The importance of parent and child opinion in detecting change in movement capabilities
2008 (English)In: Canadian Journal of Occupational Therapy / Revue Canadienne d`Ergotèrapie, ISSN 0008-4174, Vol. 75, no 4, p. 208-219Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]
Background:
Children and parents can make valid judgments about movement difficulties, which aids in the screening and assessment of Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD). When considering therapy outcomes, child and family-centred practice supports the inclusion of parent and child perspectives to reflect progress made in meaningful daily contexts.
Purpose:
This paper describes an evaluation of the use of questionnaires for parents and children to measure change in motor performance.
Methods:
Questionnaires were administered to 43 children with DCD and their parents five times over two-and-a-quarter years in conjunction with other clinical measures.
Findings:
Parent report, using the Developmental Coordination Disorder Questionnaire, correlated significantly with clinical measures of motor skill, whilst parent and child perceptions differed. Children's confidence and resilience may influence their opinions of their ability.
Implications:
These results raise questions of whose perspective of progress is most valid and relevant - the therapist's, child's or parent's?
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Sage Publications, 2008. Vol. 75, no 4, p. 208-219
Keywords [en]
Developmental coordination disorder, Measurement issues and assessments, Motor skills disorder, Self-report, Treatment outcomes, article, British Picture Vocabulary Scale, child, Children's Hope Scale, clinical article, Coordination Skills Questionnaire, Developmental Coordination Disorder Questionnaire, developmental disorder, female, handicapped child, human, male, motor dysfunction, motor performance, movement assessment battery for children, occupational therapist, occupational therapy, occupational therapy assessment, parent, Profile of Neuropsychiatric Symptoms, questionnaire, scoring system, screening test, self report, skill, symptom, task performance, treatment outcome, Attitude, Child, Preschool, Humans, Motor Skills Disorders, Parents, Psychomotor Performance, Questionnaires, Time Factors
National Category
Occupational Therapy
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:hj:diva-37470PubMedID: 18975667Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-54249165947OAI: oai:DiVA.org:hj-37470DiVA, id: diva2:1146097
2017-10-022017-10-022017-10-02Bibliographically approved