The importance of parent and child opinion in detecting change in movement capabilities

• Background:Children and parents can make valid judgments about movement difficulties, which aids in the screening and assessment of Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD). When considering therapy outcomes, child and family-centred practice supports the inclusion of parent and child perspectives to reflect progress made in meaningful daily contexts.Purpose:This paper describes an evaluation of the use of questionnaires for parents and children to measure change in motor performance.Methods:Questionnaires were administered to 43 children with DCD and their parents five times over two-and-a-quarter years in conjunction with other clinical measures.Findings: Parent report, using the Developmental Coordination Disorder Questionnaire, correlated significantly with clinical measures of motor skill, whilst parent and child perceptions differed. Children's confidence and resilience may influence their opinions of their ability.Implications:These results raise questions of whose perspective of progress is most valid and relevant - the therapist's, child's or parent's?

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MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP  -- Hälsovetenskap -- Arbetsterapi (hsv//swe)

MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES  -- Health Sciences -- Occupational Therapy (hsv//eng)

Nyckelord

Developmental coordination disorder

Measurement issues and assessments

Motor skills disorder

Self-report

Treatment outcomes

article

British Picture Vocabulary Scale

child

Children's Hope Scale

clinical article

Coordination Skills Questionnaire

Developmental Coordination Disorder Questionnaire

developmental disorder

female

handicapped child

human

male

motor dysfunction

motor performance

movement assessment battery for children

occupational therapist

occupational therapy

occupational therapy assessment

parent

Profile of Neuropsychiatric Symptoms

questionnaire

scoring system

screening test

self report

skill

symptom

task performance

treatment outcome

Attitude

Child

Preschool

Humans

Motor Skills Disorders

Parents

Psychomotor Performance

Questionnaires

Time Factors

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