The effect of a motor skills training program in the improvement of practiced and non-practiced tasks performance in children with developmental coordination disorder (DCD) |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Research Unit Neuropediatry UR.0805, HediChaker Hospital Faculty of Medicine, Sfax, Tunisia;2. High Institut of Sports Sciences, UR EM2S-ISSEPS, Sfax, Tunisia;3. Department of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town, Old Main Building, Groote Schuur Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa;4. University of Sfax, Functional Exploration Service, Habib Bourguiba Hospital of Sfax, Sfax, Tunisia;5. Service de pseudo psychiatrie, Hedi Chaker Hospital Faculty of medicine, Sfax, Tunisia;1. College of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Exeter, Exeter, UK;2. Department of Health Sciences, Liverpool Hope University, Liverpool, UK;3. Faculty of Kinesiology, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada;1. Motor Control Laboratory, Movement Control and Neuroplasticity Research Group, Biomedical Sciences Group, Department of Kinesiology, KU Leuven, Tervuursevest 101, B-3001 Heverlee, Belgium;2. Department of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town, Old Main Building, Groote Schuur Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa;3. University of Groningen, University Medical Centre Groningen, Centre for Human Movement Sciences, PO Box 30.001, 9700 RB Groningen, The Netherlands;4. Clinical and Developmental Neuropsychology, University of Groningen, Grote Kruisstraat 2-1, 9712 TS Groningen, The Netherlands;1. School of Psychology, Australian Catholic University, Melbourne, Australia;2. Centre for Disability and Development Research (CeDDR), Australian Catholic University, Australia;3. Behavioural Science Institute, Radboud University Nijmegen, 6500 HE Nijmegen, The Netherlands;4. School of Education, Griffith University, Brisbane, Australia;5. Department of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town, South Africa;1. Developmental and Clinical Neuropsychology, University of Groningen, Grote Kruisstraat 2-1, 9712 TS Groningen, The Netherlands;2. Department of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Cape Town, South Africa;3. Faculty of Kinesiology and Rehabilitation Sciences, KU Leuven, Gebouw De Nayer (GDN), Tervuursevest 101 bus 1501, B-3001 Heverlee, Belgium |
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| Abstract: | The purpose of the present study was to examine the effect of a group-based task oriented skills training program on motor and physical ability for children with DCD. It was also investigated if there was an effect on fine motor and handwriting tasks that were not specifically practiced during the training program. Forty-one children aged 6–10 years took part in this study. Children were assigned to three groups: an experimental training group consisting of 14 children with DCD, a control non-training group consisted of 13 children with DCD and a control non-training group consisting of 14 typically developed children. The measurements included were, the Movement Assessment Battery for Children (MABC), the Modified Agility Test (MAT), the Triple Hop Distance (THD), the 5 Jump-test (5JT) and the Handwriting Performance Test. All measures were administered pre and post an 8-week training program. The results showed that 10 children of the DCD training-group improved their performance in MABC test, attaining a score above the 15th percentile after their participation in the training program. DCD training-group showed a significant improvement on all cluster scores (manual dexterity (t (13) = 5.3, p < .001), ball skills (t (13) = 2.73, p < .05) and balance (t (13) = 5.13, p < .001). Significant performance improvements were also found in MAT, THD, 5JT (t (13) = –4.55; p < .01), handwriting quality (t (12) = –2.73; p < .05) and speed (t (12) = –4.2; p < .01) after the training program. In conclusion, improvement in both practiced and non-practiced skills, in the training program, may reflect improvement in motor skill but also transfer to other skills. |
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| Keywords: | Developmental coordination disorder Motor skill training Physical ability Handwriting |
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