title: Goal-orientated group intervention for children with developmental coordination disorder.
abstract: This study measures the effectiveness of a goal-orientated group intervention using concentrated practice schedules for children with developmental coordination disorder (DCD). The study design is repeated measures. The sample comprises eight children with DCD, aged 7-11 years. Outcome measures are the Movement Assessment Battery for Children (MABC), the Canadian Occupational Performance Measure (COPM), Harter's Scale of Perceived Competence/Harter and Pike's Pictorial Scale of Perceived Competence, and clinical observations. The children set goals with the perceived efficacy and goal setting system with parents/caregivers input. The intervention used a goal-oriented approach combining motor learning and cognitive strategies consisting of eight 50-min sessions over 2 weeks. The results show significant improvements in the COPM and MABC scores following intervention but no changes in Harter's scores. Fifty-six goals were identified with 34 met totally, 12 met partially, and 10 remained unmet. A goal-oriented group intervention shows potential as an effective intervention method.
authors.affiliation: Harrison ResearchCentre, The Children's Trust, Tadworth, Surrey, UK. cdunford@thechildrenstrust.org.uk
authors.forename: Carolyn
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Dunford
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006040:Goals; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009048:Motor Skills; D019957:Motor Skills Disorders / Q000523:psychology* / Q000628:therapy*; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D010549:Personal Satisfaction; D012649:Self Concept; D016896:Treatment Outcome