea Saxer Geiger ◽

Marianne Müller

Keyword(s):

Standardized Tests ◽

Fourth Graders ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Cognitive Resources ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Stroke Frequency ◽

Visual Motor Integration ◽

Visual Motor ◽

The Impact ◽

Handwriting Speed

This cross-sectional study aimed to (1) construct a model of handwriting fluency in children and (2) explore the impact of fluent handwriting and visual-motor integration on orthographic skills. In a Swiss sample of 93 fourth graders (mean age = 10 years, 7 months; SD = 6.58 months), handwriting speed and legibility were assessed by means of a copying task. Furthermore, automaticity of handwriting, stroke pressure, and stroke frequency were measured on a digitizing tablet, while visual-motor integration and orthographic skills were assessed by means of standardized tests. SEM modeling revealed that automaticity of handwriting, which is associated with both stroke frequency and stroke pressure, predicts handwriting speed as well as orthographic skills. The latter association remained significant even when visual-motor integration, which also proved to be a predictor of orthographic skills, was included in the model. The results are discussed with respect to theories that assume that the automaticity of handwriting is associated with saving cognitive resources.

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The Relationship of Motor Coordination, Visual Perception, and Executive Function to the Development of 4–6-Year-Old Indian Preschoolers’ Visual Motor Integration Skills

International Journal of Pharmaceutical Research ◽

10.31838/ijpr/2020.12.04.543 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 12 (04) ◽

Keyword(s):

Executive Function ◽

Visual Perception ◽

Motor Coordination ◽

Visual Motor Integration ◽

Visual Motor ◽

Relationship Of ◽

The Relationship

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The Relationship of Motor Coordination, Visual Perception, and Executive Function to the Development of 4–6-Year-Old Chinese Preschoolers’ Visual Motor Integration Skills

BioMed Research International ◽

10.1155/2017/6264254 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 2017 ◽

pp. 1-8 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Ying Fang ◽

Jingmei Wang ◽

Ying Zhang ◽

Jinliang Qin

Keyword(s):

Executive Function ◽

Visual Perception ◽

Motor Coordination ◽

Childhood Development ◽

Visual Motor Integration ◽

Developmental Test ◽

Visual Motor ◽

Age Range ◽

Relationship Of ◽

The Relationship

Visual motor integration (VMI) is a vital ability in childhood development, which is associated with the performance of many functional skills. By using the Beery Developmental Test Package and Executive Function Tasks, the present study explored the VMI development and its factors (visual perception, motor coordination, and executive function) among 151 Chinese preschoolers from 4 to 6 years. Results indicated that the VMI skills of children increased quickly at 4 years and peaked at 5 years and decreased at around 5 to 6 years. Motor coordination and cognitive flexibility were related to the VMI development of children from 4 to 6 years. Visual perception was associated with the VMI development at early 4 years and inhibitory control was also associated with it among 4-year-old and the beginning of 5-year-old children. Working memory had no impact on the VMI. In conclusion, the development of VMI skills among children in preschool was not stable but changed dynamically in this study. Meanwhile the factors of the VMI worked in different age range for preschoolers. These findings may give some guidance to researchers or health professionals on improving children’s VMI skills in their early childhood.

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Birth Order and Perceptual Motor Performance

Perceptual and Motor Skills ◽

10.2466/pms.1977.45.3f.1076 ◽

1977 ◽

Vol 45 (3_suppl) ◽

pp. 1076-1078 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

John E. Bassett ◽

Edward B. Blanchard ◽

William F. Gayton ◽

Kenneth L. Ozmon

Keyword(s):

Birth Order ◽

Motor Coordination ◽

First Graders ◽

Perceptual Performance ◽

Developmental Test ◽

Perceptual Motor Performance ◽

Visual Motor ◽

The Relationship ◽

Secondary Finding ◽

Better Than

To examine the relationship between performance on the Frostig Developmental Test of Visual Perception and birth order, 578 first-graders were tested. Later-born children performed significantly better than did firstborns on specific subtests of the Frostig (Visual-motor Coordination and Figure-ground Perception). There was a significant interaction on Perceptual Constancy which indicated that later-born males performed significantly better than did firstborn males. A secondary finding was a r of .547, a stronger relationship between intelligence level and global perceptual performance than previously reported.

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Developmental Test of Visual–Motor Integration (VMI): An Effective Outcome Measure for Handwriting Interventions for Kindergarten, First-Grade, and Second-Grade Students?

