Lehrbuch Psychomotorik

Kuhlenkamp, Stefanie

doi:10.36198/9783838587172

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“…PMT is influenced by different approaches and theoretical concepts [70] (p. 32). According to Eggert and Lütje-Klose [71], among the hypotheses of therapeutic effects, because of the training of the targeted skills, not only the direct improvement has to be considered, but also the transfer effects due to the improvement in executive functions and the children's experiences of stabilisation in their personality owing to improved selfconfidence after successful motor learning.…”

Section: Therapeutic Approaches For Children With Handwriting Difficu...mentioning

confidence: 99%

Effectiveness of Psychomotor Therapy among Children with Graphomotor Impairment with and without DCD-Diagnosis

et al. 2023

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In Switzerland, psychomotor therapy (PMT) is a standard treatment for children with graphomotor impairments, but scientific evidence of its effectiveness is rare. To investigate the effectiveness of PMT, we conducted a randomised field trial (RFT). The sample consisted of 121 first and second graders with graphomotor impairments, some of whom met the criteria of developmental coordination disorder, while the remaining suffered from developmental dysgraphia. The treatments lasted over 5 months. Handwriting fluency and consistency were measured five times on a digitising tablet. All participating children completed a self-concept interview, and a standardised fine motor performance test twice. Psychomotor therapy significantly improved the fine motor skills of the therapy group compared to those of the waiting group. However, there was no evidence that the treated children improved more than the waiting children in terms of their graphomotor skills such as frequency, automaticity, and consistency of forming letters. Finally, the children of the therapy group showed partial improvements in their handwriting self-concept, while those of the waiting group children remained stable. This short-term RFT demonstrated the effectiveness of PMT in terms of fine motor skills and some aspects of the handwriting self-concept but showed no effects on handwriting fluency and consistency.

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Section: Therapeutic Approaches For Children With Handwriting Difficu...mentioning

confidence: 99%