Aims

To investigate the convergent validity of a new questionnaire, the Developmental Coordination Disorder Checklist (DCDC), we examined the relationship between the DCDC score and Soft Neurological Signs (SNS) which highly correlated with the Movement Assessment Battery for Children (MABC), which is widely applied to assess fine and gross motor skills.

Methods

The patients were 70 elementary school children without intellectual disabilities who were referred to our clinic, examined for SNS, and whose parents completed the DCDC. The DCDC consists of 16 items that focus on three factors: fine motor, gross motor, and catch and throw. We used a previously described method to assess SNS, which included five tasks: (1) standing on one leg with closed eyes, (2) finger opposition test, (3) diadochokinesis, (4) associated movements during diadochokinesis, and (5) motor persistence (laterally fixed gaze).

Results

DCDC scores and SNS were strongly and positively correlated, with higher DCDC scores (indicating greater coordination problems) associated with a higher number of positive SNS.

Conclusions

DCDC scores have been proven to be strongly correlated with SNS, and these data suggest that DCDC has good convergent validity.

中文翻译：

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使用软神经体征的发育协调障碍检查表的收敛效度

目标

为了研究新问卷发育协调障碍检查表 (DCDC) 的收敛效度，我们检查了 DCDC 评分与软神经体征 (SNS) 之间的关系，后者与儿童运动评估电池 (MABC) 高度相关，即广泛应用于评估精细和粗大运动技能。

方法

患者是 70 名无智力障碍的小学生，他们被转诊到我们的诊所，接受了 SNS 检查，他们的父母完成了 DCDC。DCDC 由 16 个项目组成，重点关注三个因素：精细运动、粗大运动和接球和投掷。我们使用先前描述的方法来评估 SNS，其中包括五项任务：（1）闭眼站立在一条腿上，（2）手指对立测试，（3）diadochokinesis，（4）diadochokinesis 期间的相关运动，以及（5）运动持久性（横向固定凝视）。

结果

DCDC 评分和 SNS 呈强正相关，较高的 DCDC 评分（表明更大的协调问题）与较多的阳性 SNS 相关。

结论

DCDC 分数已被证明与 SNS 密切相关，这些数据表明 DCDC 具有良好的收敛效度。