An Instrumented Assessment of a Rhythmic Finger Task among Children with Motor Coordination Difficulties.

ABSTRACT: Coordination is crucial for motor function, yet objective clinical evaluations are limited. We therefore developed and tested the reliability and validity of a low-cost sensorized evaluation of a rhythmic finger task. Children with coordination difficulties (n = 24) and typically developing children (n = 24) aged from 5 to 7 years performed the Sensorized Finger Sequencing Test (SFST), a finger sequencing test that records the correct sequence, total time, and the standard deviation (SD) of touch time. Additionally, motor performance tests and parents' reports were applied in order to test the reliability and validity of the SFST. The study group had significantly greater thumb-finger test scores-total time in the dominant hand (p = 0.035) and the SD of the touch time in both dominant (p =

SUBMITTER: Keinan A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7472119 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature