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Pelemiš V, Pavlović S, Mandić D, Radaković M, Branković D, Živanović V, Milić Z, Bajrić S. Differences and Relationship between Body Composition and Motor Coordination in Children Aged 6-7 Years. Sports (Basel) 2024; 12:142. [PMID: 38921836 PMCID: PMC11209307 DOI: 10.3390/sports12060142] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2024] [Revised: 04/26/2024] [Accepted: 04/26/2024] [Indexed: 06/27/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND The primary goal of this study was to investigate the relationship between body composition and motor coordination performance, and the secondary goal was to determine sex differences in body composition and motor coordination of preschool children. METHODS Forty-eight children (23 boys and 25 girls) underwent assessments for body composition and motor coordination using the Köperkoordinationstest für Kinder (KTK). RESULTS Linear regression analysis revealed significant associations between body composition and motor coordination in boys (p < 0.05) but not in girls. In boys, Body height (p = 0.01), Total muscle mass (p = 0.03), Total fat (p = 0.03), and Total water (p = 0.02) show statistically significant influence on single-leg jumps. Similar results were obtained for lateral jumps where there was a statistically significant influence of Body height (p = 0.01), Total muscle mass (p = 0.03), and Total water (p = 0.02). Interestingly, predictive variables showed no statistically significant influence on KTK overall score in boys (p = 0.42) nor in girls (p = 0.90). CONCLUSIONS The predictive system of morphological variables demonstrated significance only among boys in this age group and sample. Girls outperformed boys due to early maturation, resulting in better average KTK scores.
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- Vladan Pelemiš
- Faculty of Education, University of Belgrade, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia; (D.M.); (D.B.); (V.Ž.)
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- Faculty of Education in Užice, University of Kragujevac, 34000 Kragujevac, Serbia;
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- Faculty of Education, University of Belgrade, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia; (D.M.); (D.B.); (V.Ž.)
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- Faculty of Sport, University “Union—Nikola Tesla’’, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia;
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- Faculty of Education, University of Belgrade, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia; (D.M.); (D.B.); (V.Ž.)
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- Faculty of Education, University of Belgrade, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia; (D.M.); (D.B.); (V.Ž.)
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- College for Vocational Education of Preschool Teachers and Sport Coaches, University of Novi Sad, 24000 Subotica, Serbia;
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- Faculty of Sport Science, Pan-European University Apeiron, 78000 Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina;
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Blagovechtchenski E, Koriakina M, Bredikhin D, Agranovich O, Kadieva D, Ermolovich E, Jääskeläinen IP, Shestakova AN. Similar Cognitive Skill Impairment in Children with Upper Limb Motor Disorders Due to Arthrogryposis Multiplex Congenita and Obstetrical Brachial Plexus Palsy. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2023; 20:1841. [PMID: 36767207 PMCID: PMC9914233 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph20031841] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2022] [Revised: 01/07/2023] [Accepted: 01/12/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Arthrogryposis multiplex congenita (AMC) and obstetrical brachial plexus palsy (OBPP) are motor disorders with similar symptoms (contractures and the disturbance of upper limb function). Both conditions present as flaccid paresis but differ from each other in the pathogenesis: AMC is a congenital condition, while OBPP results from trauma during childbirth. Despite this difference, these diseases are identical in terms of their manifestations and treatment programmes. We compared the cognitive skills of children with AMC and OBPP diagnoses with those of healthy children; we also compared the motor skills of impaired children with those of healthy ones. The patients in both groups significantly differed from the healthy children with regard to psychological parameters, such as 'visual memory capacity' and 'thinking'. Moreover, the two groups with children with AMC and OBPP significantly differed from each other in motor skill parameters, such as 'delayed motor development', 'general motor development', and the 'level of paresis'. Upper limb motor function in the OBPP children was less impaired compared to that of the AMC children. However, we did not find any significant differences in cognitive deficits between the AMC children and the OBPP children. This may indicate that motor impairment is more significant than the underlying cause for the development of cognitive impairment; however, the factors causing this phenomenon require further study (e.g., social environment, treatment, and rehabilitation programme).
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- Evgeny Blagovechtchenski
- Centre for Cognition & Decision Making, Institute for Cognitive Neurosceince, National Research University Higher School of Economics, 101000 Moscow, Russia
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- Centre for Cognition & Decision Making, Institute for Cognitive Neurosceince, National Research University Higher School of Economics, 101000 Moscow, Russia
- Federal State Budgetary Institution, The Turner Scientific Research Institute for Children’s Orthopedics under the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, 196603 St. Petersburg, Russia
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- Centre for Cognition & Decision Making, Institute for Cognitive Neurosceince, National Research University Higher School of Economics, 101000 Moscow, Russia
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- Federal State Budgetary Institution, The Turner Scientific Research Institute for Children’s Orthopedics under the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, 196603 St. Petersburg, Russia
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- Centre for Cognition & Decision Making, Institute for Cognitive Neurosceince, National Research University Higher School of Economics, 101000 Moscow, Russia
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- Federal State Budgetary Institution, The Turner Scientific Research Institute for Children’s Orthopedics under the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, 196603 St. Petersburg, Russia
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- Centre for Cognition & Decision Making, Institute for Cognitive Neurosceince, National Research University Higher School of Economics, 101000 Moscow, Russia
- Brain and Mind Laboratory, Department of Neuroscience and Biomedical Engineering, Aalto University School of Science, 00076 Espoo, Finland
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- Centre for Cognition & Decision Making, Institute for Cognitive Neurosceince, National Research University Higher School of Economics, 101000 Moscow, Russia
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Fernández‐Sánchez A, Redondo‐Tébar A, Sánchez‐López M, Visier‐Alfonso ME, Muñoz‐Rodríguez JR, Martínez‐Vizcaíno V. Sex differences on the relation among gross motor competence, cognition, and academic achievement in children. Scand J Psychol 2022; 63:504-512. [PMID: 35614556 PMCID: PMC9790688 DOI: 10.1111/sjop.12827] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/12/2021] [Revised: 04/11/2022] [Accepted: 04/15/2022] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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An association between gross motor competence (GMC) and academic achievement (AA) has been described, but the potential mechanisms behind this association are still unknown. It is not known either whether these mechanisms are similar for boys and girls. The aim of this study was to analyse whether the association between GMC and AA is mediated by executive functions (EFs), and to investigate whether this mediation differs by sex. This cross-sectional study involved 451 children aged 8 to 10 (234 girls; mean age 9.95 ± 0.59). The Movement Assessment Battery for Children-Second Edition (MABC-2), NIH Toolbox, and grades in language and mathematics were used to test GMC, EFs, and AA, respectively. Multifactorial structural equation model (SEM) was used to evaluate a possible relation between variables, controlling for confounders. The differences by sex were examined using a multi-group SEM approach. The results showed that EFs acted as a full mediator of the relationship between GMC and AA in boys (β = 0.14, p = 0.012) but not in girls (β = 0.10, p = 0.326). These results show that the benefit of GMC on AA is mediated by EFs in boys but not in girls. Nevertheless, these conclusions should be carefully considered due to the cross-sectional nature of the study.
