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Peng K, Liu G, Wang J, Chen T. Psychometric Properties of Fine Motor Function Measure in Children With Cerebral Palsy: A Rasch Analysis. Clin Pediatr (Phila) 2024:99228241274295. [PMID: 39183559 DOI: 10.1177/00099228241274295] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/27/2024]
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Our study utilized Rasch Analysis to examine the psychometric properties of 61-items fine motor function measure (FMFM) in children with cerebral palsy (CP). Partial credit model (PCM) was utilized to test the reliability and validity of FMFM. The response pattern of this samples displayed acceptable fitness to PCM. The analysis results supported the assumption of 1-dimensionality of FMFM. Disordered category thresholds were found in 30 items. Differential item functioning (DIF) was detected in 23 items. Participants with different CP subtypes in different age groups may perform in differently responses patterns. The Rasch analysis produces reliable evidence to support the clinical application of FMFM. Some items may produce inaccurate measurements originated from category structures. Difference in age groups and symptom topography may be associated with variation in fine motor ability among children with CP and leading to unnecessary assessment bias. Hence, FMFM items need modifications to calibrate the former item formulation.
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- Shenzhen Children's Hospital, Shenzhen, China
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Fujikawa T, Kabir RS, Haramaki Y. Experimental Manipulation of Guided Attention to the Shoulder Movement Task in Clinical Dohsa-hou Induces Shifts in the Reactive Mode and Indicates Flexible Cognitive Control Performance. Front Psychol 2022; 13:785385. [PMID: 35465484 PMCID: PMC9018985 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.785385] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2021] [Accepted: 03/14/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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The empirical basis for self-control in Dohsa-hou as it relates to effects on cognitive processes has been explored in a few studies of the Japanese psychotherapy, but not under standardized conditions with a strong predictive theory of control. This study reports on a series of experiments with the Dual Mechanisms of Control framework to clarify the possible regulatory mechanism of Dohsa-hou by focusing on shoulder movement, a key body movement task used by practitioners across applied settings. Cognitive control was operationalized with the AX version of Continuous Performance Test (AX-CPT) paradigm for proactive control and a modified Stroop task paradigm for reactive control in a 3-arm parallel group trial study design. Healthy Japanese university students were assigned to a Dohsa-hou group that performed a shoulder movement task for few minutes, an active control group that performed a similar task, or a passive control group comprised of a resting condition. A total of 55 participants performed the AX-CPT and 57 participants performed the modified Stroop task before and after the group manipulation. In the AX-CPT, an increase in the error rate of AY (true cue-false probe) trial from pre- to post-test was observed in the passive control group only, and found to be marginally higher in the passive control group relative to Dohsa-hou group at post-test. This indicated that Dohsa-hou moderated the activation of proactive control by repeated AX-CPT performance. The error rate of the Proactive Behavioral Index did not differ from zero at post-test only in the Dohsa-hou group, indicating flexible cognitive control. In the modified Stroop task, there was no difference between congruent and incongruent trials at post-test for the Dohsa-hou group only, indicating the facilitation of reactive control. The evidence for a balancing effect for the Dohsa-hou-based shoulder movement task indicates that clients experience a form of continuous self-monitoring, which might reduce mind-wandering from their focus on movement execution combined with iterative verbal feedback from the therapist. Overall, the results of the present study suggest that the self-regulatory mechanism promoted in clinical Dohsa-hou emphasizes guided shifts in attention to the reactive mode toward a balance of cognitive control.
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- Takuya Fujikawa
- Graduate School of Education, Hiroshima University, Higashihiroshima, Japan
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- Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Hiroshima University, Higashihiroshima, Japan
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- Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Hiroshima University, Higashihiroshima, Japan
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Mollajani R, Taghavi SS, Hosseini AF, Farhadi M, Jameie M, Jameie M, Jameie SB. Simultaneous use of sensory stimulation and motor exercise improves the manual skills of educable children with mental retardation at preprimary and primary school levels. Med J Islam Repub Iran 2019; 33:148. [PMID: 32280654 PMCID: PMC7137876 DOI: 10.34171/mjiri.33.148] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2018] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Background: Children with mental retardation have various clinical problems. They mostly have motor delay and sensory deficit. Neurorehabilitation focuses on restoring remaining abilities. Thus, the present study was designed to study the effects of simultaneous use of sensory-motor therapy on manual skills of children with mental retardation. Methods: In this study, 120 educable boys and girls with mental retardation (9-12 years) were selected from 2 preprimary and primary exceptional centers in Tehran using stratified sampling method considering the geographical dispersion. The participants were divided into 2 equal trial and control groups using simple random sampling. Lincoln-Oseretsky Motor Development Scale, Purdue Pegboard test, and Handwriting Legibility Checklist of Persian Language were used. Simultaneous sensory stimulations and motor exercises were used for 3 one-hour weekly sessions for 12 consecutive weeks. Pre and posttests were done for evaluation. Using parametric paired and independent samples t tests, the findings were analyzed in SPSS 23. Results: The manual skills significantly improved following therapeutic use of simultaneous sensory stimulation and motor exercise (p=0.001). In the control group, the pre and post evaluation difference was not significant (p=0.813) Conclusion: Based on the findings of this study, simultaneous use of sensory-motor techniques can have better clinical results in the trial group compared to the control group. Thus, these types of techniques should be used more in clinics. However, further studies are needed for more comparison between separate applications of these techniques.
