Does subtype of developmental coordination disorder count: Is there a differential effect on outcome following intervention?
2008 (English)In: Human Movement Science, ISSN 0167-9457, E-ISSN 1872-7646, Vol. 27, no 2, p. 363-382Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]
It is well known that developmental coordination disorder (DCD) is a heterogeneous condition in which children frequently present with co-occurring conditions in addition to their motor difficulties. This study considered whether there would be a differential effect of a group treatment program on subtypes of perceptual and movement problems or associated co-occurring conditions. A subset of children (n = 43) from a larger clinical sample (n = 100) with DCD participated in a 2 frac(1, 4) year cross-over intervention study which followed the cognitive orientation to daily occupational performance (CO-OP) approach. Original subtypes were determined by contrasting the current sample with previously published subtyping studies in DCD [Hoare, D. (1994). Subtypes of developmental coordination disorder. Adapted Physical Activity Quarterly, 11, 158-169; Macnab, J. J., Miller, L. T., & Polatajko, H. J. (2001). The search for subtypes of DCD: Is cluster analysis the answer? Human Movement Science, 20, 49-72]. No advantage was conferred to any subtype although children with more profound and complex difficulties at initial assessment, despite progress following intervention, were most likely to have continuing difficulties at the end of the project.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Elsevier, 2008. Vol. 27, no 2, p. 363-382
Keywords [en]
Co-morbidity, Developmental coordination disorder, Intervention, Subtypes, article, body equilibrium, child, clinical article, clinical trial, cluster analysis, cognitive therapy, comorbidity, controlled clinical trial, controlled study, crossover procedure, disease severity, factorial analysis, human, motor activity, motor dysfunction, motor performance, movement perception, occupational therapy, outcomes research, perception disorder, randomized controlled trial, scoring system, Adolescent, Attitude, Child, Preschool, Cognition, Diagnosis, Differential, Female, Humans, Male, Motor Skills Disorders, Physical Therapy Modalities, Treatment Outcome
National Category
Neurology
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:hj:diva-37471DOI: 10.1016/j.humov.2008.02.009ISI: 000256575600015PubMedID: 18400322Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-42649137281OAI: oai:DiVA.org:hj-37471DiVA, id: diva2:1146089
2017-10-022017-10-022025-10-13Bibliographically approved