scholarly journals Children With Developmental Coordination Disorder Exhibit Greater Stepping Error Despite Similar Gaze Patterns and State Anxiety Levels to Their Typically Developing Peers

2020 ◽  
Vol 14 ◽  
Author(s):  
Johnny V. V. Parr ◽  
Richard J. Foster ◽  
Greg Wood ◽  
Mark A. Hollands
Keyword(s):  
State Anxiety ◽  
Developmental Coordination Disorder ◽  
Typically Developing ◽  
Gaze Patterns ◽  
Anxiety Levels ◽  
Coordination Disorder

Symptoms of anxiety and depression in schoolchildren with and without developmental coordination disorder

2019 ◽  
pp. 135910531987825
Author(s):  
Tatiane Targino Gomes Draghi ◽  
Jorge Lopes Cavalcante Neto ◽  
Eloisa Tudella
Keyword(s):  
Motor Performance ◽  
Developmental Coordination Disorder ◽  
Depressive Symptomatology ◽  
Anxiety And Depression ◽  
Depression Symptoms ◽  
Typically Developing ◽  
Child Depression Inventory ◽  
Movement Assessment ◽  
Coordination Disorder ◽  
Brazilian Children

We examined whether reported higher frequencies of anxiety and depression symptoms are related to the presence of developmental coordination disorder in school-age Brazilian children. A total of 272 children were assigned to six groups according to age and motor performance. The Movement Assessment Battery for Children-Second Edition evaluated the motor performance. The Spence Children’s Anxiety Scale and the Child Depression Inventory assessed anxiety and depression symptoms, respectively. Brazilian children are at high risk for anxiety, regardless of motor performance and age. However, children with developmental coordination disorder report significantly more depressive symptomatology in 10–12 years compared to typically developing children.

scholarly journals Comparison of Health Outcomes Among Children with Different Levels of Motor Competence

2017 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel V. Chagas ◽  
Luiz Alberto Batista
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Health Outcomes ◽  
Muscular Strength ◽  
Developmental Coordination Disorder ◽  
Skinfold Thickness ◽  
Childhood And Adolescence ◽  
Typically Developing ◽  
Fat Percentage ◽  
Motor Competence ◽  
Coordination Disorder

AbstractWhile evidence suggests that children with the developmental coordination disorder (DCD) have worse health outcomes than their typically developing peers, it remains unclear whether children with low motor competence but without DCD are also characterized by worse health outcomes than those with average motor competence. The main purpose of this study was to compare health outcomes between children with low motor competence without DCD and those with average motor competence.The total of 127 children aged 12–14 years were recruited. Motor competence, physical activity, flexibility, and muscular strength/endurance were assessed with, respectively, the Körperkoordinationstest für Kinder, a validated self-administered questionnaire, sit-and-reach, and sit-up 60s tests. Skinfold thickness was measured to assess the children’s adiposity. Multivariate analysis of variance, Kruskal-Wallis, and Mann-Whitney tests were performed.Children with average motor competence had lower body fat percentage and higher levels of physical activity and muscular strength/endurance than the groups with low (Our findings suggest that children with low motor competence without DCD have worse health outcomes than their peers with average motor competence. We suggest that both the development of motor competence and improvement of health outcomes should be targeted during childhood and adolescence by health professionals.

scholarly journals Adaptations to Task Constraints in Catching by Boys with DCD

2006 ◽  
Vol 23 (1) ◽  
pp. 14-30 ◽  
Author(s):  
Frederik J.A. Deconinck ◽  
Dirk De Clercq ◽  
Geert J.P. Savelsbergh ◽  
Rudy Van Coster ◽  
Ann Oostra ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Developmental Coordination Disorder ◽  
Temporal Structure ◽  
Typically Developing ◽  
Task Constraints ◽  
Ball Speed ◽  
Motor Problems ◽  
Planning Processes ◽  
Coordination Disorder

One-handed catching behavior was studied in nine 6- to 8-year-old boys with Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD) and nine matched typically developing boys. The participants performed a catching task under two conditions. In the first condition, one ball speed was used while three ball speeds were randomly presented in the second condition. Boys with DCD showed a significantly smaller maximal hand aperture and a lower maximal closing velocity in both the first and the second condition; however, the temporal structure of the catch as well as the adaptations to the varying ball speeds did not differ between groups. This leads to the suggestion that the motor problems of boys with DCD in one-handed catching are not primarily due to debilitated visuo-perceptual or planning processes but are more likely caused by problems at the execution level.

scholarly journals Grip strength and pen pressure are not key contributors to handwriting difficulties in children with developmental coordination disorder

