The effects of a four-month skateboarding intervention on motor, cognitive, and symptom levels in children with ADHD.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives and methods

This study aimed to investigate whether a four-month skateboarding workshop can positively affect attention-focusing skills and postural control in terms of static and dynamic balance in addition to symptoms of ADHD in school-aged children (N = 58). Kinematic and kinetic movement analysis, attention-focusing tests as well as symptom questionnaires were employed to measure differences caused by the skateboarding intervention. A weekly skateboarding workshop was conducted with children diagnosed with ADHD which intended to encourage children to autonomously engage in physical activity. Group differences were analyzed using a generalized linear mixed model. A partial correlation was used to investigate possible relationships between the variables.

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SUBMITTER: Christ T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11646773 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature