Which items of the movement assessment battery for children are most sensitive for identifying children with probable developmental coordination disorder? Results from a large-scale study
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Result code in IS VaVaI
<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F61989592%3A15510%2F25%3A73627496" target="_blank" >RIV/61989592:15510/25:73627496 - isvavai.cz</a>
Result on the web
<a href="https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0891422224002361" target="_blank" >https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0891422224002361</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ridd.2024.104904" target="_blank" >10.1016/j.ridd.2024.104904</a>
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Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Which items of the movement assessment battery for children are most sensitive for identifying children with probable developmental coordination disorder? Results from a large-scale study
Original language description
Introduction: Despite the widespread use of the Movement Assessment Battery for Children, 2nd edition (MABC-2), little is known about the sensitivity or specificity of the individual items to detect probable Developmental Coordination Disorder (p-DCD). This study examined which specific MABC-2 items were most sensitive to identify children with p-DCD and which items would predict p-DCD. Methods: Based on a large dataset including European and African children aged 3–16 years (n = 4916, typically developing (TD, 49.6 % boys); n = 822 p-DCD (53.1 % boys), Hedges’ g was calculated to establish the standardized mean difference (SMD) between p-DCD/TD. SMDs were considered substantial when absolute values at or above 1.4. Sensitivity and specificity of the raw MABC-2 item scores predicting p-DCD/TD per age band (AB) were established with logistic regression analysis. Results: AB1: Children with p-DCD performed substantially poorer on threading beads (SMD: −1.61) and jumping on mats (SMD: 1.61). By combining all items and the country of origin, the sensitivity was 61.7 % and specificity 98.6 %. AB2: Walking heel-to-toe forwards (SMD: 1.65) was substantially poorer in p-DCD. By combining all items and the country of origin, the sensitivity was 79.0 % and specificity 97.6 %. AB3: Catching a ball with the preferred (SMD: 1.8) or non-preferred (SMD: 1.61) hand, and for walking heel-to-toe backwards (SMD: 1.78) were substantially poorer in p-DCD. All items combined resulted in a sensitivity of 94.4 % and specificity of 99.6 %. Conclusion: Not all MABC-2 items are equally sensitive to distinguish between performances of p-DCD and TD. Despite the good specificity, the sensitivity was only moderate in AB1–2, the age at which children learn culturally influenced motor skills.
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Czech description
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Classification
Type
J<sub>imp</sub> - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database
CEP classification
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OECD FORD branch
30306 - Sport and fitness sciences
Result continuities
Project
<a href="/en/project/GX21-15728X" target="_blank" >GX21-15728X: Explaining the development of dual-tasking in children with and without motor difficulties: A mechanistic account</a><br>
Continuities
P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)
Others
Publication year
2025
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Name of the periodical
RESEARCH IN DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES
ISSN
0891-4222
e-ISSN
1873-3379
Volume of the periodical
157
Issue of the periodical within the volume
February
Country of publishing house
US - UNITED STATES
Number of pages
12
Pages from-to
1-12
UT code for WoS article
001411302700001
EID of the result in the Scopus database
2-s2.0-85214310015