2020 ◽  
Vol 83 (6) ◽  
pp. 387-396
Author(s):  
Mellissa M Prunty ◽  
Anna Pratt ◽  
Evren Raman ◽  
Laura Simmons ◽  
Fahyma Steele-Bobat
Keyword(s):  
Grip Strength ◽  
Developmental Coordination Disorder ◽  
Group Differences ◽  
Typically Developing ◽  
Process Measures ◽  
Hand Grip ◽  
Mean Pressure ◽  
Product And Process ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Coordination Disorder

Introduction Children with developmental coordination disorder have significant difficulties with handwriting. Factors such as hand grip strength and pen pressure are often assumed by clinicians to play a role, although empirical evidence is lacking. The aim of this study was to measure grip strength and pen pressure to examine their relationships with handwriting performance in children with developmental coordination disorder. Method Sixteen 8–14-year-old children with developmental coordination disorder were compared with 20 typically developing age- and gender-matched controls. Palmar, pinch and tripod grip strength were measured using hand dynamometers. The mean pressure exerted on a writing tablet by the pen was obtained during a handwriting task. Group comparisons were made and correlations conducted between grip strength and pen pressure and a range of handwriting product and process measures. Results There were no group differences on the three measures of grip strength. However, the developmental coordination disorder group exerted less pressure on the writing surface compared to typically developing peers. There were no significant correlations between grip strength or pen pressure and handwriting performance in children with developmental coordination disorder. Conclusion Clinicians should be cautious when using measures of grip strength or pen pressure to inform them about aspects of handwriting skill in children with developmental coordination disorder.

scholarly journals Gender differences in academic achievement of children with developmental coordination disorder

2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Elna De Waal ◽  
Anita E. Pienaar ◽  
Dané Coetzee
Keyword(s):  
Academic Achievement ◽  
Developmental Coordination Disorder ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Typically Developing ◽  
Grade Point ◽  
North West ◽  
Academic Differences ◽  
The North ◽  
Movement Assessment ◽  
Coordination Disorder

Background: Developmental coordination disorder (DCD) has a negative impact on everyday activities and academic achievement in children, mainly owing to similar underlying motor and cognitive constructs. Academic achievement of boys and girls seems to be different, with boys being more prone to academic backlogs, especially in language-related areas.Aim: This study investigated if boys with DCD displayed more academic problems than girls with DCD.Setting: Ten-year-old children (N = 221, ±0.41) from different economic backgrounds were randomly selected for assessment as part of the NW-CHILD (North-West Child Health, Integrated with Learning and Development) longitudinal study in the North West Province of South Africa.Methods: The Movement Assessment Battery for Children, Second Edition, was used to determine DCD status in the group. The results of the Annual National Assessment and the mid-year June exam, which included six learning areas, were used to analyse academic differences between typically developing boys and girls and those who were identified with DCD (seven boys, seven girls). Independent t-testing and Mann–Whitney non-parametric tests were used to determine differences between boys and girls.Results: Boys with DCD had inferior literacy and numeracy skills, significantly poorer manual dexterity and balancing skills and also displayed statistically and large practically significant weaker mid-year grade point averages than girls. Children with DCD also portrayed poorer academic achievement than typically developing children.Conclusion: Significant differences in balancing skills and in languages between boys and girls with DCD might have contributed to the practically significant poorer maths performance of boys.

Nature of Spatial Coupling in Children With and Without Developmental Coordination Disorder in Ball Catching

2013 ◽  
Vol 30 (3) ◽  
pp. 213-234 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eryk P. Przysucha ◽  
Brian K.V. Maraj
Keyword(s):  
Degrees Of Freedom ◽  
Developmental Coordination Disorder ◽  
Spatial Relations ◽  
Temporal Organization ◽  
Typically Developing ◽  
Typically Developing Children ◽  
Spatial Coupling ◽  
Functionally Diverse ◽  
Individual Profiles ◽  
Coordination Disorder

The nature of intra- and interlimb (bimanual) coordination was examined in ten boys with (M = 10.5 years, SD = 1.0) and without DCD (M = 10.8 years, SD = .9) in a two-handed catching task. Children with developmental coordination disorder (DCD) caught significantly fewer balls (MDCD = 56%, SD = 17.6 vs. MnoDCD = 93%, SD = 7.5), and both groups solved the “degrees of freedom problem” differently at intralimb level of coordination. Typically developing children coupled and decoupled the respective spatial relations, whereas the majority of children with DCD segmented their actions. At interlimb level, both groups exhibited a comparable degree of spatial symmetry. However, individual profiles also showed that children with varying degrees of movement issues exhibited movement patterns that were qualitatively and functionally diverse. Overall, in the context of previous research on interlimb coordination it appears that spatial, in addition to temporal organization, may be jeopardized in at least some children with DCD.

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