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- Antonio Fernández‐Sánchez
- Social and Health Research CenterUniversidad de Castilla‐La ManchaCuencaSpain,Faculty of EducationUniversidad de Castilla‐La ManchaCiudad RealSpain
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- Social and Health Research CenterUniversidad de Castilla‐La ManchaCuencaSpain,Faculty of EducationUniversidad de Castilla‐La ManchaCiudad RealSpain
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- Social and Health Research CenterUniversidad de Castilla‐La ManchaCuencaSpain,Faculty of NursingUniversidad de Castilla‐La ManchaCuencaSpain
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- Translational Research UnitUniversity General Hospital of Ciudad Real, Servicio de Salud de Castilla‐La Mancha (SESCAM)Ciudad RealSpain,Faculty of MedicineUniversidad de Castilla La ManchaCiudad RealSpain
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- Social and Health Research CenterUniversidad de Castilla‐La ManchaCuencaSpain,Facultad de Ciencias de la SaludUniversidad Autónoma de ChileTalcaChile
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Koriakina M, Agranovich O, Petrova E, Kadieva D, Kopytin G, Ermolovich E, Moiseenko O, Alekseeva M, Bredikhin D, Bermúdez-Margaretto B, Ntoumanis I, Shestakova AN, Jääskeläinen IP, Blagovechtchenski E. Aberrant Auditory and Visual Memory Development of Children with Upper Limb Motor Disorders. Brain Sci 2021; 11:brainsci11121650. [PMID: 34942952 PMCID: PMC8699193 DOI: 10.3390/brainsci11121650] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/23/2021] [Revised: 12/09/2021] [Accepted: 12/10/2021] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
Abstract
The current study aimed to compare differences in the cognitive development of children with and without upper limb motor disorders. The study involved 89 children from 3 to 15 years old; 57 children with similar upper limb motor disorders and 32 healthy children. Our results showed that motor disorders could impair cognitive functions, especially memory. In particular, we found that children between 8 and 11 years old with upper limb disorders differed significantly from their healthy peers in both auditory and visual memory scales. These results can be explained by the fact that the development of cognitive functions depends on the normal development of motor skills, and the developmental delay of motor skills affects cognitive functions. Correlation analysis did not reveal any significant relationship between other cognitive functions (attention, thinking, intelligence) and motor function. Altogether, these findings point to the need to adapt general habilitation programs for children with motor disorders, considering the cognitive impairment during their development. The evaluation of children with motor impairment is often limited to their motor dysfunction, leaving their cognitive development neglected. The current study showed the importance of cognitive issues for these children. Moreover, early intervention, particularly focused on memory, can prevent some of the accompanying difficulties in learning and daily life functioning of children with movement disorders.
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- Maria Koriakina
- Federal State Budgetary Institution the Turner Scientific Research Institute for Children’s Orthopedics under the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, 196603 St. Petersburg, Russia; (O.A.); (E.P.); (E.E.); (M.A.); (E.B.)
- Centre for Cognition and Decision Making, Department of Psychology, National Research University Higher School of Economics, 101000 Moscow, Russia; (D.K.); (G.K.); (O.M.); (D.B.); (B.B.-M.); (I.N.); (A.N.S.); (I.P.J.)
- Correspondence:
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- Federal State Budgetary Institution the Turner Scientific Research Institute for Children’s Orthopedics under the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, 196603 St. Petersburg, Russia; (O.A.); (E.P.); (E.E.); (M.A.); (E.B.)
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- Federal State Budgetary Institution the Turner Scientific Research Institute for Children’s Orthopedics under the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, 196603 St. Petersburg, Russia; (O.A.); (E.P.); (E.E.); (M.A.); (E.B.)
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- Centre for Cognition and Decision Making, Department of Psychology, National Research University Higher School of Economics, 101000 Moscow, Russia; (D.K.); (G.K.); (O.M.); (D.B.); (B.B.-M.); (I.N.); (A.N.S.); (I.P.J.)
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- Centre for Cognition and Decision Making, Department of Psychology, National Research University Higher School of Economics, 101000 Moscow, Russia; (D.K.); (G.K.); (O.M.); (D.B.); (B.B.-M.); (I.N.); (A.N.S.); (I.P.J.)
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- Federal State Budgetary Institution the Turner Scientific Research Institute for Children’s Orthopedics under the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, 196603 St. Petersburg, Russia; (O.A.); (E.P.); (E.E.); (M.A.); (E.B.)
