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Sánchez-Matas Y, Hernández-Martínez A, Gutiérrez D, Rudd YJ. Actual and perceived motor competence in children with motor coordination difficulties: Effect of a movement-based intervention. RESEARCH IN DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES 2024; 151:104797. [PMID: 38981211 DOI: 10.1016/j.ridd.2024.104797] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2024] [Revised: 06/27/2024] [Accepted: 06/30/2024] [Indexed: 07/11/2024]
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BACKGROUND The present study analyses the effect of a Movement-Based Intervention to improve Actual and Perceived Motor Competence in children with probable Developmental Coordination Disorder aged four and six years. METHODS AND PROCEDURES A longitudinal pre-experimental study was designed with measurements conducted at pre-test, post-test and follow-up (after 5 months without intervention). The group, composed of children with probable Developmental Coordination Disorder or low motor competence, consisted of 57 participants, and the duration of a Movement-Based Intervention was 27 sessions allocated in nine weeks. OUTCOMES AND RESULTS Actual Motor Competence was evaluated with the Movement Assessment Battery for School children and Perceived Motor Competence with Pictorial Scale of Perceived Motor Skill Competence for Children. The results showed significant improvements in both study variables (Actual Motor Competence and Perceived Motor Competence), both at post-test and follow-up, five months after the end of the intervention. In conclusion, a Movement-based Intervention is effective in improving Actual and Perceived Motor Competence in the participants of this research, children with low motor competence or probable Developmental Coordination Disorder. WHAT THIS PAPER ADDS Considering the improvements observed after the program in Spanish sample, it seems that the usual practice in Early Childhood Education in our context may not be sufficient, i.e., it may not provide children with the necessary support (number of lesson and time) and appropriate learning contexts to promote the development of their motor skills. Considering the results, this study suggests that using an Movement-Based Intervention with an appropriate pedagogical approach, and offering different learning opportunities to children according to their needs, could positively influence their Actual and Perceived Motor Competence, and could motivate them towards future practice.
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Affiliation(s)
- Yolanda Sánchez-Matas
- Departament of Physical Education, Arts and Music at University of Castilla-La Mancha, Ciudad Real, Spain.
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- Departament of Physical Education, Arts and Music at University of Castilla-La Mancha, Ciudad Real, Spain.
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- Departament of Physical Education, Arts and Music at University of Castilla-La Mancha, Ciudad Real, Spain.
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- Deparment of Outdoor Studies at Norwegian School of Sport Sciences, Oslo, Norway.
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Zaragas H, Fragkomichelaki O, Geitona M, Sofologi M, Papantoniou G, Sarris D, Pliogou V, Charmpatsis C, Papadimitropoulou P. The Effects of Physical Activity in Children and Adolescents with Developmental Coordination Disorder. Neurol Int 2023; 15:804-820. [PMID: 37489357 PMCID: PMC10366860 DOI: 10.3390/neurolint15030051] [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: 05/12/2023] [Revised: 06/24/2023] [Accepted: 06/27/2023] [Indexed: 07/26/2023] Open
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The purpose of this literature review was to detect and study the effectiveness of therapeutic intervention programs, such as physical activities and sports, on children and adolescents with Developmental Motor Coordination Disorder (DCD) to improve their motor skills. The sample for this study consisted of 48 (100%) papers, specifically, 40 (83.5%) articles, 3 (6.2%) doctoral theses, 2 (4.1%) master's theses and 3 (6.2%) papers from conference proceedings from the year 2014 to 2022. To search the sample, the following terms were used: DCD or dyspraxia, physical activity programs, intervention, physical intervention, physical education, etc. The results for the existence of statistically significant results and internal validity of intervention programs using physical activities and sports in children and adolescents with DCD showed that a large number of intervention programs improved the children's motor skills as well as their daily functionality. In contrast, other interventions failed to improve dynamic and static balance. The negative result could be due either to the short duration of the interventions or to the improper suboptimal design-organization of the methodology of these programs-such as the heterogeneous intervention samples and the use of inappropriate and reliable assessment tools.
