Integrated analysis environment for the Movement Assessment Battery for Children

Abstract

Abstract-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. Keywords: computational analysis environment, developmental coordination disorder, Movement Assessment Battery for ChildrenResumo-"Ambiente de análise integrada para Movement Assessment Battery for Children." O Transtorno do Desenvolvimento da Coordenação (TDC), uma condição crônica e, geralmente, encontrada em crianças, é caracterizado por comprometimento motor que interfere nas atividades de vida diária de uma criança e em seu desempenho acadêmico. Um dos testes mais populares para o diagnóstico quantitativo do TDC é a bateria Movement Assessment Battery for Children (MABC). Com base em escores padronizados da bateria, é possível identificar as crianças com desenvolvimento típico, crianças com risco de desenvolver o TDC e crianças com TDC. Este artigo descreve um sistema computacional que desenvolvemos para ajudar com a análise dos resultados obtidos na bateria MABC. A ferramenta foi desenvolvida para o ambiente web e sua base de dados fornece integração dos dados da MABC. Assim, pesquisadores de todo o mundo podem compartilhar dados e desenvolver trabalho colaborativo na área do TDC. A fim de ajudar os processos de análise, nosso sistema fornece serviços de filtragem de dados para mostrar conjuntos mais específicos de informação e apresentar os resultados em formato de texto, tabela e gráficos, permitindo a avaliação mais fácil e mais abrangente dos resultados. Palavras-chaves: ambiente de análise computacional, transtorno do desenvolvimento da coordenação, Movement Assessment Battery for ChildrenResumen-"Ambiente de análisis integrada para Movement Assessment Battery for Children." Trastorno del Desarrollo de la Coordinación (TDC), una condición permanente crónica y generalment se encuentran en los niños, se caracteriza por alteraciones motoras que interfiere con las actividades de la vida diaria de un niño y con el rendimiento académico. Una de las pruebas más populares para el diagnóstico cuantitativo del TDC es la bate...

Prevalência de crianças identificadas com dificuldades motoras

“…Despite this, we believe that this study advances in the knowledge of the motor profile of children in the Northeast region and, together with the data pointed out by other studies, it contributes to the understanding of the reality of the motor performance of Brazilian children. Research of this nature is important to raise awareness about DVD and to adopt measures for the care of such children (Valentini et al, 2012;Fischer et al, 2013).…”

“…However, this study has limitations regarding the use of motor tests only (MABC-2), considering that it is increasingly necessary to have specific information regarding the child's development history, medical history, clinical examination, involvement in recreational activities and participation in school (Blank et al, 2019) to identify motor difficulties and their relationship with possible developmental disorders. This study also proposed further investigations to identify and ascertain the impact of socioeconomic characteristics on the motor development of the children evaluated so that the specificities of the Brazilian regions can be highlighted and, if possible, compared (Fischer et al, 2013).…”

“…Thus, this battery is not enough to identify DCD, and besides the motor tests, we need to examine the individual's developmental history, medical history, clinical examination, to investigate involvement in recreational activities and participation in the school. MABC measures the performance of children aged 3 to 16 years old in fine and gross motor skills and different countries validated it as an accurate, consistent, stable and reliable assessment tool (Toniolo & Capellini, 2010;Fischer et al, 2013;Valentini et al, 2017).…”

“…Generally, the motor coordination characteristics identified in the studies that used MABC are associated with the development patterns of the age group, gender, culture and educational system of a specific place or region (Henderson et al, 2007;Fischer et al, 2013). According to Blank et al (2019), the variability in the prevalence of children with motor difficulties shown in the literature is dependent on how the selection criteria are rigorously applied in the identification.…”