scholarly journals Correlations between Performance in a Virtual Reality Game and the Movement Assessment Battery Diagnostics in Children with Developmental Coordination Disorder

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 833 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rasha Wattad ◽  
Lidia V. Gabis ◽  
Shahar Shefer ◽  
Sarit Tresser ◽  
Sigal Portnoy
Keyword(s):  
Virtual Reality ◽  
Path Length ◽  
Motor Coordination ◽  
Developmental Coordination Disorder ◽  
Assessment Battery ◽  
Visual Motor Coordination ◽  
Hand Path ◽  
Movement Assessment ◽  
Visual Motor ◽  
Coordination Disorder

We aimed to compare the performance in a Virtual Reality (VR) game between Typically Developed (TD) children and children with Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD). We then compared the performance in a VR game with the sub-grades of the Movement Assessment Battery for Children (MABC). Twenty TD children (10 boys; mean and SD age 5.1 ± 0.6) and 10 children with DCD (4 boys; mean and SD age 5.6 ± 0.6) participated in the study. The parents filled out the DCD questionnaire. The MABC was administered. Each subject stood on a pressure pad and played a non-immersive VR game. The game score, hand path length, and movement of center of pressure were recorded. The game score achieved by the control group was ~22% higher compared to the game score achieved by the research group (p = 0.042). The path length of the right hand strongly correlated with the visual-motor coordination MABC subcategory score (r = 0.902, p < 0.001), with the balance MABC subcategory score (r = 0.769, p = 0.009), and with the total MABC score (r = 0.667, p = 0.035). This VR game might provide a preliminary distinction between TD children and children with DCD. Furthermore, investigation of hand path length may reflect the visual-motor coordination impairment of the child.

scholarly journals Children With Developmental Coordination Disorder Play Active Virtual Reality Games Differently Than Children With Typical Development

2015 ◽  
Vol 95 (3) ◽  
pp. 360-368 ◽  
Author(s):  
Leandra Gonsalves ◽  
Amity Campbell ◽  
Lynn Jensen ◽  
Leon Straker
Keyword(s):  
Virtual Reality ◽  
Mixed Model ◽  
Linear Mixed Model ◽  
Developmental Coordination Disorder ◽  
Movement Patterns ◽  
Typical Development ◽  
Motor Patterns ◽  
Movement Quality ◽  
Hand Path ◽  
Coordination Disorder

BackgroundActive virtual reality gaming (AVG) may be useful for children with developmental coordination disorder (DCD) to practice motor skills if their movement patterns are of good quality while engaged in AVG.ObjectiveThis study aimed to examine: (1) the quality of motor patterns of children with DCD participating in AVG by comparing them with children with typical development (TD) and (2) whether differences existed in the motor patterns utilized with 2 AVG types: Sony PlayStation 3 Move and Microsoft Xbox 360 Kinect.DesignThis was a quasi-experimental, biomechanical laboratory–based study.MethodsTwenty-one children with DCD, aged 10 to 12 years, and 19 age- and sex-matched children with TD played a match of table tennis on each AVG type. Hand path, wrist angle, and elbow angle were recorded using a motion analysis system. Linear mixed-model analyses were used to determine differences between DCD and TD groups and Move and Kinect AVG type for forehands and backhands.ResultsChildren with DCD utilized a slower hand path speed (backhand mean difference [MD]=1.20 m/s; 95% confidence interval [95% CI]=0.41, 1.98); greater wrist extension (forehand MD=34.3°; 95% CI=22.6, 47.0); and greater elbow flexion (forehand MD=22.3°; 95% CI=7.4, 37.1) compared with children with TD when engaged in AVG. There also were differences in movement patterns utilized between AVG types.LimitationsOnly simple kinematic measures were compared, and no data regarding movement outcome were assessed.ConclusionsIf a therapeutic treatment goal is to promote movement quality in children with DCD, clinical judgment is required to select the most appropriate AVG type and determine whether movement quality is adequate for unsupervised practice.

