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Comparisons of Children with and without Type I Diabetes on Hand and Visual Motor Integration Skills and on

Mehtap Kılıçöz1, Seval Kutlutürk Yıkılmaz1, Ayşegül Yüksel1

  • 1Department of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation, Graduate School of Healthy Sciences, 218502Istanbul Medipol University, Istanbul, Turkey.

Perceptual and Motor Skills
|May 23, 2022
PubMed

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Children with Type 1 diabetes (T1DM) show lower hand and visual-motor skills. They also face more community participation barriers, indicating a need for targeted support.

Area of Science:

  • Pediatrics
  • Endocrinology
  • Developmental Psychology

Background:

  • Type 1 diabetes (T1DM) is a chronic condition affecting children.
  • Potential impacts of T1DM on fine motor skills and daily participation are not fully understood.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To compare hand skills, visual-motor integration, and daily activity participation in children with and without T1DM.
  • To identify specific challenges faced by children with T1DM.

Main Methods:

  • Prospective cross-sectional study involving 44 children with T1DM and 45 healthy controls (aged 8-12 years).
  • Assessment using the Jebsen-Taylor Hand Function Test (JTHFT), Beery-Buktenica Developmental Visual Motor Integration Test (Beery VMI), and Participation and Environment Measure - Children and Youth (PEM-CY).

Main Results:

  • Children with T1DM demonstrated significantly lower scores on the JTHFT and Beery VMI compared to controls (p ≤ 0.005).
  • Children with T1DM experienced greater participation barriers in community settings as measured by the PEM-CY.

Conclusions:

  • Children with T1DM exhibit deficits in hand skills and visual-motor integration.
  • Increased community participation barriers are evident in children with T1DM.
  • Management strategies should address these specific deficits and barriers for improved daily functioning.

Keywords:
hand skillsparticipationtype 1 diabetesvisual-motor integration

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