American Journal of Occupational Therapy ◽

10.5014/ajot.2015.015826 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 69 (4) ◽

pp. 6904350010p1 ◽

Cited By ~ 7

Author(s):

Beth Pfeiffer ◽

Beverly Moskowitz ◽

Andrew Paoletti ◽

Eugene Brusilovskiy ◽

Sheryl Eckberg Zylstra ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Outcome Measure ◽

First Grade ◽

Second Grade ◽

Visual Motor Integration ◽

Second Grade Students ◽

Developmental Test ◽

Visual Motor

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THE EFFECT OF CO-OP APPROACH IN IMPROVING VISUAL MOTOR INTEGRATION SKILLS IN CHILDREN WITH LEARNING DISABILITY

International Journal of Advanced Research ◽

10.21474/ijar01/13320 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 9 (08) ◽

pp. 716-722

Author(s):

Sheetal S. Gupta ◽

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Pritam V. Mehta ◽

Keyword(s):

Visual Perception ◽

Learning Disability ◽

Motor Coordination ◽

Autism Spectrum ◽

Global Strategy ◽

P Value ◽

Occupational Performance ◽

Visual Motor Integration ◽

Significant Difference ◽

Visual Motor

The importance of visual perception, motor coordination and visual motor integration (VMI) skills for school achievements has been shown in various studies. Cognitive orientation to daily occupational performance or CO-OP is an evidence-based approach that has been effective in children with developmental coordination disorder and autism spectrum. The present study evaluated the effect of CO-OP approach in improving VMI skills in children with learning disability. Sample of 58 children were included in the study. National Centre for Learning Disabilities (NCLD) Checklist was used as a screen tool and pre and post intervention Beery VMI and Canadian Occupational Performance Measures (COPM) was used as outcome measures.Occupational therapy program using CO-OP approach, based on each childs individualized goals. children were thought global strategy of GO-PLAN-DO-CHECK the sessions were conducted for 12 weeks one hour a day three times a week. After 12 weeks post assessment was done using t test. There significant difference in pre and post CO-OP intervention. p-value was found to be less than 0.0001 for VMI, COPM performance and satisfaction whereas, there was significant difference in motor coordination and visual perception component of Beery VMI. The result shows that CO-OP approach is effective in improving visual motor integration skills of children with learning disability.

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HUBUNGAN ANTARA ASUPAN ENERGI DENGAN STATUS GIZI MAHASISWA PROGRAM STUDI PENDIDIKAN DOKTER ANGKATAN 2013 FAKULTAS KEDOKTERAN UNIVERSITAS SAM RATULANGI

Jurnal e-Biomedik ◽

10.35790/ebm.2.1.2014.3753 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 2 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Irene Ubro

Keyword(s):

Energy Intake ◽

Significant Relationship ◽

Nutrient Intake ◽

The Body ◽

Nutrition Status ◽

Rank Test ◽

P Value ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Spearman Rank ◽

The Relationship

Abstract: Humans need a certain amount of energy in order to support the growth and activity. Energy can arise due to combustion derived from carbohydrates, fats and proteins in foods consumed by the body, therefore to have enough energy one should consume enough and balanced food.Nutritional status is a state of the body that is the final result of a balance between the nutrients into the body and its utilization. Adolescence (10-19 years) is a period that is often prone to nutritional problems, because in this period there is less and over nutrient intake. This study aims to determine the relationship between energy intake and Student’s Nutrition Status of Faculty of Medical Education, University of Sam Ratulangi Manado Year 2013. This study was an observational analytic using cross - sectional approach. Results of statistical analysis using the Spearman rank test shows that, the value of the correlation coefficient (r) of - 0.234 on IMT and 0.077 on WHR and p value of < α = 0.05 on IMT and 0.514 > α = 0.05 on WHR. From the results it is concluded that there is a significant relationship between energy intake with BMI, while the relationship between energy intake with WHR there is no significant relationship. Keywords : Energy Intake, Nutritional Status Abstrak: Manusia membutuhkan energi dalam jumlah tertentu guna untuk menunjang proses pertumbuhan dan melakukan aktifitas. Energi dapat timbul karena adanya pembakaran yang diperoleh dari karbohidrat, lemak dan protein dalam makanan yang di konsumsi oleh tubuh, karena itu agar energi tercukupi perlu mengkonsumsi makanan yang cukup dan seimbang. Status gizi adalah keadaan tubuh yang merupakan hasil akhir dari keseimbangan antara zat gizi yang masuk ke dalam tubuh dan utilisasinya.Masa remaja (10-19 tahun) merupakan masa yang sering rentan terhadap masalah gizi, dikarenakan pada masa ini terjadi asupan gizi kurang dan asupan gizi lebih. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui hubungan asupan energi dengan status gizi pada mahasiswa Program Studi Pendidikan Dokter Angkatan 2013 Fakultas Kedokteran Universitas Sam Ratulangi Manado. Penelitian ini bersifat observasional analitik dengan menggunakan pendekatan cross-sectional (potong lintang). Kesimpulan: Hasil analisis statistik dengan menggunakan uji spearman rank menunjukkan bahwa, nilai koefisien korelasi (r) sebesar -0,234 pada IMT dan 0,077 pada WHR serta nilai p sebesar < α = 0,05 pada IMT dan 0,514 > α = 0,05 pada WHR. Dari hasil tersbut disimpulkan bahwa ada hubungan bermakna antara asupan energi dengan IMT sedangkan hubungan antara asupan energi dengan WHR tidak terdapat hubungan yang bermakna. Kata Kunci : Asupan Energi, Status Gizi

