scholarly journals Electronic Device Use and Fine Motor Dexterity & Handwriting: A Pilot Study of South African Grade 2 Children

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 76
Author(s):  
Monique M. Keller ◽  
Pragashnie Govender
Keyword(s):  
Pilot Study ◽  
South African ◽  
Motor Development ◽  
Electronic Device ◽  
Fine Motor ◽  
Dominant Hand ◽  
Hand Dexterity ◽  
Motor Dexterity ◽  
Device Use ◽  
The Impact

Electronic media is at an all-time high in contemporary society with the developmental impact of electronic use still mostly unknown. This study aimed at determining the association between electronic device use and the impact on handwriting and dexterity in grade two children. Thirty four children aged between 7.2 to 8.1 years participated in a pilot study. A parental self-administered questionnaire was used to determine type and frequency of electronic usage, the Minnesota Handwriting Assessment measured six handwriting domains and the Nine-Hole-Peg-Test measured dexterity. Statistically significant correlations were computed for device use and handwriting score (r = 0.110) and device use and non-dominant hand dexterity (r = 0.137). Male children’s handwriting speed was superior (p < 0.015) and female children’s form of handwriting emerged as superior (p < 0.005). This study provides data on the potential impact of frequent device use on the overall fine motor development.

The Impact of Ulnar Nerve Compression at the Elbow on the Hand Function of Heavy Manual Workers

2003 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
pp. 118-123 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nasim Amirjani ◽  
Shelley Thompson ◽  
Lalith Satkunam ◽  
Gary L. W. Lobay ◽  
K. Ming Chan
Keyword(s):  
Ulnar Nerve ◽  
Hand Function ◽  
Conduction Block ◽  
Nerve Compression ◽  
Fine Motor ◽  
Ulnar Nerve Compression ◽  
Hand Grip ◽  
Hand Dexterity ◽  
Motor Dexterity ◽  
The Impact

The objectives of this article were to study the impact of the hand function disability due to ulnar neuropathy at the elbow (UNE) on workers engaged in occupations requiring heavy hand use. Four patients (42.5 ± 7 years old), all engaged in heavy-duty jobs, with severe conduction block but without severe axonal loss were recruited. The severity of ulnar nerve compression was quantified based on electrophysiologic studies, Jebsen-Taylor Hand Function Test, Jamar dynamometer, and Semmes-Weinstein Monofilaments Test. UNE resulted in a reduction in hand strength without any significant impact on fine motor dexterity. The 4 laborers whose work required strong hand grip found this debilitating. Severe UNE affects the hand function of heavy manual workers by impeding their grip and pinch strengths. However, UNE does not affect tasks requiring fine hand dexterity.

scholarly journals Effect of Various OR Noise on Fine Motor Skills, Cognition, and Mood

2019 ◽  
Vol 2019 ◽  
pp. 1-5 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cara Marie Rogers ◽  
Hannah Palmerton ◽  
Brian Saway ◽  
Devin Tomlinson ◽  
Gary Simonds
Keyword(s):  
Operating Room ◽  
Verbal Learning ◽  
Mood States ◽  
Mood Disturbance ◽  
Fine Motor ◽  
Profile Of Mood States ◽  
Total Mood Disturbance ◽  
Motor Dexterity ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Surgeon Performance