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- Centre for Cognition and Decision Making, Department of Psychology, National Research University Higher School of Economics, 101000 Moscow, Russia; (D.K.); (G.K.); (O.M.); (D.B.); (B.B.-M.); (I.N.); (A.N.S.); (I.P.J.)
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- Federal State Budgetary Institution the Turner Scientific Research Institute for Children’s Orthopedics under the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, 196603 St. Petersburg, Russia; (O.A.); (E.P.); (E.E.); (M.A.); (E.B.)
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- Centre for Cognition and Decision Making, Department of Psychology, National Research University Higher School of Economics, 101000 Moscow, Russia; (D.K.); (G.K.); (O.M.); (D.B.); (B.B.-M.); (I.N.); (A.N.S.); (I.P.J.)
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- Centre for Cognition and Decision Making, Department of Psychology, National Research University Higher School of Economics, 101000 Moscow, Russia; (D.K.); (G.K.); (O.M.); (D.B.); (B.B.-M.); (I.N.); (A.N.S.); (I.P.J.)
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- Centre for Cognition and Decision Making, Department of Psychology, National Research University Higher School of Economics, 101000 Moscow, Russia; (D.K.); (G.K.); (O.M.); (D.B.); (B.B.-M.); (I.N.); (A.N.S.); (I.P.J.)
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- Centre for Cognition and Decision Making, Department of Psychology, National Research University Higher School of Economics, 101000 Moscow, Russia; (D.K.); (G.K.); (O.M.); (D.B.); (B.B.-M.); (I.N.); (A.N.S.); (I.P.J.)
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- Centre for Cognition and Decision Making, Department of Psychology, National Research University Higher School of Economics, 101000 Moscow, Russia; (D.K.); (G.K.); (O.M.); (D.B.); (B.B.-M.); (I.N.); (A.N.S.); (I.P.J.)
- Brain and Mind Laboratory, Department of Neuroscience and Biomedical Engineering, School of Science, Aalto University, 02150 Espoo, Finland
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- Federal State Budgetary Institution the Turner Scientific Research Institute for Children’s Orthopedics under the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, 196603 St. Petersburg, Russia; (O.A.); (E.P.); (E.E.); (M.A.); (E.B.)
- Centre for Cognition and Decision Making, Department of Psychology, National Research University Higher School of Economics, 101000 Moscow, Russia; (D.K.); (G.K.); (O.M.); (D.B.); (B.B.-M.); (I.N.); (A.N.S.); (I.P.J.)
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Kakebeeke TH, Chaouch A, Caflisch J, Knaier E, Rousson V, Jenni OG. Motor development in children and adolescents: role of body mass index and socioeconomic status. Eur J Pediatr 2021; 180:2341-2342. [PMID: 33719008 DOI: 10.1007/s00431-021-04018-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2021] [Revised: 02/26/2021] [Accepted: 03/04/2021] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- T H Kakebeeke
- Child Development Center, University Children's Hospital Zurich, Steinwiesstrasse 75, CH-8032, Zurich, Switzerland.
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- Division of Biostatistics, Center for Primary Care and Public Health (Unisanté), University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Child Development Center, University Children's Hospital Zurich, Steinwiesstrasse 75, CH-8032, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Child Development Center, University Children's Hospital Zurich, Steinwiesstrasse 75, CH-8032, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Division of Biostatistics, Center for Primary Care and Public Health (Unisanté), University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Child Development Center, University Children's Hospital Zurich, Steinwiesstrasse 75, CH-8032, Zurich, Switzerland.,Children's Research Center, University Children's Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.,University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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Zysset AE, Kakebeeke TH, Messerli‐Bürgy N, Meyer AH, Stülb K, Leeger‐Aschmann CS, Schmutz EA, Arhab A, Puder JJ, Kriemler S, Munsch S, Jenni OG. Stability and prediction of motor performance and cognitive functioning in preschoolers: A latent variable approach. INFANT AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/icd.2186] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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- Annina E. Zysset
- Child Development Centre University Children's Hospital Zurich Zurich Switzerland
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- Child Development Centre University Children's Hospital Zurich Zurich Switzerland
- Children's Research Center University Children's Hospital Zurich Zurich Switzerland
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- Department of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy University of Fribourg Fribourg Switzerland
- Obstetric Service Lausanne University Hospital Lausanne Switzerland
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- Department of Psychology University of Basel Basel Switzerland
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- Department of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy University of Fribourg Fribourg Switzerland
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- Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Prevention Institute University of Zurich Zurich Switzerland
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- Obstetric Service Lausanne University Hospital Lausanne Switzerland
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- Obstetric Service Lausanne University Hospital Lausanne Switzerland
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- Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Prevention Institute University of Zurich Zurich Switzerland
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- Department of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy University of Fribourg Fribourg Switzerland
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- Child Development Centre University Children's Hospital Zurich Zurich Switzerland
- Children's Research Center University Children's Hospital Zurich Zurich Switzerland
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Predictive validity of developmental milestones for detecting limited intellectual functioning. PLoS One 2019; 14:e0214475. [PMID: 30921424 PMCID: PMC6438572 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0214475] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2018] [Accepted: 03/13/2019] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Developmental milestones are commonly used in child health care, although from many milestones the predictive validity has not been adequately assessed. We aimed to determine the predictive validity of 75 developmental milestones for detecting limited intellectual functioning that can be obtained before the age of 4 years. We performed a case-control study with 148 children aged 5–10 years with limited intellectual functioning (IQ 50–69), who were in special education (cases) and a random sample of 300 children aged 5–10 years who were in regular elementary education (controls). Developmental milestones scores were retrieved from Child Healthcare files. We calculated sensitivity, specificity, positive likelihood ratios (LR+) and diagnostic odds ratios (DOR) for limited intellectual functioning. The LR+ determines whether a test result changes the probability that a condition exists. Given the prevalence of intellectual disability (1–3%), we considered that an LR+ > 10 would be clinically useful, as it increases the a priori probability of limited intellectual functioning from 2% to a posteriori probability of at least 17%. Out of 75 assessed milestones, 50 were included in the analysis. We found nine milestones to have a significant adjusted (for socio-economic status and prematurity) DOR > 1 and a significant LR+ > 10 (assessment age in months between brackets): ‘says "dada-baba‴ (9), ‘balances head well while sitting’ (9), ‘sits on buttocks while legs stretched’ (9), ‘babbles while playing’ (12), ‘sits in stable position without support’ (12), ‘walks well alone’ (24), ‘says "sentences" of 3 or more words’ (36), ‘places 3 forms in form-box’ (36) and ‘copies circle’ (48). Sensitivities of these 9 milestones varied from 8–54%, specificities of these 9 milestones varied from 95–100%. Combining these milestones at 9, 12, and 36 months respectively resulted in sensitivities of 27–60% and specificities of 94–99%. These nine developmental milestones have substantial predictive validity for limited intellectual functioning.
