Research Review: Internalising symptoms in developmental coordination disorder: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Developmental coordination disorder (DCD) affects 5%-6% of children. There is growing evidence that DCD is associated with greater levels of internalising symptoms (i.e. depression and anxiety). This is the first systematic review and meta-analysis to explore the magnitude of this effect, the quality of the evidence and potential moderators.

Methods

A systematic search was conducted to identify studies reporting a comparison between individuals with DCD/probable DCD and typically developing (TD) individuals on measures of internalising symptoms. A pooled effect size (Hedges g) was calculated using random-effects meta-analysis. Study quality, publication bias and potential moderators of the effect were explored.

Results

Twenty studies, including a total of 2

SUBMITTER: Omer S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7379561 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature