Desempeño motor y participación diaria en escolares con y sin probable Trastorno del Desarrollo de la Coordinación

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Delgado-Lobete, L., Montes-Montes, R., Pértega-Díaz, S., Santos-del-Riego, S., Hartman, E., y Schoemaker, M.M.

Article title in Spanish

Desempeño motor y participación diaria en escolares con y sin probable Trastorno del Desarrollo de la Coordinación

Article title in English

Motor performance and daily participation in children with and without probable developmental coordination disorder

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Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology

Year of publication

2021

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activities of daily living, motor skills disorders, child, family, y participation

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10.1111/dmcn.15036

Summary in Spanish

Aim To test the mediating role of motor performance in the relationship between individual and environmental constraints, delayed learning of activities of daily living (ADL), and daily participation in typically developing children and children with probable developmental coordination disorder (DCD). Method Parents of 370 randomly selected children aged 5 to 10 years (194 females; mean age [SD] 7y 5mo [1y 10mo]) were included in the study (321 typically developing, 49 probable DCD). Motor performance, ADL learning, and participation were assessed using the DCDDaily-Questionnaire. Individual variables included child’s age and sex, and environmental variables included mother and family educational level, presence of siblings, and area of residence. Direct, indirect, and mediating effects were tested using a partial least squares-based structural equation modelling approach. Results The model explained 44.5% of the variance of daily participation. Motor performance significantly mediated the effect of individual and environmental constraints, and ADL learning on daily participation. Interpretation Results suggest that the effect of individual and environmental constraints and delayed learning of ADL on daily participation is mediated by motor performance in typically developing children and children with probable DCD. These findings provide further evidence that interventions to promote participation in children with probable DCD should adopt ecological, task-oriented approaches. Further studies should evaluate model generalizability with clinical samples.

Summary in English

Aim To test the mediating role of motor performance in the relationship between individual and environmental constraints, delayed learning of activities of daily living (ADL), and daily participation in typically developing children and children with probable developmental coordination disorder (DCD). Method Parents of 370 randomly selected children aged 5 to 10 years (194 females; mean age [SD] 7y 5mo [1y 10mo]) were included in the study (321 typically developing, 49 probable DCD). Motor performance, ADL learning, and participation were assessed using the DCDDaily-Questionnaire. Individual variables included child’s age and sex, and environmental variables included mother and family educational level, presence of siblings, and area of residence. Direct, indirect, and mediating effects were tested using a partial least squares-based structural equation modelling approach. Results The model explained 44.5% of the variance of daily participation. Motor performance significantly mediated the effect of individual and environmental constraints, and ADL learning on daily participation. Interpretation Results suggest that the effect of individual and environmental constraints and delayed learning of ADL on daily participation is mediated by motor performance in typically developing children and children with probable DCD. These findings provide further evidence that interventions to promote participation in children with probable DCD should adopt ecological, task-oriented approaches. Further studies should evaluate model generalizability with clinical samples.

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Delgado‐Lobete, L., Montes‐Montes, R., Pértega‐Díaz, S., Santos‐Del‐Riego, S., Hartman, E., & Schoemaker, M. M. (2021). Motor performance and daily participation in children with and without probable developmental coordination disorder. Developmental Medi