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Obeid R, Brooks PJ. Associations Between Manual Dexterity and Language Ability in School-Age Children. Lang Speech Hear Serv Sch 2018; 49:982-994. [DOI: 10.1044/2018_lshss-17-0124] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2017] [Accepted: 06/03/2018] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
Abstract
Purpose
We aimed to determine whether individual differences in manual dexterity are associated with specific language skills (nonword repetition, receptive vocabulary, and receptive grammar) after controlling for nonverbal abilities (visual–spatial working memory and intelligence).
Method
We assessed manual dexterity using the pegboard task and examined relationships with verbal and nonverbal abilities in a diverse community sample of children (
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= 63, mean age = 8;2 [year;months], range: 6;0–10;8) varying in language ability (Comprehensive Evaluation of Language Fundamentals–Fourth Edition core language score
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= 105, range: 62–126; Semel, Wiig, & Secord, 2003).
Results
Correlational analyses indicated significant relationships between manual dexterity and performance on tests of nonword repetition, receptive vocabulary, receptive grammar, and nonverbal intelligence, after controlling for multiple comparisons. In regression analyses, manual dexterity remained a significant predictor of nonword repetition after controlling for nonverbal abilities and age. In contrast, manual dexterity was no longer significant in predicting receptive vocabulary or grammar when nonverbal intelligence was included as a factor in the model.
Conclusions
These findings build on prior work implicating poor fine motor control in child language disorders by identifying a robust relationship between manual dexterity and nonword repetition. Relationships between manual dexterity and receptive language abilities appear to be indirect and mediated by nonword repetition. For clinicians, the results underscore the importance of screening children with poor fine motor control for concomitant language impairments.
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- Rita Obeid
- Psychology Department, The Graduate Center, City University of New York, NY
- The College of Staten Island and The Graduate Center, City University of New York, NY
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- Psychology Department, The Graduate Center, City University of New York, NY
- The College of Staten Island and The Graduate Center, City University of New York, NY
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Thébault G, Martin S, Brouillet D, Brunel L, Dinomais M, Presles É, Fluss J, Chabrier S, Dégano C, Delion M, Deron J, Dray G, Drutel L, Groeschel S, Hertz‐Pannier L, Husson B, Kossorotoff M, Lazaro L, Lefranc J, The Tich SN, Peyric É, Ravel M, Renaud C, Vuillerot C. Manual dexterity, but not cerebral palsy, predicts cognitive functioning after neonatal stroke. Dev Med Child Neurol 2018; 60:1045-1051. [PMID: 29624666 DOI: 10.1111/dmcn.13752] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 02/06/2018] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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AIM To disentangle the respective impacts of manual dexterity and cerebral palsy (CP) in cognitive functioning after neonatal arterial ischaemic stroke. METHOD The population included 60 children (21 females, 39 males) with neonatal arterial ischaemic stroke but not epilepsy. The presence of CP was assessed clinically at the age of 7 years and 2 months (range 6y 11mo-7y 8mo) using the definition of the Surveillance of CP in Europe network. Standardized tests (Nine-Hole Peg Test and Box and Blocks Test) were used to quantify manual (finger and hand respectively) dexterity. General cognitive functioning was evaluated with the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children, Fourth Edition. Simple and multiple linear regression models were performed while controlling for socio-economic status, lesion side, and sex. RESULTS Fifteen children were diagnosed with CP. In simple regression models, both manual dexterity and CP were associated with cognitive functioning (β=0.41 [p=0.002] and β=0.31 [p=0.019] respectively). However, in multiple regression models, manual dexterity was the only associated variable of cognitive functioning, whether or not a child had CP (β=0.35; p=0.007). This result was reproduced in models with other covariables (β=0.31; p=0.017). INTERPRETATION As observed in typically developing children, manual dexterity is related to cognitive functioning in children having suffered a focal brain insult during the neonatal period. WHAT THIS PAPER ADDS Manual dexterity predicts cognitive functioning after neonatal arterial ischaemic stroke. Correlations between manual dexterity and cognitive functioning occur irrespective of sex, lesion side, presence of cerebral palsy, and socio-economic status. Residual motor ability may support cognitive functioning.