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- Harilaos Zaragas
- Department of Early Childhood Education, School of Education, Ioannina Campus, University of Ioannina, 45110 Ioannina, Greece
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- Department of Early Childhood Education, School of Education, Ioannina Campus, University of Ioannina, 45110 Ioannina, Greece
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- Department of Early Childhood Education, School of Education, Ioannina Campus, University of Ioannina, 45110 Ioannina, Greece
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- Department of Early Childhood Education, School of Education, Ioannina Campus, University of Ioannina, 45110 Ioannina, Greece
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- Department of Early Childhood Education, School of Education, Ioannina Campus, University of Ioannina, 45110 Ioannina, Greece
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- Department of Early Childhood Education, School of Education, Ioannina Campus, University of Ioannina, 45110 Ioannina, Greece
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- Department of Early Childhood Education, School of Education, Florina Campus, University of Western Macedonia, 53100 Florina, Greece
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- Department of Early Childhood Education, School of Education, Ioannina Campus, University of Ioannina, 45110 Ioannina, Greece
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- Department of Educational Sciences and Early Childhood Education, School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Rio Campus, University of Patras, 26504 Rio, Greece
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Table Tennis, as a Method of Sensorimotor Training, Induces Haptic and Motor Gains in Children With a Probable Developmental Coordination Disorder. Motor Control 2023:1-18. [PMID: 36669507 DOI: 10.1123/mc.2021-0123] [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: 10/31/2021] [Revised: 11/01/2022] [Accepted: 11/12/2022] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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This study examined whether table tennis as a method of sensorimotor training improves haptic and motor function and to what extent haptic function gain correlates with changes in motor ability in children with probable developmental coordination disorder (pDCD). Children with pDCD were randomly assigned to the table tennis and nontraining control groups. The children in the table tennis group received 36 sessions of table tennis training, including ball balancing, hitting the ball against the wall, strokes, and serving. Haptic sensitivity, acuity, and motor function domains were measured. The results showed a 41.5% improvement in haptic sensitivity in children exposed to table tennis training compared with 2.8% in those without training. This improved haptic sensitivity significantly correlated with motor function gain, suggesting that somatosensory gains occur simultaneously with changes in motor function in children with pDCD. This novel upper limb motor training approach may be an interesting method of sensorimotor training in neurological rehabilitation in children with pDCD.
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Wang N, Wang Q, Liu X, Mahfooz M, Savila Z. Examining the impact of physical education and physical skills development on preschoolers' physical and mental health. Front Psychol 2023; 13:1000653. [PMID: 36687947 PMCID: PMC9853891 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.1000653] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2022] [Accepted: 12/05/2022] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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With greater socio-economic development and the popularization of scientific child-rearing methods, education has become of primary importance in contemporary society. This study attempts to promote the physical and mental health of preschoolers and improve their comprehensive learning ability. To understand the impact of sports skills and Physical Education (PE) on preschoolers' physical and mental health, we utilized the Questionnaire Survey (QS) and expert evaluation. First, the development of sports skills and the basic connotation of sports were expounded. Second, the characteristics of preschoolers and the importance of preschool education were discussed. Finally, the physical and mental health of 60 preschoolers was evaluated based on physical skill development and sports. The results revealed that the respondent preschoolers were grouped reasonably, and the research results had high reference values. In the control group, the physical conditions of four preschoolers changed significantly in the best case. By comparison, in the experimental group, preschoolers with significant physical changes had reached nine at best. In addition, as high as nine respondents showed obvious improvement in their mental state in the best case. Therefore, this study demonstrates that physical skill development and PE significantly impact preschoolers' physical and mental health, which has an important impact on preschoolers' learning. This finding provides a reference for preschoolers' sports skills development and contributes to their comprehensive PE teaching.
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- Nina Wang
- Faculty of Education, Department of Educational Psychology and Counseling, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- Faculty of Sports and Exercise Science, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia,*Correspondence: Qinglei Wang,
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- Faculty of Education, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang, Henan, China,Xiaohong Liu,
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- Faculty of Sports and Exercise Science, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- Faculty of Sports and Exercise Science, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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Tajari SN, Gholami S, Rostami R, Trabelsi K, Taheri M. The effect of perceptual-motor exercise on temporal dynamics of cognitive inhibition control in children with developmental coordination disorder. Ment Health Phys Act 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.mhpa.2022.100495] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Li B, Li R, Qin H, Chen T, Sun J. Effects of Chinese Martial Arts on Motor Skills in Children between 5 and 6 Years of Age: A Randomized Controlled Trial. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2022; 19:10204. [PMID: 36011834 PMCID: PMC9408615 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph191610204] [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: 07/16/2022] [Revised: 08/12/2022] [Accepted: 08/15/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Children’s motor skills can be fully developed only by the appropriate stimulation of physical activities and the environment, and the poor development of motor skills greatly increases the risk of cognitive impairment, obesity, and movement coordination disorder. This study aimed to examine the effects of Chinese martial arts on the motor skills of preschool children aged 5−6 years through a randomized controlled trial. A total of 87 children aged 5−6 years served as participants in a martial arts sensory teaching group (MAST, n = 29), a martial arts traditional teaching group (MATT, n = 29), and a free activity group (FA, n = 29). The interventions were conducted twice weekly for a total of 10 weeks, with each session lasting 30 min. Children’s motor skills were assessed before and after the intervention using the Movement Assessment Battery for Children (MABC-2). The results indicated that the balance index scores in the MAST (p < 0.001) and MATT (p = 0.014) groups were significantly higher than those in the FA and that the MAST score was significantly higher than the MATT (p = 0.004). Meanwhile, the MAST was significantly higher in total scores on motor skills when compared to the FA (p = 0.039), and the MAST showed significantly higher scores on manual dexterity when compared to both the MATT (p = 0.021) and FA (p = 0.011). Chinese martial arts can significantly improve the balance ability of preschool children, and the MAST method was found to be better than that of the MATT. Meanwhile, the MAST had good potential for the development of preschool children’s manual dexterity and their overall level of motor skills.
