Application of Motor Development Scale: an integrative review

Abstract

Objective: to know, understand, and analyze studies that employed the Motor Development Scale as a method for motor evaluation. Methods: the study included the databases Scielo, Pubmed, Lilacs, Science Direct, Web of Science, Scopus and Cochrane to identify the studies, using the following keywords: child; motor skills; motor skills disorders. The methodological quality of cross-sectional studies was analyzed by the Loney scale, cohort and case-control studies were assessed by the Newcastle-Ottawa scale, and clinical trials by the Physiotherapy Evidence Database. Results: twenty studies met the inclusion criteria. There was predominance of cross-sectional studies, which had as main outcome the analysis of motor development of schoolchildren, children with obesity and overweight, premature, with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, learning disabilities and Down syndrome. The studies presented objective criteria to measure the outcome and for interpretation and applicability of adequate results, although they did not reach the minimum score established by the assessment scales. Conclusion: the Motor Development Scale is being used in Brazil in several contexts, presenting clear and statistically consistent results, although the methodologies of studies do not fully meet the standards of methodological quality.

Estratégias de análise do desenvolvimento motor em crianças com dificuldade de aprendizagem: uma revisão integrativa

“…A avaliação do desenvolvimento motor por estimular o controle motor, pode ser uma alternativa para construir as noções básicas do desenvolvimento intelectual, uma vez que o movimento é essencial para o desenvolvimento das crianças, permitindo as interações em ambientes sociais e físicos e favorece a aquisição de diferentes tipos de experiências (Deconinck et al, 2006). Ainda sobre a EDM, Santos et al, (2019) revela que a EDM está sendo utilizada no Brasil, em diversos contextos, apresentando resultados claros e estatisticamente consistentes, embora as metodologias dos estudos não atendam plenamente padrões de qualidade metodológica. Além disso, a EDM foi validada como sendo uma maneira concisa, parcimoniosa e confiável para avaliar as habilidades de desenvolvimento motor em crianças de 4, 5 e 6 anos (Okuda et al, 2020).…”

Characterization of neuropsychomotor and language development of children receiving care from groups at an extended Family Health Care Center: an interprofessional approach

“…Many of these children with school difficulties have associations with clinical conditions, as attentiondeficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), autism spectrum disorder (ASD), developmental coordination disorder, and others; they can be associated with neurological deficiencies and/or syndromes, as well 11 . However, many children with no diagnosed clinical conditions also present school difficulties that may be associated with psychomotor disorders identified through observation/evaluation 11,12 .…”

“…Among the areas with the greatest delay, language seems to be the one with greatest risks, especially in boys when screened through the Denver II scale 14 , as well as in body scheme/speed, spatial organization, and temporal organization/language in studies using psychomotor scales 15 . Many studies in the fields of both education and health mention the use of the motor development scale (MDS) to identify signs of deviations in typical and atypical children with learning difficulties and/or NPMD delay 12,16 . Identifying such delays as soon as possible must be the focus of health 12,17,18 and education professionals 12 , in their individual and intersectoral work.…”

“…Many studies in the fields of both education and health mention the use of the motor development scale (MDS) to identify signs of deviations in typical and atypical children with learning difficulties and/or NPMD delay 12,16 . Identifying such delays as soon as possible must be the focus of health 12,17,18 and education professionals 12 , in their individual and intersectoral work.…”