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- Guillaume Thébault
- INSERM, UMR1059 Sainbiose, University of Saint-Étienne, University of Lyon, Saint-Étienne.,University Paul Valéry Montpellier 3, University Montpellier, Montpellier
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- University Paul Valéry Montpellier 3, University Montpellier, Montpellier
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- University Paul Valéry Montpellier 3, University Montpellier, Montpellier
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- University Paul Valéry Montpellier 3, University Montpellier, Montpellier
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- Laboratoire d'Ingénierie des Systèmes Automatisés (LISA), University of Angers, Angers.,Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine Department, LUNAM, CHU Angers, Angers, France
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- INSERM, UMR1059 Sainbiose, University of Saint-Étienne, University of Lyon, Saint-Étienne
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- Paediatric Neurology Unit, Geneva University Hospitals, Geneva, Switzerland
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- INSERM, UMR1059 Sainbiose, University of Saint-Étienne, University of Lyon, Saint-Étienne.,Paediatric Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine Department, French Centre for Paediatric Stroke, INSERM CIC1408, CHU Saint-Étienne, Saint-Étienne, France
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Kakebeeke TH, Knaier E, Chaouch A, Caflisch J, Rousson V, Largo RH, Jenni OG. Neuromotor development in children. Part 4: new norms from 3 to 18 years. Dev Med Child Neurol 2018; 60:810-819. [PMID: 29732550 DOI: 10.1111/dmcn.13793] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 03/15/2018] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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AIM The aim of this cross-sectional study was to provide normative data for motor proficiency (motor performance and contralateral associated movements [CAMs]) in typically developing children between 3 years and 18 years of age using an updated version of the Zurich Neuromotor Assessment (ZNA-2). METHOD Six-hundred and sixteen typically developing children between 3 years and 18 years of age were enrolled from day-care centres, kindergartens, and schools, and were tested using the ZNA-2 with improved items of the original battery. Motor proficiency was assessed on five components (fine motor tasks, pure motor tasks, static balance, dynamic balance, and CAMs) as a function of age and sex to determine centile curves for each task. Intraobserver, interobserver, and test-retest reliabilities were evaluated. RESULTS Most ZNA-2 tasks featured a marked developmental trend and substantial interindividual variability. Test-retest reliability was generally high (e.g. static balance 0.67; CAMs 0.81; and total scores 0.84). INTERPRETATION The ZNA-2 is a reliable and updated test instrument to measure motor proficiency in children from 3 to 18 years with improved properties for assessing motor performance. It allows continuous measurement without changing items for the entire age range; this feature of the ZNA-2 is unique and makes the instrument suitable for clinical purposes. The reduction of CAMs scoring simplifies the clinical procedure and increases its reliability. WHAT THIS PAPER ADDS The Zurich Neuromotor Assessment, Second Edition (ZNA-2) provides new norms for motor proficiency in children between 3 years and 18 years. High reliabilities suggest that the revised test battery is a useful tool for assessing neuromotor development. Integration of a 'not able to perform' category makes the ZNA-2 suitable for clinical purposes.
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Affiliation(s)
- Tanja H Kakebeeke
- Child Development Center, University Children's Hospital Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland.,Children's Research Center, University Children's Hospital Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland
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- Child Development Center, University Children's Hospital Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland
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- Division of Biostatistics, Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine, University Hospital, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Child Development Center, University Children's Hospital Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland
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- Division of Biostatistics, Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine, University Hospital, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Child Development Center, University Children's Hospital Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland
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- Child Development Center, University Children's Hospital Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland.,Children's Research Center, University Children's Hospital Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland
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Kakebeeke TH, Lanzi S, Zysset AE, Arhab A, Messerli-Bürgy N, Stuelb K, Leeger-Aschmann CS, Schmutz EA, Meyer AH, Kriemler S, Munsch S, Jenni OG, Puder JJ. Association between Body Composition and Motor Performance in Preschool Children. Obes Facts 2017; 10:420-431. [PMID: 28934745 PMCID: PMC5741161 DOI: 10.1159/000477406] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2016] [Accepted: 05/08/2017] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE Being overweight makes physical movement more difficult. Our aim was to investigate the association between body composition and motor performance in preschool children. METHODS A total of 476 predominantly normal-weight preschool children (age 3.9 ± 0.7 years; m/f: 251/225; BMI 16.0 ± 1.4 kg/m2) participated in the Swiss Preschoolers' Health Study (SPLASHY). Body composition assessments included skinfold thickness, waist circumference (WC), and BMI. The Zurich Neuromotor Assessment (ZNA) was used to assess gross and fine motor tasks. RESULTS After adjustment for age, sex, socioeconomic status, sociocultural characteristics, and physical activity (assessed with accelerometers), skinfold thickness and WC were both inversely correlated with jumping sideward (gross motor task β-coefficient -1.92, p = 0.027; and -3.34, p = 0.014, respectively), while BMI was positively correlated with running performance (gross motor task β-coefficient 9.12, p = 0.001). No significant associations were found between body composition measures and fine motor tasks. CONCLUSION The inverse associations between skinfold thickness or WC and jumping sideward indicates that children with high fat mass may be less proficient in certain gross motor tasks. The positive association between BMI and running suggests that BMI might be an indicator of fat-free (i.e., muscle) mass in predominately normal-weight preschool children.