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- Bin Li
- Department of Physical Education, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China
- School of Martial Arts, Shanghai University of Sport, Shanghai 200438, China
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- Department of Physical Education, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China
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- Department of Physical Education, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China
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- Department of Physical Education, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China
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- Department of Physical Education, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China
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Promoting Physical Activity and Reducing Sedentary Behavior to Prevent Chronic Diseases during the COVID Pandemic and Beyond. J Clin Med 2022; 11:jcm11164666. [PMID: 36012905 PMCID: PMC9410464 DOI: 10.3390/jcm11164666] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2022] [Accepted: 08/06/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Mecías-Calvo M, Arufe-Giráldez V, Cons-Ferreiro M, Navarro-Patón R. Is It Possible to Reduce the Relative Age Effect through an Intervention on Motor Competence in Preschool Children? CHILDREN-BASEL 2021; 8:children8050386. [PMID: 34068087 PMCID: PMC8152742 DOI: 10.3390/children8050386] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2021] [Revised: 05/05/2021] [Accepted: 05/11/2021] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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The purpose of the study was to find out whether a short 6-week intervention on motor competence can reduce the Relative Age Effect (RAE) of preschool children born in the first quarter, compared to those born in the fourth quarter of the same year. Seventy-six preschool children (5.20 ± 0.54 years) from Lugo (Spain) participated. A quasi-experimental pre-post-test design was used with an intervention group (n = 32) and a control group (n = 44). The Movement Assessment Battery for Children-2 (MABC-2) was used to collect data before and after the intervention. The data show that, before the intervention, there are significant differences between the control and the intervention group in favor of the former (born in the first quarter of the year) in manual dexterity (p = 0.011), balance (p = 0.002), total test score (p = 0.008), and total percentile score (p = 0.010). After the application of the specific intervention, statistically significant differences were found in aiming and catching (p < 0.001), balance (p = 0.022), total test score (p = 0.001), and total percentile score (p < 0.001) in favor of the intervention group (born in the last quarter of the year). The results obtained suggest that the application of a specific intervention on MC could positively influence the improvement of MC in preschool children (boys and girls) and reduce the differences produced by the RAE.
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- Marcos Mecías-Calvo
- Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad Europea del Atlántico, 39011 Santander, Spain;
- Centro de Investigación y Tecnología Industrial de Cantabria (CITICAN), 39011 Santander, Spain
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- Facultad de Ciencias de la Educación, Universidad de A Coruña, 15008 A Coruña, Spain
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +34-942-244-244
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- Facultad de Formación del Profesorado, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, 27001 Lugo, Spain; (M.C.-F.); (R.N.-P.)
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- Facultad de Formación del Profesorado, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, 27001 Lugo, Spain; (M.C.-F.); (R.N.-P.)
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Navarro-Patón R, Brito-Ballester J, Villa SP, Anaya V, Mecías-Calvo M. Changes in Motor Competence after a Brief Physical Education Intervention Program in 4 and 5-Year-Old Preschool Children. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2021; 18:4988. [PMID: 34067220 PMCID: PMC8125856 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph18094988] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2021] [Revised: 04/23/2021] [Accepted: 05/04/2021] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Low motor competence (MC) can cause low participation in physical activities in preschool children, and together with a high caloric intake, it can lead to obesity. Interventions on motor skills are effective in the short term to improve MC, therefore the objectives of this study were (1) to investigate the effect of a short six-week program on levels of motor competence in preschool children, and (2) to examine the effects of gender-based intervention. A total of 156 preschool children (5.20 ± 0.54 years old) from Lugo (Spain) participated. A quasi-experimental pre-post-test design was used with a control group of 76 students. The Movement Assessment Battery for Children-2nd Edition (MABC-2) was used to collect the data. Significant differences between the control and experimental groups were found after the intervention program in aiming and catching (p < 0.001), balance (p < 0.001), the total score of eight tests (p < 0.001), and total percentile score (p < 0.001). The results regarding gender in the experimental group showed a reduction in differences with respect to the initial results except in aiming and catching, where scores were higher in boys. The data suggest that the application of specific intervention programs in MC could positively influence the improvement of MC in preschool children, thus reducing differences between genders.
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- Rubén Navarro-Patón
- Departamento de Didácticas Aplicadas, Facultad de Formación del Profesorado, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, 27001 Lugo, Spain;
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- Facultad de Ciencias Sociales y Humanidades, Universidad Europea del Atlántico, 39011 Santander, Spain; (J.B.-B.); (S.P.V.); (V.A.)
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- Facultad de Ciencias Sociales y Humanidades, Universidad Europea del Atlántico, 39011 Santander, Spain; (J.B.-B.); (S.P.V.); (V.A.)
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- Facultad de Ciencias Sociales y Humanidades, Universidad Europea del Atlántico, 39011 Santander, Spain; (J.B.-B.); (S.P.V.); (V.A.)
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- Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad Europea del Atlántico, 39011 Santander, Spain
- Centro de Investigación y Tecnología Industrial de Cantabria (CITICAN), 39011 Santander, Spain
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