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IS DISTRIBUTION OF PAIN RELATED WITH CENTRAL SENSITIZATION IN PATIENTS WITH LOWER LIMB OSTEOARTHRITIS?

Journal of Musculoskeletal Research ◽

10.1142/s0218957721500196 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 2150019

Author(s):

Andriana Koufogianni ◽

Asimakis K. Kanellopoulos ◽

Konstantinos Vassis ◽

Ioannis A. Poulis

Keyword(s):

Lower Limb ◽

Central Sensitization ◽

Rating Scale ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

The Body ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Numeric Pain Rating Scale ◽

The Relationship ◽

Pain Distribution

Design: Cross-sectional study. Background: Osteoarthritis is one of the most common conditions in our society. A growing number of studies suggest the existence of central sensitization (CS) in a subgroup of osteoarthritic patients. One of the criteria included for the classification of CS pain is the expanded distribution of pain. As this criterion is a well-recognized sign of CS, a digital pain drawing (DPD) analysis would be useful to easily identify possible extended areas of pain distribution (PD) in patients with OA. Objective: To study the relationship between the percentage of distribution of pain in the lower limb for both knee and hip, in patients before hip or knee arthroplasty, and the Central Sensitization Inventory Questionnaire. Methods: Twenty women (mean [Formula: see text] years) with diagnosed chronic (over 3 months) knee ([Formula: see text]) and hip ([Formula: see text]) OA participated in the study, with intensity of pain from mild to severe, meaning pain [Formula: see text]/10 using the Numeric Pain Rating Scale (NPRS). The PD was analyzed via software created for this research, called “Pain Distribution Application”. Results: A statistically significant positive correlation between CSI and PD to the lower extremity OA (hip and knee) ([Formula: see text], [Formula: see text]) was found. The distribution of pain has a linear correlation with the results in CSI, of patients who tested positive for CS, i.e. with a score of [Formula: see text]. Conclusions: As the distribution of pain on the surface of the body (diffusion) increases, so does the score of people who test positive for CSI. Our results showed that calculating the distribution of pain with our application may have a utility as a CS screening tool. The PD threshold of 10% of the body area is an index for CS for chronic pain lower limb OA patients.

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Drug use and Visual-Motor Integration in a Sample of Hispanic Women

Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology ◽

10.1093/arclin/acz029.16 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 34 (7) ◽

pp. 1249-1249

Author(s):

B Diaz

Keyword(s):

Puerto Rican ◽

Illicit Drugs ◽

Drug Consumption ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Puerto Rican Women ◽

Visual Motor Integration ◽

Neurocognitive Functions ◽

Significant Difference ◽

Visual Motor ◽

The Impact

Abstract Objective The use of illicit drugs has increased dramatically over the past two decades among Hispanics. Neurocognitive impairments and morphological alterations have been linked to the use of drugs among the Hispanic population. However, even when increased attention is paid to the impact of drug consumption on neurocognitive functions among Hispanics, the majority of publications have been limited to male samples. This is relatively important, considering that women who consume illicit drugs appear to be more vulnerable in developing drug dependence and exhibit more neurocognitive impairment when compared to men. The present study aims to determine the impact of drug consumption in the visual-motor integration in a sample of Puerto Rican women. Our hypothesis was that Puerto Rican women who consume illicit drugs would perform poorly on visual-motor integration when compared to non-consumers. Participants and Method A total of 59 Puerto Rican women participated in this cross-sectional study. The participants were divided into three groups according to the criteria of: consumers, non-consumers, and abstinence. To evaluate the visual-motor integration, we administered the neuropsychological Bender-Gestalt-II test to all participants. Results A Kruskal-Wallis analysis revealed that there was a statically significant difference in the visual-motor integration between groups (H(2) = 12.69, p = 0.02), with a mean rank of 28 for consumers, 40 for non-consumers, and 21 for abstinence group. However, there was no significant difference between the abstinence and consumer groups in their visual-motor integration (p = .217). Conclusions These results suggest that the use of drugs can impact some neurocognitive functions, such as visual-motor integration in women, and can lead to a decline in such functions- even after sustained abstinence.

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