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- Tanja H. Kakebeeke
- Child Development Center, University Children's Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
- Children's Research Center, University Children's Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
- *Prof. Dr. Tanja H. Kakebeeke, Child Development Center, University Children's Hospital Zurich, Steinwiesstrasse 75, 8032 Zurich, Switzerland,
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- Service of Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism, Lausanne University Hospital, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Child Development Center, University Children's Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Service of Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism, Lausanne University Hospital, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Service of Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism, Lausanne University Hospital, Lausanne, Switzerland
- Department of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, University of Fribourg, Fribourg, Switzerland
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- Department of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, University of Fribourg, Fribourg, Switzerland
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- Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Prevention Institute, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Psychology, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Prevention Institute, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, University of Fribourg, Fribourg, Switzerland
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- Child Development Center, University Children's Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
- Children's Research Center, University Children's Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Service of Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism, Lausanne University Hospital, Lausanne, Switzerland
- Service of Pediatric Endocrinology, Diabetology and Obesity, Lausanne University Hospital, Lausanne, Switzerland
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Wunsch K, Pfister R, Henning A, Aschersleben G, Weigelt M. No Interrelation of Motor Planning and Executive Functions across Young Ages. Front Psychol 2016; 7:1031. [PMID: 27462285 PMCID: PMC4940395 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2016.01031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2016] [Accepted: 06/23/2016] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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The present study examined the developmental trajectories of motor planning and executive functioning in children. To this end, we tested 217 participants with three motor tasks, measuring anticipatory planning abilities (i.e., the bar-transport-task, the sword-rotation-task and the grasp-height-task), and three cognitive tasks, measuring executive functions (i.e., the Tower-of-Hanoi-task, the Mosaic-task, and the D2-attention-endurance-task). Children were aged between 3 and 10 years and were separated into age groups by 1-year bins, resulting in a total of eight groups of children and an additional group of adults. Results suggested (1) a positive developmental trajectory for each of the sub-tests, with better task performance as children get older; (2) that the performance in the separate tasks was not correlated across participants in the different age groups; and (3) that there was no relationship between performance in the motor tasks and in the cognitive tasks used in the present study when controlling for age. These results suggest that both, motor planning and executive functions are rather heterogeneous domains of cognitive functioning with fewer interdependencies than often suggested.
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- Kathrin Wunsch
- Institute of Sport and Sport Science, University of Freiburg Freiburg, Germany
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- Department of Psychology, University of Würzburg Würzburg, Germany
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- Developmental Psychology, SRH Fachhochschule for Healthcare Gera, Germany
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- Department Sport and Health, University of Paderborn Paderborn, Germany
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Messerli-Bürgy N, Kakebeeke TH, Arhab A, Stülb K, Zysset AE, Leeger-Aschmann CS, Schmutz EA, Fares F, Meyer AH, Munsch S, Kriemler S, Jenni OG, Puder JJ. The Swiss Preschoolers' health study (SPLASHY): objectives and design of a prospective multi-site cohort study assessing psychological and physiological health in young children. BMC Pediatr 2016; 16:85. [PMID: 27390933 PMCID: PMC4939002 DOI: 10.1186/s12887-016-0617-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/29/2015] [Accepted: 06/29/2016] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Background Children’s psychological and physiological health can be summarized as the child’s thinking, feeling, behaving, eating, growing, and moving. Children’s psychological and physiological health conditions are influenced by today’s life challenges: Thus, stress exposure and lack of physical activity represent important health challenges in older children. However, corresponding evidence for young children is scarce. The aim of Swiss Preschoolers’ Health Study (SPLASHY) is to examine the role of stress and physical activity on children’s psychological and physiological health, particularly on cognitive functioning, psychological well-being, adiposity and motor skills in children at an early stage of childhood. We will also assess the role of child and environmental characteristics and aim to define sensitive time points. Methods/design In a total of 84 child care centers, children at preschool age (2–6 years) are recruited and are assessed immediately and one year later. Assessments include direct measurements of the children in the child care centers and at home as well as assessments of children’s behavior and environmental factors through informants (parents and child care educators). Discussion SPLASHY is one of the first studies in early childhood aiming to investigate the influence of stress and physical activity on children’s psychological and physiological health in a community-based longitudinal design. Trial registration Current Controlled Trials ISRCTN41045021 (date of registration: 21.03.14)
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- Nadine Messerli-Bürgy
- Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Service, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois (CHUV), Lausanne, Switzerland. .,Department of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, University of Fribourg, Fribourg, Switzerland.
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- Child Development Center, University Children's Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.,Children's Research Center, University Children's Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Service, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois (CHUV), Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Department of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, University of Fribourg, Fribourg, Switzerland
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- Child Development Center, University Children's Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Prevention Institute, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Service, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois (CHUV), Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Department of Psychology, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Department of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, University of Fribourg, Fribourg, Switzerland
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- Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Prevention Institute, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Child Development Center, University Children's Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.,Children's Research Center, University Children's Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Service, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois (CHUV), Lausanne, Switzerland.,Division of Pediatric Endocrinology, Diabetology and Obesity, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois (CHUV), Lausanne, Switzerland
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Pitchford NJ, Papini C, Outhwaite LA, Gulliford A. Fine Motor Skills Predict Maths Ability Better than They Predict Reading Ability in the Early Primary School Years. Front Psychol 2016; 7:783. [PMID: 27303342 PMCID: PMC4884738 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2016.00783] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2016] [Accepted: 05/09/2016] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Fine motor skills have long been recognized as an important foundation for development in other domains. However, more precise insights into the role of fine motor skills, and their relationships to other skills in mediating early educational achievements, are needed to support the development of optimal educational interventions. We explored concurrent relationships between two components of fine motor skills, Fine Motor Precision and Fine Motor Integration, and early reading and maths development in two studies with primary school children of low-to-mid socio-economic status in the UK. Two key findings were revealed. First, despite being in the first 2 years of primary school education, significantly better performance was found in reading compared to maths across both studies. This may reflect the protective effects of recent national-level interventions to promote early literacy skills in young children in the UK that have not been similarly promoted for maths. Second, fine motor skills were a better predictor of early maths ability than they were of early reading ability. Hierarchical multiple regression revealed that fine motor skills did not significantly predict reading ability when verbal short-term memory was taken into account. In contrast, Fine Motor Integration remained a significant predictor of maths ability, even after the influence of non-verbal IQ had been accounted for. These results suggest that fine motor skills should have a pivotal role in educational interventions designed to support the development of early mathematical skills.
