Bibliographical Review on Rehabilitation of Executive Functions in Patients With Developmental Coordination Disorder(DCD)

The present study aims to establish a literature review on intervention programs for executive functions(EFs)through the use of fundamental motor skills,from a neuropsychopedagogical perspective in subjects with Developmental Coordination Disorder(DCD).An exploratory study was carried out through an integrative literature review.The research was carried out in the Scientific databases Electronic Library Online(SciELO),Latin American and Caribbean Literature in Health Sciences(LILACS),Virtual Health Library-Psychology Brazil(BVSPSI),Electronic Journals of Psychology(PePSIC),in the periodicals available in the Brazilian Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations(BDTD)and on the website of the Coordination for the Improvement of Higher Education Personnel(CAPES).The covering publications took place from 2018 to 2023,14 articles were selected for analysis.This literature review made it possible to create strategies for stimulating EF and Visuomotor Functions so that educators and other professionals can better deal with students with DCD.It was perceived the need to carry out and develop more empirical research regarding the intervention of EFs and Visuomotor Functions by educators and professionals,with a greater sampling amplitude,to increase the number of studies that enable interventions both in children and in teenagers with DCD.

Validation and Translation of the Greek Version of the “DCDDaily-Q-GR” Questionnaire

The origin of Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD) has not been clarified yet. DCD is considered as a movement disorder that may strongly affect child’s Activities of Daily Living (ADL). Reliable evaluation tools for young DCD are importantly useful. This study aimed to translate and validate the Developmental Coordination Disorder Daily Questionnaire (DCDDaily-Q) into Greek. The current validation study reports on the translation, cultural adaptation and validation of the Greek. The total sample consisted of 191 children (age 5 - 8 years) and their parents who completed the questionnaire as a reference group. The participants were randomly divided into two groups. The first group (100 parents) completed only the DCDDaily-Q. The second group consisted of 91 parents who completed the DCDDaily-Q, while their children were additionally evaluated with the Movement Assessment Battery for Children 2 (MABC-2). Then two groups were created that included (25) children with DCD and a control group 30 children with typical developmental. The results were analyzed was performed using IBM SPSS statistics 24.0 (a = 0.05). The internal consistency of the Greek version of the DCDDaily-Q was assessed (Cronbach’s α = 0.86). High test-retest reliability for all items and good diagnostic performance for identifying children with DCD were achieved with a sensitivity of 0.76 and a specificity of 0.67. The Greek version of DCDDaily-Q was proved to be a reliable and valid screening tool for ADL assessment in 5 to 8 year old children with DCD;offering an easy to use and economical tool in the Greek healthcare system.