The validity of the DCDQ-2007 as a screening measure for DCD in adolescents.

Pannekoek, L. (2009) The validity of the DCDQ-2007 as a screening measure for DCD in adolescents. thesis, Human Movement Sciences.

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Abstract

The progression of Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD) into adolescence is not well documented, partly due to a lack of appropriate screening measures for motor difficulties in this particular age group. Both the Developmental Coordination Disorder Questionnaire (DCDQ) and the Movement Assessment Battery for Children (MABC) have been revised, now containing a wider age range, up to adolescence. Reliability and validity of the revised DCDQ-2007 was assessed using a population based sample of31 adolescents (mean 14.1y, sd 0.88y). Psychometric properties of the DCDQ-2007 were investigated and sensitivity and specificity were assessed with the MABC-2 as a criterion standard. The DCDQ-2007 seemed to be a reliable instrument when looking at the internal consistency and a relationship between the outcome of the parental report and the MABC-2 was suggested. The DCDQ-2007 met the standard for sensitivity (80%). However insufficient specificity was revealed, limiting the reliability of the DCDQ-2007 for screening for DCD in adolescents.

Item Type:	Thesis (Thesis)
Supervisor name:	Schoemaker, Marina
Supervisor name:	Piek, Jan and Rigoli, Daniela and Barret, Nick and School of Psychology and Curtin University of Technology
Faculty:	Medical Sciences
Date Deposited:	25 Jun 2020 10:45
Last Modified:	25 Jun 2020 10:45
URI:	https://umcg.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/650

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