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A model for combined assessment of motor performance and behaviour in 3-year-old children
1Department of Women's and Children's Health, Uppsala University Children's Hospital, Sweden.
Insights
A new model, the combined assessment of motor performance and behaviour (CAMPB), effectively evaluates 3-year-olds. This tool is sensitive for detecting developmental differences in children, aiding early identification of potential issues.
Area of Science:
- Child Development
- Developmental Psychology
- Pediatric Assessment
Background:
- Early childhood development is crucial for long-term outcomes.
- Assessing both motor skills and behavior provides a holistic view of a child's development.
- Existing assessment tools may not capture the combined aspects of motor and behavioral development comprehensively.
Purpose of the Study:
- To introduce and evaluate a new model for the combined assessment of motor performance and behaviour (CAMPB) in 3-year-old children.
- To determine the feasibility and sensitivity of the CAMPB model in a healthy control group.
- To compare observed motor performance and behavior with established developmental descriptions.
Main Methods:
- The study utilized a new protocol, the combined assessment of motor performance and behaviour (CAMPB).
- Performance was observed and compared against detailed descriptions of gross and fine motor functions, coordination, attention, and social behavior.
- Assessments were conducted on a control group of 72 neonatally healthy 3-year-old children.
Main Results:
- The combined assessment of motor performance and behaviour (CAMPB) model was found to be feasible for use with 3-year-old children.
- The CAMPB model demonstrated sensitivity in detecting differences among children.
- Most children's motor performance aligned with the protocol descriptions; few showed clear deviations. Seven percent exhibited significant motor/perceptual issues combined with attention deficits.
Conclusions:
- The combined assessment of motor performance and behaviour (CAMPB) is a viable and sensitive tool for evaluating 3-year-old children.
- The CAMPB model can identify children with combined motor, perceptual, and attention challenges.
- This assessment approach supports early identification and intervention for developmental concerns in early childhood.
Abstract:
This paper presents a new model for combined assessment of motor performance and behaviour (CAMPB) in 3-year-old children. It is intended for simultaneous use with a scale for assessment of motor-perceptual development. The child's performance is observed and compared with detailed descriptions of performance in gross and fine motor functions, and descriptions of coordination, attention and social behaviour, included in a protocol. An overall evaluation is also made. These assessments have been performed in a longitudinal follow-up study of children who needed intensive care neonatally and a control group of 72 neonatally healthy children. In this report the results from CAMPB assessments in the control group are presented. CAMPB together with the motor-perceptual scale was feasible in these 3-year-old children and CAMPB was sensitive enough to detect differences between children. The motor performance in most children conformed with the descriptions of gross and fine motor function in the protocol, and clear deviations were few. Seven per cent of the children had considerable problems in motor function and/or perception, in combination with a lack of attention, according to the overall evaluation.