Background. The amalgam of noises inherent to the modern-day operating room has the potential of diluting surgeon concentration, which could affect surgeon performance and mood and have implications on quality of care and surgeon resilience. Objective. Evaluate the impact of operating room environmental noises on surgeon performance including fine motor dexterity, cognition, and mood. Methods. 37 subjects were tested under three different environmental noise conditions including silence, a prerecorded soundtrack of a loud bustling operating room, and with background music of their choosing. We used the Motor Performance Series to test motor dexterity, neuropsychological tests to evaluate cognitive thinking, and Profile of Mood States to test mental well-being. Results. Our results showed that typical operating room noise had no impact on motor dexterity but music improved the speed and precision of movements and information processing skills. Neurocognitive testing showed a significant decrement from operating room noise on verbal learning and delayed memory, whereas music improved complex attention and mental flexibility. The Profile of Mood States found that music resulted in a significant decrease in feelings of anger, confusion, fatigue, and tension along with decreased total mood disturbance, which is a measure of psychological distress. Loud operating room noise had a negative impact on feelings of vigor but no increase in total mood disturbance. Conclusion. Our results suggest that loud and unnecessary environmental noises can be distracting to a surgeon, so every effort should be taken to minimize these. Music of the surgeons’ choosing does not negatively affect fine motor dexterity or cognition and has an overall positive impact on mood and can therefore be safely practiced if desired.

scholarly journals THE IMPACT OF MALNUTRITION ON GROSS MOTORIC GROWTH OF THE CHILDREN WHOSE AGE BETWEEN 3 MONTHS AND 2 YEARS OLD

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 8
Author(s):  
Nike Aprilidia ◽  
Dominicus Husada ◽  
Juniastuti Juniastuti
Keyword(s):  
Motor Development ◽  
Health Centre ◽  
Simple Random Sampling ◽  
Health Problems ◽  
Fine Motor ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Gross Motor Development ◽  
Child Development Disorders ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Growth Disorder

AbstractBackground: Malnutrition was one of the health problems that ware a challenge for developing countries. This problem had an impact on all aspects including economic, social, and health status of the nation. From these impacts, other health problems can occur, namely child development disorders, including impaired gross motor development and fine motor. The purposeof this research is to determine the malnutrition against motor development Method: This study was a case control study. The amount of the sample was 106 children, their age were around 3 months till 2 years old in Pakis Surabaya Health Centre. Simple random sampling was the technic which researcher used to take the case sample and purposive sampling was for the control ones. The independent variable was children’s malnutrition and the dependent variable were gross and fine motoric growth of the children. Data collecting was done by observing the children with KPSP questioner. Researcher used Chi-square to analyze the data. Result: Malnutrition didn’t affect children’s gross motoric growth (p= 0.34) and fine motoric growth (0.26). Conclusion: In Pakis primary health center there were 33% children with malnutrition, 28.3% children with gross motoric growth disorder and 35.8% children with fine motoric growth disorder. There wasn’t any association between children’s malnutrition with gross and fine motoric growth of the children.  

scholarly journals Vision Development Differences between Slow and Fast Motor Development in Typical Developing Toddlers: A Cross-Sectional Study

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (10) ◽  
pp. 3597
Author(s):  
Elena Pinero-Pinto ◽  
Verónica Pérez-Cabezas ◽  
Concepción De-Hita-Cantalejo ◽  
Carmen Ruiz-Molinero ◽  
Estanislao Gutiérrez-Sánchez ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Visual Acuity ◽  
Motor Development ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Fine Motor ◽  
Ocular Motility ◽  
Dominant Hand ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Gross Motor ◽  
Gross Motor Development

Many studies have established a relationship between visual function and motor development in toddlers. This is the first report to study two-year-olds via an assessment of their visual and motor skills. The purpose of this study is to describe the possible changes that can occur between visual and motor systems in typical developing toddlers. A total of 116 toddlers were included in this observational, descriptive, and cross-sectional study. Their mean age was 29.57 ± 3.45 months. Motor development variables studied were dominant hand/foot; stationary, locomotion, object manipulation, grasping, visual motor integration percentiles; gross motor, fine motor, and total motor percentiles; and gross motor, fine motor, and total motor quotients. Visual development variables were assessed including visual acuity, refractive error, ocular alignment, motor fusion and suppression, ocular motility, and stereopsis. Our findings demonstrated that typical developing toddlers with slow gross motor development had higher exophoria and further near point of convergence values compared to toddlers with fast gross motor development (p < 0.05). No statistically significant differences were found in visual acuity and stereopsis between slow and fast gross motor development toddlers.

