KTK Motor Test: Review of the Main Influencing Variables

Abstract

Objective: To analyze the scientific literature regarding the effects of external variables on KTK motor test scores and to verify which motor tests are associated with KTK.Data sources: Four databases (PubMed, Science Direct, Scientific Electronic Library Online - SciELO - and Latin American and Caribbean Health Sciences Literature - LILACS) were used to search for studies in which the descriptors Körperkoordinationstest für Kinder and KTK were presented in the title, abstract and keywords. Inclusion criteria were: articles published in English or Portuguese from January 2006 to December 2016; free access to the article in full and texts available online; presenting the descriptor terms mentioned above in the title, abstract or keywords; containing sample with children and adolescents aged 4 to 16 years old; being indexed in a journal with a rating of B2 or higher (WebQualis; Qualis 2016) for the area of physical education. The following were excluded: studies in books, chapters of books, theses and dissertations; duplicate scientific articles; conference summaries; articles published in proceedings and abstracts of congresses.Data synthesis: After the three stages of selection (identification, screening and eligibility) and the criteria proposed at the PICOS scale, 29 studies were included in this review.Conclusions: Body composition and the regular practice of physical activities were the variables that presented the greatest influence on KTK. It is important that health professionals working with the pediatric public encourage regular physical activity to improve body composition and, thus, to obtain better KTK scores. Additionally, the Movement Assessment Battery for Children (M-ABC) test had the highest positive correlation with the KTK test.

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“…A coordenação motora está favoravelmente associada a marcadores de saúde, como atividade física, condicionamento cardiorrespiratório, força muscular, resistência e estado de peso saudável durante toda a infância. As duas principais variáveis que influenciam o desempenho motor no teste KTK são fatores antropométricos e a prática de atividades físicas (Nascimento et al, 2019) Visto que o teste KTK é um dos testes mais utilizados para avaliar coordenação motora de crianças, e sabendo que não existe na literatura uma revisão focada em analisar a relação entre coordenação motora e as duas principais variáveis que influenciam o desempenho motor no teste KTK, os objetivos desta revisão sistemática são identificar o que tem sido publicado a respeito da utilização do teste KTK nos últimos anos para avaliação da coordenação motora de crianças, e secundariamente analisar a relação entre coordenação motora, antropometria e desempenho.…”

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