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- School of Psychology, University of Nottingham Nottingham, UK
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Veldman SLC, Jones RA, Okely AD. Efficacy of gross motor skill interventions in young children: an updated systematic review. BMJ Open Sport Exerc Med 2016; 2:e000067. [PMID: 27900154 PMCID: PMC5117028 DOI: 10.1136/bmjsem-2015-000067] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 11/17/2015] [Indexed: 11/03/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE The objective of this study was to provide an update of the evidence on the efficacy of gross motor development interventions in young children (0-5 years) from 2007 to 2015. METHODS Searches were conducted of six electronic databases: PUBMED, Medline (Ovid), ERIC (Ebsco), Embase, SCOPUS and Psychinfo. Studies included any childcare-based, preschool-based, home-based, or community-based intervention targeting the development of gross motor skills including statistical analysis of gross motor skill competence. Data were extracted on design, participants, intervention components, methodological quality and efficacy. RESULTS Seven articles were included and all were delivered in early childhood settings. Four studies had high methodological quality. Most studies used trained staff members/educators to deliver the intervention (86%) and five studies lasted 18 weeks or more. Six studies reported statistically significant intervention effects. CONCLUSIONS Despite the proven importance of gross motor skill development in young children and the recommendations made in the previous review, this review highlights the limited studies evaluated to improve such key life skills in young children over the past 8 years. TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER CRD42015015826.
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- Sanne L C Veldman
- Early Start Research Institute, Faculty of Social Sciences , University of Wollongong , Wollongong, New South Wales , Australia
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- Early Start Research Institute, Faculty of Social Sciences , University of Wollongong , Wollongong, New South Wales , Australia
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- Early Start Research Institute, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia; Illawarra Health and Medical Research Institute, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia
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Serdarevic F, van Batenburg-Eddes T, Mous SE, White T, Hofman A, Jaddoe VWV, Verhulst FC, Ghassabian A, Tiemeier H. Relation of infant motor development with nonverbal intelligence, language comprehension and neuropsychological functioning in childhood: a population-based study. Dev Sci 2015; 19:790-802. [PMID: 26549804 DOI: 10.1111/desc.12326] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2014] [Accepted: 04/08/2015] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Within a population-based study of 3356 children, we investigated whether infant neuromotor development was associated with cognition in early childhood. Neuromotor development was examined with an adapted version of Touwen's Neurodevelopmental Examination between 9 and 20 weeks. Parents rated their children's executive functioning at 4 years. At age 6 years, children performed intelligence and language comprehension tests, using Dutch test batteries. At age 6-9 years, neuropsychological functioning was assessed in 486 children using the validated NEPSY-II-NL test battery. We showed that less optimal neurodevelopment in infancy may predict poor mental rotation, immediate memory, shifting, and planning; but not nonverbal intelligence or language comprehension.
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- Fadila Serdarevic
- The Generation R Study Group, Erasmus Medical Center Rotterdam, The Netherlands.,Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Erasmus Medical Center-Sophia Children's Hospital Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Erasmus Medical Center-Sophia Children's Hospital Rotterdam, The Netherlands.,Department of Educational Neuroscience, VU Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- The Generation R Study Group, Erasmus Medical Center Rotterdam, The Netherlands.,Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Erasmus Medical Center-Sophia Children's Hospital Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Erasmus Medical Center-Sophia Children's Hospital Rotterdam, The Netherlands.,Department of Radiology, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Epidemiology, Erasmus Medical Center Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- The Generation R Study Group, Erasmus Medical Center Rotterdam, The Netherlands.,Department of Epidemiology, Erasmus Medical Center Rotterdam, The Netherlands.,Department of Pediatrics, Erasmus Medical Center-Sophia Children's Hospital Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Erasmus Medical Center-Sophia Children's Hospital Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- The Generation R Study Group, Erasmus Medical Center Rotterdam, The Netherlands.,Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Erasmus Medical Center-Sophia Children's Hospital Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Erasmus Medical Center-Sophia Children's Hospital Rotterdam, The Netherlands.,Department of Epidemiology, Erasmus Medical Center Rotterdam, The Netherlands.,Department of Psychiatry, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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The relationship between motor skills and cognitive skills in 4–16 year old typically developing children: A systematic review. J Sci Med Sport 2015; 18:697-703. [PMID: 25311901 DOI: 10.1016/j.jsams.2014.09.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 241] [Impact Index Per Article: 26.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2014] [Revised: 09/01/2014] [Accepted: 09/10/2014] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Flensborg-Madsen T, Mortensen EL. Infant developmental milestones and adult intelligence: A 34-year follow-up. Early Hum Dev 2015; 91:393-400. [PMID: 25981493 DOI: 10.1016/j.earlhumdev.2015.04.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/20/2014] [Revised: 04/14/2015] [Accepted: 04/16/2015] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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BACKGROUND A number of studies suggest a positive association between faster infant motor development and intellectual function in childhood and adolescence. However, studies investigating the relationship between infant motor development and intelligence in adulthood are lacking. AIMS To investigate whether age at achievement of 12 motor developmental milestones was associated with adult intelligence and to evaluate the influence of sex, parental social status, parity, mother's cigarette consumption in the last trimester, gestational age, birthweight, and birth length on this association. METHODS Mothers of 9125 children of the Copenhagen Perinatal Cohort recorded 12 developmental milestones during the child's first year of life. A subsample of the cohort comprising 1155 individuals participated in a follow-up when they were aged 20-34 years and were administered the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (WAIS). Associations between motor developmental milestones and IQ were analysed by multiple linear regression adjusting for potential confounding factors. RESULTS Later acquisition of infant developmental milestones was associated with lower subsequent IQ, and the majority of significant associations were found for Performance IQ. Correlations were generally small (r < 0.10), but significant interactions were found between parental social status and age of attaining developmental milestones, with associations being significantly stronger in the offspring of lower social status parents. The effects remained significant after adjusting for possible confounding factors. CONCLUSION This is the first study to find significant interactions with parental social status, thereby suggesting that associations between early motor development and intelligence are stronger in infants of low social status parents.
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- Trine Flensborg-Madsen
- Unit of Medical Psychology, Institute of Public Health, University of Copenhagen, Øster Farimagsgade 5A, 1353 Copenhagen K, Denmark.
