Application of an intervention program and motor development of schoolchildren with developmental coordination disorder indicative

This study investigated the motor development of children with indication of TDC by an application of a motor intervention program. Participated in this study, 14 students of both sexes aged 10 to 11 years, which were intentionally distributed and divided into experimental group - G1 (n=7) and control group - G2 (n=7). The experiment was established in four phases: pre-test, motor intervention program, post-test and re-test. In pretests phase, all participants were assessed by using the motor test MABC-2. The motor intervention was performed in 12 weeks with sessions of 45 minutes, 3 times a week, attended only the G1 schoolchildren. In the post-test, we evaluated the motor development of both groups. In the re-test, only G1 was analyzed. The lifestyle questionnaire was analyzed using EVIA questionnaire adapted by Torres and Gaya (1997). To assess the nutritional status were used BMI and body mass as reference data for children and adolescents 5-19 years of the WHO (2007), as well the Z-scores values of BMI for age. Academic performance was assessed using TDE Test (STEIN, 1994). Data were analyzed using SPSS 13.0 for Windows. Descriptive statistics were used to characterize the participants about the lifestyle, nutritional status and academic performance. And inferential statistics with the nonparametric Wilcoxon test to determine the effect of the intervention program and maintenance of motor skills learned in the motor development of schoolchildren. In the comparison between groups was no significant difference (p = ≥ 0.05) in total scores of the MABC-2 between the averages for the G1 compared to G2 in the posttest. The results confirmed a significant difference (p = ≥ 0.05) to verify the maintenance of the effect of motor intervention in G1 between post-test and re-test. As for the lifestyle, the students were characterized by sedentary lifestyles. By checking the nutritional status, frequency of obesity was greater for boys and girls to eutrophic. As for school performance had significantly improved (p = ≥ 0.05) after intervention. The conclusion is that there were significant improvements in motor skills of the students after the program, confirming the hypothesis that an intervention program improves the motor development of children with DCD. About reassessment of retention after three months, it was confirmed that there was no retention of motor skills learned in the intervening programEste estudo investigou o desenvolvimento motor de escolares com indicativo de TDC a partir da aplicação de um programa de intervenção motora. Participaram do estudo 14 escolares de ambos os sexos com idade de 10 a 11 anos, os quais foram distribuídos intencionalmente, sendo divididos em grupo experimental G1 (n=7) e grupo controle G2 (n=7). O delineamento experimental foi estabelecido em quatro fases: pré-teste, programa de intervenção motora, pós-teste e re-teste. Na fase de pré-teste, todos os participantes foram avaliados utilizando o teste motor MABC-2. A intervenção motora foi realizada durante 12 semanas com sessões de 45 minutos 3 vezes por semana. No pós-teste, foi avaliado o desenvolvimento motor de ambos os grupos. Sendo analisado no re-teste somente o G1. O estilo de vida foi analisado através do questionário EVIA adaptado por Torres e Gaya (1997). Para avaliar o estado nutricional foram utilizados o IMC e a massa corporal, conforme os dados de referência para crianças e adolescentes de 5 a 19 anos da OMS (2007), bem como os valores de escores-Z do IMC para a idade. O desempenho acadêmico foi avaliado com o Teste TDE (STEIN, 1994). Os dados foram analisados através do SPSS 13.0 for Windows. Sendo utilizada estatística descritiva para caracterização dos participantes quanto ao estilo de vida, estado nutricional e desempenho acadêmico. E estatística inferencial com o teste não paramétrico Wilcoxon para verificar o efeito do programa de intervenção motora e a manutenção das habilidades aprendidas no desenvolvimento motor dos escolares. Na comparação entre os grupos, foi evidenciada diferença significativa (p=≥0.05) nos escores totais do MABC-2 entre as médias para o G1 quando comparados ao G2 na fase de pós-teste. Os resultados confirmaram diferença significativa (p=≥0.05) ao verificar a manutenção do efeito da intervenção motora no grupo G1 entre o pós-teste e o reteste. Quanto ao estilo de vida, os escolares foram caracterizados com hábitos de vida sedentários. Ao verificar o estado nutricional, a frequência maior foi de obesidade para os meninos e eutrofia para as meninas. Quanto ao desempenho escolar, houve melhora significativa (p