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Research Article

Motor Performance and Activities of Daily Living in Children with Developmental Coordination Disorder

Bulent Elbasan1* and Hulya Kayihan2
1Department of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation, Faculty of Health Sciences, Gazi University
2Department of Ergotherapy, Faculty of Health Sciences, Hacettepe University
Corresponding Author : Bulent Elbasa
Gazi University, Faculty of Health Sciences
Department of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation
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Received December 27, 2011; Accepted December 07, 2011; Published January 13, 2012
Citation: Elbasan B, Kayihan H, (2012) Motor Performance and Activities of Daily Living in Children with Developmental Coordination Disorder. J Nov Physiother 2:107. doi: 10.4172/2165-7025.1000107
Copyright: © 2012 Elbasan B, et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.

Abstract

Purpose: The aim of this study was to evaluate the motor performance, activities of daily living and their relationship in children with developmental coordination disorder.

Subjects and Methods: Thirty seven cases with developmental coordination disorder and thirty five typically developing peers between the ages 9-10 were included as a control group in this study. The Bruininks-Oseretsky Test of Motor Proficiency Short Form (BOTMP-SF) was used to evaluate the motor performance, and the Functional Independence Measure for Children (WeeFIM) was used to evaluate the activities of daily living.

Results: Significant differences were found in activities of self care, bathing, and toiletting in favor of control group (p<0.05), and no differences were found in activities of eating, and dressing upper and lower body parts. Comprehension, and expression skills were significant in favor of the control group (p<0.05). No correlation was found between Bruininks-Oseretsky Test of Motor Proficiency total score and subgroups of WeeFIM for either group (p>0.05).

Discussion: Motor performance and activities of daily living can affect children with developmental coordination disorder but their correlation is controversial. Both domains should be taken into account when implementing effective interventions to promote independence

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