Master Student, Faculty of Associated Medical Sciences, Department of Occupational Therapy, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand.
Associate Professor, Faculty of Associated Medical Sciences, Department of Occupational Therapy, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand.
PLoS One. 2021 Apr 8;16(4):e0249401. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0249401. eCollection 2021.
Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD) is an impairment of executive motor skills. Children aged 7-10 years gradually develop effective movement that enables smooth performance in various daily self-care, academic and sport activities. The purpose of this study was to examine whether the Movement Assessment Battery for Children-Second Edition-Age Band 2, (MABC2-AB2), which is a western standardized test, could be used in Thai children for differentiating between movement performance and movement difficulties.
Three hundred and sixty typical Thai children aged 7-10 years old were recruited from three primary schools in Chiang Mai district, Thailand. The participants were divided into four age groups and tested using the Movement Assessment Battery for Children-Second Edition-Age Band 2-Thai version (MABC2-AB2-T).
Manual Dexterity, Aiming and Catching, and Balance rose with age increment. Older participants had better movement performance than younger ones. The results showed that 91.11 percent of the participants had typical movement, while 3.61 and 5.28 percent of them had movement difficulty and movement at risk, respectively. In addition, three test items: Drawing Trail, Walking Heel to Toe Forward, and Hopping on Mats had a ceiling effect when used for Thai children.
The MABC2-AB2-T could be used to assess movement performance and movement difficulties in Thai children. About 9 percent of typical Thai children aged 7-10 years old needed early intervention. Administration of the three test items may need to be revised.
发育性协调障碍（DCD）是一种执行运动技能的损伤。7-10 岁的儿童逐渐发展出有效的运动能力，使他们能够在各种日常自理、学业和运动活动中顺利完成任务。本研究的目的是检验儿童运动评估测试第二版-年龄范围 2（MABC2-AB2）是否可以用于泰国儿童，以区分运动表现和运动困难。
从泰国清迈地区的三所小学招募了 360 名 7-10 岁的典型泰国儿童。参与者被分为四个年龄组，并使用儿童运动评估测试第二版-年龄范围 2-泰国版（MABC2-AB2-T）进行测试。
手眼协调、瞄准和接球以及平衡能力随着年龄的增长而提高。年龄较大的参与者的运动表现优于年龄较小的参与者。结果显示，91.11%的参与者运动表现正常，而 3.61%和 5.28%的参与者存在运动困难和运动风险。此外，对于泰国儿童来说，三个测试项目：画轨迹、脚跟对脚趾向前走、垫上跳跃，具有天花板效应。
MABC2-AB2-T 可用于评估泰国儿童的运动表现和运动困难。大约 9%的 7-10 岁典型泰国儿童需要早期干预。可能需要对这三个测试项目进行修订。
