The nature and scope of ocular muscle control deviations among 7 to 8 year-old children diagnosed with DCD

Pienaar, Anita Elizabeth
Coetzee, Dané

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Publication date

January 2011

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LAM Publicatons

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African Journal for Physical Health Education Recreation and Dance

Abstract

The purpose of the study was to determine, as ascertained by different ocular muscle controlled functions, what the nature and scope of these problems are among 7 to 8 year-old children diagnosed with DCD. Thirty-two children between the ages of 7 - 8 took part in the study. The Movement Assessment Battery for Children (MABC) was used to classify children into moderate and severe DCD categories (<15th and the 5th percentile) while the Sensory Input Systems Screening Test and QNST II were used to evaluate visual functions that are controlled by the six eye ocular muscles. Correlation matrices and a two-way variance table were used to determine the relationship between DCD and vision functions. The results confirmed significant correlations b...

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The nature and scope of ocular muscle control deviations among 7 to 8 year-old children diagnosed with DCD

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The nature and scope of ocular muscle control deviations among 7 to 8 year-old children diagnosed with DCD

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