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Measuring the Functional Abilities of Children Aged 3-6 Years Old with Observational Methods and Computer Tools
Published on: June 20, 2020
Health-Related Quality of Life and Associated Factors in Children with Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD),
Meyene Duque Weber1, Jorge Lopes Cavalcante Neto2, Eloisa Tudella1
1Nucleo de Estudos em Neuropediatria e Motricidade, Department of Physiotherapy, Federal University of São Carlos, São Carlos, Brazil.
Aims:
To assess the health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in children with Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD), probable DCD, and typical development, and its relation to biological and environmental factors.
Methods:
A total of 694 children participated (50.8% girls, 8.03 ± 1.43 years old) in this cross-sectional study. Caregivers completed the caregiver version of the PedsQL 4.0, the DCD Questionnaire, and a sociodemographic questionnaire. Children were assessed using the Movement ABC - 2 and completed the child version of the PedsQL 4.0. Children were divided into three groups: children with DCD, probable DCD, and typical development.
Results:
In the caregivers' perception, there was a significant difference between groups for all HRQoL domains (physical, emotional, social, and school) and the total score (p < 0.001). In the child's self-perception, there was a significant difference between groups in the physical (p = 0.011), school (p < 0.001), and total score (p = 0.004) domains. Biological and environmental negative factors, when interacting with the groups, were associated with HRQoL.
Conclusion:
Children with DCD show significantly lower HRQoL than children with typical development and with probable DCD. Biological and environmental negative factors, especially environmental, were associated with HRQoL when interacting with the groups.
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