Identifying Children with Developmental Coordination Disorder via Parental Questionnaires. Spanish Reference Norms for the DCDDaily-Q-ES and Correlation with the DCDQ-ES

Rebeca Montes-Montes, Laura Delgado-Lobete, Javier Pereira, Marina M. Schoemaker, Sergio Santos-del-Riego and Thais Pousada
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Rebeca Montes-Montes: Centre for Information and Communications Technology Research (CITIC), TALIONIS Research Group, University of A Coruña, 15008 Coruña, Spain
Laura Delgado-Lobete: Faculty of Health Sciences, Health Integration and Promotion Research Unit (INTEGRA SAÚDE), University of A Coruña, 15011 Coruña, Spain
Javier Pereira: Centre for Information and Communications Technology Research (CITIC), TALIONIS Research Group, University of A Coruña, 15008 Coruña, Spain
Marina M. Schoemaker: Center for Human Movement Sciences, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, 9713 AV Groningen, The Netherlands
Sergio Santos-del-Riego: Faculty of Health Sciences, Health Integration and Promotion Research Unit (INTEGRA SAÚDE), University of A Coruña, 15011 Coruña, Spain
Thais Pousada: Centre for Information and Communications Technology Research (CITIC), TALIONIS Research Group, University of A Coruña, 15008 Coruña, Spain

IJERPH, 2020, vol. 17, issue 2, 1-11

Abstract: Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD) is one of the most prevalent neurodevelopmental disorders in school-aged children, with major consequences in psychosocial and physical health. Adequate identification of this disorder is necessary to prompt effective interventions. The aims of this study were to develop the Spanish adjusted reference norms for the DCDDaily-Q and to test the correlation and agreement between the Spanish versions of the DCDDaily-Q (DCDDaily-Q-ES) and the Developmental Coordination Disorder Questionnaire (DCDQ-ES), two reliable instruments to assess motor performance and DCD. Clinically relevant percentiles were calculated for the DCDDaily-Q-ES using a representative sample of Spanish children aged 5 to 10 years ( n = 356; M = 7.3 years, SD = 1.8; boys = 50%). Pearson’s correlation coefficient and intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC) were used to determine correlation and agreement between questionnaires, respectively. A moderate and significant correlation and agreement between DCDDaily-Q-ES and DCDQ-ES was found ( r = 0.406; ICC = 0.381; p < 0.001). Differences in daily participation and performance were found between age groups, but not between boys and girls. Spanish age-adjusted percentiles and cutoff scores for DCDDaily-Q-ES are provided. This study offers further validation and relevant information regarding assessment of DCD and has practical implications for clinical practice and research.

Keywords: developmental coordination disorder; assessment; DDCDaily-Q; DCDQ; activities of daily living; daily participation; daily performance; occupational therapy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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