scholarly journals International Study of 24-hour Movement Behaviors of Early Years (SUNRISE): A Pilot Study from Bangladesh

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohammad Sorowar Hossain ◽  
Iztiba M. Deeba ◽  
Mahmudul Hasan ◽  
Katharina E. Kariippanon ◽  
Kar Hau Chong ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Preschool Children ◽  
Pilot Study ◽  
Motor Skills ◽  
Screen Time ◽  
Early Years ◽  
Fine Motor ◽  
Who Guidelines ◽  
Parent Questionnaire ◽  
The Impact

Abstract Background This pilot study aimed to: (i) determine the proportion of preschool children (ages 3-4 who met the WHO guidelines; (ii) examine the feasibility of the proposed protocol for the SUNRISE study; and (iii) assess the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on movement behaviors of preschool children in Bangladesh. MethodsTime spent in physical activity, sedentary behavior and sleep were objectively measured using two types of accelerometers (ActiGraph wGT3x-BT and ActivPAL4). Screen time and sleep quality were assessed via parent questionnaire. Fine and gross motor skills were measured using the Ages and Stages Questionnaire (3rdediction). Three executive functions were assessed using the Early Years Toolbox. Focus groups were conducted with parents and childcare staffs to determine the feasibility of the protocol. Follow up data during COVID-19 pandemic was collected from parents over phone. ResultsData from 63 preschool aged children and their parents was analysed in this pilot study. Only three children (4.7%) met the all components of the WHO guidelines. Separately, children meeting physical activity, sedentary screen time and sleep guidelines were 71.9% 17.5% and 59.7% respectively. The proportion of all children who were developmentally on-track for the gross and fine motor skills were 58.7% and 50.8%, respectively. Parents and educators reported that the protocol was feasible except for the activPAL-4 accelerometer. Approximately 39% of children (14 out of 37) who wore this device developed itchy skin and rashes resulting in the suspension of using this device mid-way through data collection. During COVID-19, there was a significant decrease in children’s total physical activity (-193 min/day), and time spent outside on weekdays (-75 min/day) and weekend days (-131 min/day) and a significant increase in sedentary screen time (+85 min/day).ConclusionOnly a low proportion of children met WHO guideline. Methods and devices (except ActivPAL4) used in this pilot study were proved to be feasible and therefore it has paved the way to conduct the main SUNRISE study in Bangladesh. Future measures should be taken to address the issue of movement behaviours of children during the time of pandemics like COVID-19.

scholarly journals Routine Cancer Treatment Regimens and Its Impact on Fine Motor Dexterity in Breast Cancer

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-8
Author(s):  
Niklas Paul Grusdat ◽  
Alexander Stäuber ◽  
Marion Tolkmitt ◽  
Jens Schnabel ◽  
Birgit Schubotz ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Cancer Therapy ◽  
Fine Motor ◽  
Cancer Therapies ◽  
Dominant Hand ◽  
Breast Cancer Therapy ◽  
Care Needs ◽  
Treatment Groups ◽  
Treatment Regimens ◽  
Motor Dexterity