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- Raheleh Mollajani
- Neuroscience Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
- Institute for Cognitive Science Studies, Tehran, Iran
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- Neuroscience Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Neuroscience Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
- Department of Microbiology, Karaj Branch Islamic Azad University, Karaj, Iran
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- Neuroscience Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
- Faculty of Medicine, Shaheed Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Neuroscience Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
- Faculty of Medicine, Shaheed Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Medical Basic Sciences, Faculty of Allied Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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Liutsko L, Iglesias T, Tous Ral JM, Veraksa A. Proprioceptive Indicators of Personality and Individual Differences in Behavior in Children With ADHD. Front Psychol 2018; 9:2325. [PMID: 30538654 PMCID: PMC6277632 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2018.02325] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2017] [Accepted: 11/06/2018] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Researchers have suggested that the link between personality traits and Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) could be a crucial factor in understanding the disorder’s diatheses. The aim of our study was to contribute to research on personality differences (based on fine motor precision – a novel approach) in children with and without ADHD symptoms. The Children Sustained Attention Task (CSAT) and Proprioceptive Diagnostics of Temperament and Character (DP-TC) were administered to children with an ADHD diagnosis and age-matched controls. Correlational and ANOVA analyses were performed to see the association between the results of both tests and the groups’ performance. Correlational analysis suggests significant relationships between some personality dimensions (DP-TC) and correct detection in a sustained attention task (CSAT). Statistically significant differences were found between the groups on the personality dimensions (DP-TC), with the following characteristics for ADHD children: (a) temperamental tendency to pessimism; (b) high temperamental excitability; (c) high Emotionality, and (d) Behavioral Rigidity (meaning also less adaptation to changes in the environment, in temperament and character). Correct detection in the sustained attention test was significantly correlated with reaction time and the personality variables Style of Attention and Irritability. The results also showed high proprioceptive Emotionality and lack of emotional control in children with ADHD. This is an exploratory study, investigating for the first time the differences in personality (based on fine motor precision) and the relation of personality traits to scores in sustained attention for children with and without ADHD.
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- Liudmila Liutsko
- Instituto Salud Global Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.,Faculty of Psychology, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia.,Department of Personality, Assessment and Psychological Treatments, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Psychology/Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Universidad Del Norte, Barranquilla, Colombia.,Faculty of Fine Arts, Universidad del Atlántico, Barranquilla, Colombia
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- Department of Personality, Assessment and Psychological Treatments, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Faculty of Psychology, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia
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Liutsko L, Muiños R, Tous-Ral JM. Age-related differences in proprioceptive and visuo-proprioceptive function in relation to fine motor behaviour. Eur J Ageing 2014; 11:221-232. [PMID: 28804328 DOI: 10.1007/s10433-013-0304-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Leversen et al. (PLoS One 7(6):e38830, 2012) emphasise the importance of understanding the principles of life-long development. In their study of motor control, they found a common tendency towards improved motor performance from childhood to adulthood and a subsequent deterioration. The aim of our study was to examine this issue further by investigating fine motor behaviour (tracing a model line) in 196 participants (age range 12-95 years old) in two sensory conditions-proprioceptive + visual (PV) and proprioceptive only-in both hands and in two types of movement, frontal and transversal. Regression analyses of line length and task performance speed in relation to age were conducted for the different test conditions. The best performance was found in middle age, and a quadratic function provided the best fit for most of the test conditions. The corresponding inflection points (the age at which graphical analysis showed a change in performance as a peak of maturation before decline due to ageing) showed earlier ages in the proprioceptive condition. For most types of movement analysed, performance speed was slower under the PV condition. Paired correlation analysis showed that the symmetry of precision performance between hands became stronger with age. The results provide information on age-dependent differences in proprioception based on fine motor performance. They may be of use in the design of preventive strategies for preserving proprioceptive function by reducing the risk of falls and accidents or diseases such as Parkinson's.
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- Liudmila Liutsko
- Department of Personality Assessment, Faculty of Psychology, University of Barcelona, Passeig de la Vall d'Hebron, 171, 08035 Barcelona, Spain.,Laboratory of Mira y López, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Personality Assessment, Faculty of Psychology, University of Barcelona, Passeig de la Vall d'Hebron, 171, 08035 Barcelona, Spain.,Laboratory of Mira y López, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Personality Assessment, Faculty of Psychology, University of Barcelona, Passeig de la Vall d'Hebron, 171, 08035 Barcelona, Spain.,Research Institute for Cognition, Brain and Behaviour, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.,Laboratory of Mira y López, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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