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- Unit of Medical Psychology, Institute of Public Health, University of Copenhagen, Øster Farimagsgade 5A, 1353 Copenhagen K, Denmark; Center for Healthy Aging, University of Copenhagen, Blegdamsvej 3B, 2200 Copenhagen N, Denmark.
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Luz C, Rodrigues LP, Cordovil R. The relationship between motor coordination and executive functions in 4th grade children. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY 2014. [DOI: 10.1080/17405629.2014.966073] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Memisevic H, Sinanovic O. Executive Functions as Predictors of Visual-Motor Integration in Children with Intellectual Disability. Percept Mot Skills 2013; 117:913-22. [DOI: 10.2466/15.25.pms.117x25z4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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The goal of this study was to assess the relationship between visual-motor integration and executive functions, and in particular, the extent to which executive functions can predict visual-motor integration skills in children with intellectual disability. The sample consisted of 90 children (54 boys, 36 girls; M age = 11.3 yr., SD = 2.7, range 7–15) with intellectual disabilities of various etiologies. The measure of executive functions were 8 subscales of the Behavioral Rating Inventory of Executive Function (BRIEF) consisting of Inhibition, Shifting, Emotional Control, Initiating, Working memory, Planning, Organization of material, and Monitoring. Visual-motor integration was measured with the Acadia test of visual-motor integration (VMI). Regression analysis revealed that BRIEF subscales explained 38% of the variance in VMI scores. Of all the BRIEF subscales, only two were statistically significant predictors of visual-motor integration: Working memory and Monitoring. Possible implications of this finding are further elaborated.
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- Haris Memisevic
- Center for Education and Rehabilitation, Mjedenica, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
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Natalucci G, Schneider M, Werner H, Caflisch JA, Bucher HU, Jenni OG, Latal B. Development of neuromotor functions in very low birth weight children from six to 10 years of age: patterns of change. Acta Paediatr 2013; 102:809-14. [PMID: 23600978 DOI: 10.1111/apa.12271] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2012] [Revised: 04/12/2013] [Accepted: 04/15/2013] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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AIM To assess patterns of change for different neuromotor functions in very low birth weight (VLBW) children during school age and to identify factors associated with improvement. METHODS In a longitudinal study, we examined 65 prospectively enrolled VLBW children (38 female, 59%) without cerebral palsy at age six and 10 years. Measures included the evaluation of timed motor performance and motor overflow (MO) for the motor components of the Zurich Neuromotor Assessment (pure motor-, adaptive fine- and gross motor tasks, static balance) and a standardized neurological examination. Variables associated with improvement were assessed by multiple regression analyses. RESULTS Between six and 10 years, adaptive fine motor tasks (40% vs. 17% of children scoring below 10th percentile) and MO (77% vs. 55%) improved significantly (both p<0.01), while all other components remained stable (pure motor 23% vs. 25%, adaptive gross motor 26% vs. 34%, static balance 18% vs. 20%, respectively). Mild neurological abnormalities at 6 years of age were associated with less improvement. CONCLUSION Neuromotor functions improve in some children potentially reflecting catch up of maturational delay. However, the majority of neuromotor functions remain abnormal in a significant proportion of VLBW children.
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- Giancarlo Natalucci
- Child Development Centre; University Children's Hospital Zurich; Zurich Switzerland
- Department of Neonatology; University Hospital Zurich; Zurich Switzerland
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- Child Development Centre; University Children's Hospital Zurich; Zurich Switzerland
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- Child Development Centre; University Children's Hospital Zurich; Zurich Switzerland
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- Child Development Centre; University Children's Hospital Zurich; Zurich Switzerland
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- Department of Neonatology; University Hospital Zurich; Zurich Switzerland
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- Child Development Centre; University Children's Hospital Zurich; Zurich Switzerland
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- Child Development Centre; University Children's Hospital Zurich; Zurich Switzerland
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Bonvin A, Barral J, Kakebeeke TH, Kriemler S, Longchamp A, Schindler C, Marques-Vidal P, Puder JJ. Effect of a governmentally-led physical activity program on motor skills in young children attending child care centers: a cluster randomized controlled trial. Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act 2013; 10:90. [PMID: 23835207 PMCID: PMC3724593 DOI: 10.1186/1479-5868-10-90] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2012] [Accepted: 07/02/2013] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Objective To assess the effect of a governmentally-led center based child care physical activity program (Youp’là Bouge) on child motor skills. Patients and methods We conducted a single blinded cluster randomized controlled trial in 58 Swiss child care centers. Centers were randomly selected and 1:1 assigned to a control or intervention group. The intervention lasted from September 2009 to June 2010 and included training of the educators, adaptation of the child care built environment, parental involvement and daily physical activity. Motor skill was the primary outcome and body mass index (BMI), physical activity and quality of life secondary outcomes. The intervention implementation was also assessed. Results At baseline, 648 children present on the motor test day were included (age 3.3 ± 0.6, BMI 16.3 ± 1.3 kg/m2, 13.2% overweight, 49% girls) and 313 received the intervention. Relative to children in the control group (n = 201), children in the intervention group (n = 187) showed no significant increase in motor skills (delta of mean change (95% confidence interval: -0.2 (−0.8 to 0.3), p = 0.43) or in any of the secondary outcomes. Not all child care centers implemented all the intervention components. Within the intervention group, several predictors were positively associated with trial outcomes: 1) free-access to a movement space and parental information session for motor skills 2) highly motivated and trained educators for BMI 3) free-access to a movement space and purchase of mobile equipment for physical activity (all p < 0.05). Conclusion This “real-life” physical activity program in child care centers confirms the complexity of implementing an intervention outside a study setting and identified potentially relevant predictors that could improve future programs. Trial registration Clinical trials.gov NCT00967460
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