Effects of two distinct group motor skill interventions in psychological and motor skills of children with Developmental Coordination Disorder: A pilot study

Caçola, Priscila; Romero, Michael; Ibana, Melvin; Chuang, Jennifer

doi:10.1016/j.dhjo.2015.07.007

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“…The program Partnering for Change ( 56 ) is one such intervention that is currently being tested. While it is complex, and perhaps even overwhelming for health and education professionals to see DCD as more than a motor coordination problem and to focus on prevention of the consequences associated with it, we believe that studies, such as the ones by Caçola et al ( 38 ) and Farhat et al ( 48 ), give some good indications that it is certainly worth trying.…”

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“…Fortunately, there is recent evidence that it is possible to improve psychological well-being in this population. A pilot study exploring whether two group intervention programs improved several psychological variables (anxiety, adequacy, and predilection for physical activity; participation, preferences, and enjoyment for activities) and motor skills from the perspective of a child with DCD as well as parental perceptions of motor skills, rate of function, and strengths and difficulties ( 38 ). The programs were unique in characteristics: Program A focused on task-oriented activities in a large group involving motor skill training and collaboration and cooperation among children, and Program B was composed of three groups with a direct goal-oriented approach for training of skills chosen by the children.…”

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Physical and Mental Health of Children with Developmental Coordination Disorder

Caçola

2016

Front. Public Health

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Developmental coordination disorder (DCD) is a neurodevelopmental condition characterized by poor motor proficiency that interferes with an individual’s activities of daily living. These problems in motor coordination are prevalent despite children’s intelligence levels. Common symptoms include marked delays in achieving motor milestones and clumsiness, typically associated with poor balance, coordination, and especially handwriting skills. Currently, DCD is said to impact about 2–7% of school-age children. More importantly, DCD is considered to be one of the major health problems among school-aged children worldwide, with unique consequences to physical and mental health. Because these children and adolescents often experience difficulties participating in typical childhood activities (e.g., riding a bike), they tend to be more sedentary, more overweight/obese, at a higher risk for coronary vascular disease, and have lower cardiorespiratory and physical fitness than their typically developing peers. From another perspective, the motor difficulties have also been linked to an increased risk for mental health issues, such as higher anxiety and depression. The understanding of the health consequences associated with DCD offers practical applications for the understanding of the mechanisms and intervention protocols that can improve the consequences of this condition. In this review, I will explore such consequences and provide evidence for the implementation of interventions that focus on improving physical and mental health in this population.

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Physical and Mental Health of Children with Developmental Coordination Disorder

Caçola

2016

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“…To date, only a few interventions have targeted both motor and psychosocial components (e.g., Animal Fun or Partnering for Changing ) to address overall well-being ( Piek et al, 2010 ; Missiuna et al, 2012 ). Indeed, by collaborating with peers, parents, and school teachers, recent integrated programs have shown promise for positively affecting various psychosocial outcomes, such as prosocial behaviors, peer relations, and self-esteem ( Piek et al, 2015 ; Cacola et al, 2016 ; Noordstar et al, 2017 ; Wilson and Harris, 2017 ). Nevertheless, there are controversial findings with regard to the effect of these motor skill intervention programs on internalizing problems which may be due to less emphasis on participation in physical activity in these programs ( Piek et al, 2015 ; Cacola et al, 2016 ).…”

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“…Indeed, by collaborating with peers, parents, and school teachers, recent integrated programs have shown promise for positively affecting various psychosocial outcomes, such as prosocial behaviors, peer relations, and self-esteem ( Piek et al, 2015 ; Cacola et al, 2016 ; Noordstar et al, 2017 ; Wilson and Harris, 2017 ). Nevertheless, there are controversial findings with regard to the effect of these motor skill intervention programs on internalizing problems which may be due to less emphasis on participation in physical activity in these programs ( Piek et al, 2015 ; Cacola et al, 2016 ). Further inventions should be developed to simultaneously focus on motor skills, physical activity participation, and self-worth (or self-concept), which, to the best of our knowledge, no program has been specifically developed for children with DCD.…”

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Moderating Effects of Physical Activity and Global Self-Worth on Internalizing Problems in School-Aged Children With Developmental Coordination Disorder

Graham

Cairney

2018

Front. Psychol.

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School-aged children with developmental coordination disorder (DCD) are at greater risk for physical inactivity, lower global self-worth, and internalizing problems, such as depression and anxiety. Based on the environmental stress hypothesis (ESH), recent research has shown that physical inactivity and lower global self-worth sequentially mediate the relationship between DCD and internalizing problems, suggesting that DCD leads to lower levels of physical activity, which in turn leads to lower levels of global self-worth, and ultimately, a greater amount of internalizing problems. However, physical activity and global self-worth may also buffer (i.e., moderate) the adverse effect of DCD on internalizing problems. To date, this has yet to be tested. Participants were 1206 children aged 12–14 years [611 boys, 79 with probable DCD (pDCD)]. All children received assessments of motor coordination, physical activity, global self-worth, and internalizing problems. Children with pDCD were less physically active, had lower self-worth, and experienced more internalizing problems compared to typically developing (TD) children (p’s < 0.05). Furthermore, the moderated moderating effect (three-way interaction) of physical activity and global self-worth was also evident (p < 0.05), indicating that internalizing problems in both TD and pDCD groups decreased with concurrent increases in physical activity and global self-worth. Importantly, when compared to TD children, increases in physical activity and global self-worth were associated with a greater reduction in internalizing problems among children with pDCD. The findings support several pathways in the ESH and highlight that, in addition to improving motor skills, interventions should also target both physical activity and global self-worth to mitigate potential mental health issues for children with motor difficulties.

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“…The study of motor development is a prerequisite for the full understanding of children's evolution, in which movement is an integral part of life 1 . Therefore, motor assessment is important and necessary in preschool individuals 2 and has been explored in several national [3][4][5][6][7] and international studies [8][9][10] .…”

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Concurrent validation of the MABC-2 and Developmental Coordination Disorder Questionnaire-BR

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Capistrano

Ferrari

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J. Hum. Growth Dev.

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Introduction:The Movement Assessment Battery for Children, Second Edition (MABC-2) has been widely used in national literature for the diagnosis of Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD). The relationship of MABC-2 with the scientifi c gold standard instrument for DCD, the Brazilian version of the Developmental Coordination Disorder Questionnaire (DCDQ-BR), is not well established and is rather controversial.Objective: The aim of this study was to verify the concurrent validity of the MABC-2 motor battery and the DCDQ-BR, controlled for sex and age group. Methods:The concurrent validation process took place with the participation of 350 schoolchildren aged 7-11 years from the cities of Florianopolis-SC and Manaus-AM and their parents or guardians. The agreement between instruments was assessed with the Spearman correlation test and simple linear regression using SPSS software version 20.0. Results: Positive correlation between instruments´ scales was found.Conclusion: This study showed evidence of concurrent validity between MABC-2 and DCDQ-BR, suggesting that MABC-2 can be used as an indicator for developmental coordination disorder.

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Effects of two distinct group motor skill interventions in psychological and motor skills of children with Developmental Coordination Disorder: A pilot study

Cited by 39 publications

References 20 publications

Physical and Mental Health of Children with Developmental Coordination Disorder

Physical and Mental Health of Children with Developmental Coordination Disorder

Moderating Effects of Physical Activity and Global Self-Worth on Internalizing Problems in School-Aged Children With Developmental Coordination Disorder

Concurrent validation of the MABC-2 and Developmental Coordination Disorder Questionnaire-BR

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