Prevalence of suspected developmental coordination disorder and associated factors in Spanish classrooms
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Prevalence of suspected developmental coordination disorder and associated factors in Spanish classroomsDate
2019-01-15Citation
Delgado-Lobete L, Santos-Del-Riego S, Pértega-Díaz S, Montes-Montes R. Prevalence of suspected developmental coordination disorder and associated factors in Spanish classrooms. Res Dev Disabil. 2019 Mar;86:31-40.
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[Abstract] BACKGROUND: Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD) is a multifactorial, neurodevelopmental motor disorder that severely affects the activities of a child's daily life and classroom performance. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of suspected DCD in a sample of Spanish schoolchildren and its association with socio-demographic factors.
METHODS: We conducted a cross-sectional study including a random sample of 460 children attending mainstream schools in northwest Spain in 2017. A Developmental Coordination Disorder Questionnaire-European Spanish was used to evaluate suspected DCD prevalence. We performed multivariate logistic and linear regression analysis to determine the socio-demographic variables associated with suspected DCD and problematic motor coordination performance.
RESULTS: The prevalence of suspected DCD was 12.2%. According to the multivariate analysis, DCD symptoms were significantly associated with males (OR = 3.0), ages above 10 years old (OR = 5.0) and low participation in out-of-school physical activities (OR = 2.3). Preterm birth children were twice as likely to show suspected DCD, although this association was not statistically significant (OR = 2.1).
CONCLUSIONS: A high percentage of Spanish schoolchildren are at risk for developing DCD. There is a strong connection between suspected DCD and socio-demographic factors. Protocols aimed to detect DCD and intervention programmes in classrooms designed to promote motor coordination skills need to take these factors into consideration.
Keywords
Developmental coordination disorder
Child development
Psychomotor performance
Epidemiology
Prevalence
Child development
Psychomotor performance
Epidemiology
Prevalence
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