Deshmukh Abhijeet Arun, Sahu Vithika, Deshpande Maneesha S
Associate Professor (Neurophysiotherapy), VSPM's College of Physiotherapy, Digdoh Hills, Hingna, Nagpur, Maharashtra, India.
Post Graduate Student (Neurophysiotherapy), VSPM's College of Physiotherapy, Digdoh Hills, Hingna, Nagpur, Maharashtra, India.
Med J Armed Forces India. 2024 Mar-Apr;80(2):153-160. doi: 10.1016/j.mjafi.2021.10.016. Epub 2021 Dec 16.
Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD) is a chronic neurodevelopmental disorder that results in difficulty in motor coordination observed in school-going children that interferes with classroom performance. Suspected DCD (S-DCD) children may show poor motor, as well as academic performance at school, and hence the present study aimed to find out the prevalence of S-DCD in children of age 5-10 years in central India and to find its association with preterm and/or low birth weight (LBW).
A total of 716 normal school-going children of age 5-10 years (both genders) were included in the study from four schools of the city by stratified sampling method. Children with any diagnosed neurological, orthopedic, rheumatologic, metabolic, cardiopulmonary, or psychological disorders were excluded. Data was collected using the parent-administered Developmental Coordination Disorder Questionnaire-2007 (DCDQ'07) and a parent/caregiver proforma. Children were sorted into three age subgroups (5-7.11 years, 8-9.11 years and 9-9.11 years).
Prevalence of S-DCD in 5-7.11 years (21.5%), 8-9.11years (23.9%) and is highest in 10-10.11 years (30.6%). Preterm children showed a higher prevalence of S-DCD (preterm: 29.54%, term: 23.10%). Children with LBW also showed a higher prevalence of S-DCD (30.15%) and among normal birth weight (21.43%). In children with both preterm and LBW history, the prevalence of suspected DCD was found to be 51.72%.
Prevalence of suspected DCD was found to be 23.9% in the 5-10 years age group. It was also observed that S-DCD is strongly associated with preterm, as well as low birth weight in children of age 5-10 years.
发育性协调障碍（DCD）是一种慢性神经发育障碍，导致学龄儿童出现运动协调困难，影响课堂表现。疑似患有DCD（S-DCD）的儿童在学校可能表现出运动能力差以及学业成绩不佳，因此本研究旨在查明印度中部5至10岁儿童中S-DCD的患病率，并找出其与早产和/或低出生体重（LBW）的关联。
通过分层抽样法，从该市四所学校选取了716名5至10岁的正常学龄儿童（男女皆有）纳入研究。排除任何已确诊患有神经、骨科、风湿、代谢、心肺或心理疾病的儿童。使用家长填写的《2007年发育性协调障碍问卷》（DCDQ'07）和家长/照顾者表格收集数据。儿童被分为三个年龄亚组（5至7.11岁、8至9.11岁和10至10.11岁）。
5至7.11岁儿童中S-DCD的患病率为21.5%，8至9.11岁儿童中为23.9%，10至10.11岁儿童中最高，为30.6%。早产儿童中S-DCD的患病率较高（早产：29.54%，足月产：23.10%）。低出生体重儿童中S-DCD的患病率也较高（30.15%），而正常出生体重儿童中为21.43%。在有早产和低出生体重病史的儿童中，疑似DCD的患病率为51.72%。
在5至10岁年龄组中，疑似DCD的患病率为23.9%。还观察到，5至10岁儿童中的S-DCD与早产以及低出生体重密切相关。
