Validity and reliability of the movement assessment battery second edition test in children with and without motor impairment: A prospective cohort study

Najafabadi, Mahboubeh Ghayour; Saghaee, Behnaz; Shariat, Ardalan; Ingle, Lee; Babazadeh-Zavieh, Seyedeh Saeideh; Shojaei, Masoumeh; Daneshfar, Afkham

doi:10.1016/j.amsu.2022.103672

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“…The MABC-2 consists of eight tasks that focus on three aspects of motor skills (i.e., manual dexterity, aiming and catching, and balance). Internal consistency was found to be good (Cronbach's alpha of.83) (Ghayour Najafabadi et al, 2022).…”

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Motor and cognitive dual-task performance under low and high task complexity in children with and without developmental coordination disorder

Krajenbrink

Lust

Wilmut

et al. 2023

Research in Developmental Disabilities

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Section: Instruments Used For Demographicsmentioning

confidence: 95%

Motor and cognitive dual-task performance under low and high task complexity in children with and without developmental coordination disorder

Krajenbrink

Lust

Wilmut

et al. 2023

Research in Developmental Disabilities

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“…The children are assessed within three domains: manual dexterity (three items), aiming and catching (two items) and static and dynamic balance (three items). M‐ABC is regarded as a useful instrument for identifying impairment in motor skills 21 . The test gives age‐adjusted standard scores and percentiles for each of the three domains and a summarised total test score.…”

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“…M-ABC is regarded as a useful instrument for identifying impairment in motor skills. 21 The test gives age-adjusted standard scores and percentiles for each of the three domains and a summarised total test score. Score ≤ 15th percentile indicates motor problems relevant for daily activities, and score ≤ 5th percentile indicates definite motor impairment in need of support.…”

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Children had increased risks of impaired motor and visual‐motor skills after prenatal exposure to opioid maintenance therapy

Aslaksen,

Hoem,

Vikesdal

et al. 2024

Acta Paediatrica

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AimPreschool children prenatally exposed to opioid maintenance therapy (OMT) have an increased risk of neurodevelopmental impairments. We aimed to investigate long‐term motor and visual‐motor integration outcome in children aged 5–13 Years, born to mothers in OMT.MethodsFrom January 2018 to June 2021, 63 children prenatally exposed to OMT and 63 comparison children matched for age and gender, were examined at two Norwegian hospitals. Motor skills were assessed by the Movement‐ABC test and visual‐motor integration by the Beery VMI test. A motor function neurological assessment test was used to examine neuromotor soft signs.ResultsIn the OMT‐exposed group, 16% had motor impairment, 35% had motor problems and 19% had visual‐motor integration problems. Forty‐three percent of the exposed children had neuromotor soft signs. Strabismus had some influence on motor and visual‐motor outcomes but could not explain the group differences.ConclusionChildren prenatally exposed to opioid maintenance therapy have an increased risk of long‐term motor impairment and visual‐motor problems. In addition, they exhibit significantly more neuromotor soft signs, which may affect general well‐being, leisure activities and school performance.

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“…This test contains eight items split into three categories: manual dexterity, ball skills, and static and dynamic balance. The test-retest values of the MABC-2 scale have been shown to represent a high level of reliability for the total score ICC = 0.83 [ 28 ].…”

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Developing a serious game for gaze stability rehabilitation in children with vestibular hypofunction

Ortega Solís,

Reynard,

Spruyt

et al. 2023

J NeuroEngineering Rehabil

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Background Children with vestibular hypofunction (VH) may have gaze instability, balance disorders, and delayed postural-motor development. Gaze stabilization exercises (GSE) are designed to improve dynamic visual acuity (DVA). We aimed to assess the acceptability of a serious game prototype called Kid Gaze Rehab (KGR) designed to implement GSE training in children with VH, combined with traditional vestibular rehabilitation. Effects on DVA and motor performance were also analyzed. Methods Twelve children (6 to 9 years old) were included. Sessions were held at the hospital twice a week, for 5 weeks. An adapted French version of The Child Simulator Sickness Questionnaire (SSQ) and the Face Scale Pain-Revised (FPS-R) were used to assess pain in the cervical region and undesirable side effects after each session. Vestibular and motor function parameters (active and passive DVA and Movement Assessment Battery for Children–Second Edition, MABC-2) were assessed before and after the training. Results All children included completed the 10 sessions. The FPS-R visual analog scale and SSQ showed good cervical tolerance and no oculomotor or vegetative adverse effects nor spatial disorientation. After training, active DVA scores were significantly improved for the right, left, and up directions (p < 0.05). Passive DVA scores were significantly improved for the left and down directions (p < 0.01 and p < 0.05, respectively). MABC-2 scores were improved in the balance and ball skill sections (p < 0.05). Conclusion An innovative pediatric training method, the use of a dedicated serious game for gaze stabilization was well-tolerated as a complement to conventional vestibular rehabilitation in children with VH. Moreover, both DVA and motor performance were found to improve in the study sample. Although replication studies are still needed, serious game-based training in children with VH could represent a promising rehabilitation approach for years to come. Trial registration The study was conducted in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki and approved by an Institutional Review Board (local ethics committee, CPP Sud-Est IV, ID 2013–799). The study protocol was registered on ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT04353115).

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Validity and reliability of the movement assessment battery second edition test in children with and without motor impairment: A prospective cohort study

Cited by 10 publications

References 28 publications

Motor and cognitive dual-task performance under low and high task complexity in children with and without developmental coordination disorder

Motor and cognitive dual-task performance under low and high task complexity in children with and without developmental coordination disorder

Children had increased risks of impaired motor and visual‐motor skills after prenatal exposure to opioid maintenance therapy

Developing a serious game for gaze stability rehabilitation in children with vestibular hypofunction

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