Prediction in Ball Catching by Children with and without a Developmental Coordination Disorder

1998 ◽  
Vol 15 (4) ◽  
pp. 299-315 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carole Lefebvre ◽  
Greg Reid
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Evaluation ◽  
Developmental Coordination Disorder ◽  
Fundamental Problem ◽  
Age And Gender ◽  
Assessment Battery ◽  
Movement Assessment ◽  
Ball Flight ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Coordination Disorder

This study aimed to determine how predicting ability in ball catching changes with age and to explore this among children with developmental coordination disorder (DCD) as judged by performance on the Movement Assessment Battery for Children (Henderson & Sugden, 1992) and by clinical evaluation. In Experiment 1, participants were 157 non-DCD children, age 5-12. In Experiment 2, 46 participants (age 5-7) from Experiment 1 were controls for 40 same-age children with a DCD. In Experiment 1, younger children (age 5-6) did not predict ball flight as well as older groups at short viewing times, and girls did not predict as well as boys. In Experiment 2, DCD children predicted more poorly at most viewing times compared to non-DCD peers. It was concluded that age and gender are crucial factors in predicting ball flight and that predicting ability is a fundamental problem in catching for younger, female, and DCD children.

scholarly journals Integrated analysis environment for the Movement Assessment Battery for Children

2013 ◽  
Vol 19 (4) ◽  
pp. 673-680
Author(s):  
Carlos Norberto Fischer ◽  
Pedro Henrique de Carvalho Teixeira ◽  
Marcela de Castro Ferracioli ◽  
Cynthia Yukiko Hiraga ◽  
Ana Maria Pellegrini
Keyword(s):  
Developmental Coordination Disorder ◽  
Comprehensive Evaluation ◽  
Collaborative Work ◽  
Motor Impairment ◽  
Integrated Analysis ◽  
Assessment Battery ◽  
Share Data ◽  
Movement Assessment ◽  
Analysis Of Results ◽  
Coordination Disorder

Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD), a chronic and usually permanent condition found in children, is characterized by motor impairment that interferes with a child's activities of daily living and with academic achievement. One of the most popular tests for the quantitative diagnosis of DCD is the Movement Assessment Battery for Children (MABC). Based on the Battery's standardized scores, it is possible to identify children with typical development, children at risk of developing DCD, and children with DCD. This article describes a computational system we developed to assist with the analysis of results obtained in the MABC test. The tool was developed for the web environment and its database provides integration of MABC data. Thus, researchers around the world can share data and develop collaborative work in the DCD field. In order to help analysis processes, our system provides services for filtering data to show more specific sets of information and present the results in textual, table, and graphic formats, allowing easier and more comprehensive evaluation of the results.

Socialization and Behavioral Problems of Elementary School Pupils with Developmental Coordination Disorder

2005 ◽  
Vol 101 (1) ◽  
pp. 163-173 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aggelos Kanioglou ◽  
Haralambos Tsorbatzoudis ◽  
Vassilis Barkoukis
Keyword(s):  
Primary Education ◽  
Behavioral Problems ◽  
Motor Coordination ◽  
Developmental Coordination Disorder ◽  
Educational Programs ◽  
Deviant Behaviors ◽  
Peer Nomination ◽  
Movement Assessment ◽  
Coordination Disorder

The present study examined the role of the developmental coordination disorder in 154 children's socialization and the expression of deviant behaviors in the context of Greek primary education. For assessment of their motor coordination, the Movement Assessment Battery for Children of Henderson and Sugden was used. The peer nomination method (sociogram) was used for the estimation of children's social status, and the expression of deviant behaviors was assessed via Conners' Teacher Questionnaire. Analyses showed that developmental coordination disorder was associated with poor socialization and the expression of deviant behaviors. These findings support the development of educational programs to include children with poor motor coordination.

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