<b><i>Introduction:</i></b> Breast cancer can be a major challenge for those affected. Knowledge of changes in fine motor dexterity in affected women due to routine cancer therapies can help guide effective support. <b><i>Methods:</i></b> For this prospective observational study, we collected data of 79 women with a mean age 54.6 ± 9.5 years prior to, after breast cancer therapy (T1), and at 3-month follow-up. The fine motor dexterity was assessed for 4 treatment subgroups: SC = Surgery + Chemotherapy, SCR = Surgery + Chemotherapy + Radiotherapy Therapy, SR = Surgery + Radiotherapy, and S = Surgery. <b><i>Results:</i></b> Over time, women with breast cancer showed significant decreases in fine motor dexterity across all treatment groups (<i>p</i> &#x3c; 0.001). The strongest negative effect was seen in the treatment groups receiving additional chemotherapy. SCR group showed pronounced limitations for dominant hand (DH) −12%; non-dominant hand (NDH) −15%; both hands (BH) −17%; assembly (ASSY) −11% at T1. Significant interaction was noticeable in DH (<i>F</i> = 5.59, <i>p</i> &#x3c; 0.001), NDH (<i>F</i> = 6.61, <i>p</i> &#x3c; 0.001), BH (<i>F</i> = 13.11 <i>p</i> &#x3c; 0.001), and ASSY (<i>F</i> = 5.84 <i>p</i> &#x3c; 0.001). <b><i>Discussion/Conclusion:</i></b> Our study showed that the extent of change in fine motor dexterity depends on the treatment regimen. The detection of unmet care needs could help to personalize and optimize clinical and survivorship care. Based on our findings, multidisciplinary support initiated early in breast cancer therapy is required.

scholarly journals Adding up fine motor skills: developmental relations between manual dexterity and numerical abilities

2022 ◽  
Author(s):  
Venera Gashaj ◽  
Dragan Trninic
Keyword(s):  
Motor Skills ◽  
Motor Development ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Manual Dexterity ◽  
Fine Motor ◽  
Dominant Hand ◽  
Fine Motor Skills ◽  
Math Skills ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Mathematical Skills

We explore the relationship between mathematical skills and motor skills across three age groups of normally developing children. The existence of such a relationship is postulated in classical accounts of human development. In contemporary research, the existence of a relationship between motor development and the development of abstract concepts may form a crucial piece of evidence for theories of embodied cognition. Existing studies suggest a link between fine motor skills and various numerical and mathematical tasks in young children; however, there are few attempts to measure the strength of this relationship across different ages. We use a cross-sectional design to investigate the link between fine motor and mathematical skills in children in Kindergarten, 2nd grade, and 4th grade. The results show that correlational patterns vary in the three ages; while in Kindergarten manual dexterity of the dominant hand is related to math skills, in 2nd grade the manual dexterity of the nondominant hand is related to math skills, and finally, in 4th grade no such correlations are observable.

scholarly journals Influence of Low BMI on Handgrip Strength, Handgrip Endurance and Hand Dexterity in School Going Children- A Pilot Study

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 70-78
Author(s):  
Padmanabhan Suresh Babu Roshan ◽  
Chandrashekar . ◽  
Likhitha N J
Keyword(s):  
Body Mass Index ◽  
Pilot Study ◽  
Body Mass ◽  
Handgrip Strength ◽  
Initial Assessment ◽  
Normal Body Mass Index ◽  
Dominant Hand ◽  
Hand Dexterity ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Low Bmi

Introduction: The hand is the most dynamic and interactive part of the upper limb in humans and performing the complex tasks of daily living activities. The health problems due to less-than-optimal nutritional status in primary school-age children are among the most common causes of low school enrolment, high absenteeism, early dropout, and unsatisfactory classroom performance. Purpose: To compare handgrip strength, handgrip endurance, and hand dexterity in 6–12 years children with low and normal body mass index. Methodology: This pilot study was conducted among children with normal development. The age group included in the study was 6-12 years. The estimated sample 25 in each group. Participants underwent initial assessment, where height and weight were measured. To measure handgrip strength and handgrip endurance baseline hydraulic hand dynamometer and hand dexterity were assessed using a 9-hole pegboard, the participants were asked to perform three successful trials, and the mean of it was obtained. Results: Result shows that there was a significant difference between handgrip strength with BMI, with p< 0.01and no significant difference between handgrip endurance and hand dexterity with p>0.05 in children. Conclusion: The results of the current study demonstrated that 6-12-year-old children had a significant difference in handgrip strength of the dominant and non-dominant hand between low BMI and normal BMI children. With further research, it is important to find and compare the differences in a larger population. Keywords: Body mass index, dominant hand, handgrip strength, handgrip endurance, hand dexterity, non-dominant hand.

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