Faber, L. (Leila) (2021) Development, reliability, and validity of the MABC-2 Fine Motor skill Observational Tool (FiMOT). thesis, Human Movement Sciences.
Full text available on request.Abstract
Background Activities of daily living require fine motor skills. Currently, fine motor assessment tools are mainly quantitative and outcome orientated, while structured qualitative tools to describe the different components of movements involved in fine motor skills are lacking. The aims of the current study are to develop a qualitative observational tool for the manual dexterity items of the Movement Assessment Battery for Children-2 (MABC-2), to determine preliminary psychometric properties, and to investigate sex differences. Method The development of the tool consisted of four phases: 1) Creating a raw layout of the components of the tool for each manual dexterity subtest of the MABC-2 based on literature search, 2) expert group discussions, 3) pilot testing, 4) reliability and validity analysis with 118 3- to 5-year-old children. Difference in occurrence over time of each component were analysed for age as well as for sex. Results The intra- and inter-reliability were (very) strong (>80%) for Posting Coins (PC), Threading Beads (TB), and Drawing Trail (DT). Significant differences between age groups were found for the following components: coin placement, non-dominant hand on the container (PC), bead manipulation, type of grip needle, needle manipulation (TB), manipulation, type of grip, joint movement, height of pen grip, and non-writing hand (DT). Sex differences were found for type of grip and joint movement (DT). Conclusion The observational tool demonstrated (very-)high reliability. Additionally, the tool was able to show differences between 3- to 5-year-old children on several components of the three manual dexterity items of the MABC-2. Future research should focus on validation for specific (motor) disorders to determine the contribution in the diagnostic and intervention process in children with fine motor problems.
| Item Type: | Thesis (UNSPECIFIED) |
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| Supervisor name: | Schoemaker, dr. M. and Hartman, dr. E. and Houwen, dr. S. and Derikx, D. |
| Faculty: | Medical Sciences |
| Date Deposited: | 13 May 2022 09:49 |
| Last Modified: | 13 May 2022 09:49 |
| URI: | https://umcg.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/3296 |
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