Coarse and Fine Motor Skills and Some Factors Affecting Them in Children in Bushehr, 2019
Background: Motor skills disorders are one of the most common disorders among school-age children. Given the importance of motor skills in health, the present study was conducted to investigate the coarse and fine motor skills and some factors affecting them in children in Bushehr, 2019. Materials a...
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| description | Background: Motor skills disorders are one of the most common disorders among school-age children. Given the importance of motor skills in health, the present study was conducted to investigate the coarse and fine motor skills and some factors affecting them in children in Bushehr, 2019.
Materials and Methods: In this cross-sectional descriptive-analytical study, 403 school-age children in Bushehr were examined in 2019. Samples were selected by cluster random sampling from each district of Bushehr city and from Governmental and non-governmental schools for boys and girls. Data collection tools included a demographic characteristics form, the measurement of anthropometric indicators, and the short form of the Bruininks-Oseretsky Test of Motor Proficiency. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and analytical tests (Univariate and multivariate regression). The level of significance in all cases was considered less than 0.05.
Results: The mean age of the children participating in the study was 9.65±1.72 years, and the mean scores of the coarse and fine motor skills were 29.18±7.52 and 28.00±5.17, respectively. Predictor variables of coarse motor skills together explained 18% of the variance of this variable and the tested model was statistically significant (P<0.001). Male gender, child’s age, fatherchr('39')s level of education (undergraduate) had a direct relationship and being a mother employee and body mass index (BMI) were inversely related to coarse motor skills (P<0.05). The predictor variables of fine motor skills together explained 22% of the variance of this variable and the tested model was statistically significant (P<0.001). Child’s age and father’s level of education (undergraduate) were directly related to fine motor skills (P<0.05).
Conclusion: It is necessary to take appropriate measures to improve motor skills in children through programs based on family, school and community, especially for girls, children with high BMI and children with working mothers. It is recommended that future and long-term studies be performed using
process-oriented tools to examine factors related to childrenchr('39')s motor skills. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-adc6f76a755149daa1dc7e232fcc14542022-12-21T20:09:02ZengBushehr University of Medical SciencesIranian South Medical Journal1735-43741735-69542021-02-012414662Coarse and Fine Motor Skills and Some Factors Affecting Them in Children in Bushehr, 2019Zahra Rahimi Derazi0Razeah Bagherzadeh1Majid Bahremand2Maryam Ravanipour3 Department of Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Bushehr University of Medical Sciences, Bushehr, Iran Department of Midwifery, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Bushehr University of Medical Sciences, Bushehr, Iran Department of Sports Science Biomechanics, School of Physical Education, Islamic Azad University Central Tehran Branch, Tehran, Iran Department of Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Bushehr University of Medical Sciences, Bushehr, Iran<br>The Persian Gulf Tropical Medicine Research Center, The Persian Gulf Biomedical Sciences Research Institute, Bushehr University of Medical Sciences, Bushehr, Iran Background: Motor skills disorders are one of the most common disorders among school-age children. Given the importance of motor skills in health, the present study was conducted to investigate the coarse and fine motor skills and some factors affecting them in children in Bushehr, 2019. Materials and Methods: In this cross-sectional descriptive-analytical study, 403 school-age children in Bushehr were examined in 2019. Samples were selected by cluster random sampling from each district of Bushehr city and from Governmental and non-governmental schools for boys and girls. Data collection tools included a demographic characteristics form, the measurement of anthropometric indicators, and the short form of the Bruininks-Oseretsky Test of Motor Proficiency. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and analytical tests (Univariate and multivariate regression). The level of significance in all cases was considered less than 0.05. Results: The mean age of the children participating in the study was 9.65±1.72 years, and the mean scores of the coarse and fine motor skills were 29.18±7.52 and 28.00±5.17, respectively. Predictor variables of coarse motor skills together explained 18% of the variance of this variable and the tested model was statistically significant (P<0.001). Male gender, child’s age, fatherchr('39')s level of education (undergraduate) had a direct relationship and being a mother employee and body mass index (BMI) were inversely related to coarse motor skills (P<0.05). The predictor variables of fine motor skills together explained 22% of the variance of this variable and the tested model was statistically significant (P<0.001). Child’s age and father’s level of education (undergraduate) were directly related to fine motor skills (P<0.05). Conclusion: It is necessary to take appropriate measures to improve motor skills in children through programs based on family, school and community, especially for girls, children with high BMI and children with working mothers. It is recommended that future and long-term studies be performed using process-oriented tools to examine factors related to childrenchr('39')s motor skills.http://ismj.bpums.ac.ir/article-1-1408-en.htmlchilddevelopmental coordination disordersmotor skillsbody mass index |
| spellingShingle | Zahra Rahimi Derazi Razeah Bagherzadeh Majid Bahremand Maryam Ravanipour Coarse and Fine Motor Skills and Some Factors Affecting Them in Children in Bushehr, 2019 Iranian South Medical Journal child developmental coordination disorders motor skills body mass index |
| title | Coarse and Fine Motor Skills and Some Factors Affecting Them in Children in Bushehr, 2019 |
| title_full | Coarse and Fine Motor Skills and Some Factors Affecting Them in Children in Bushehr, 2019 |
| title_fullStr | Coarse and Fine Motor Skills and Some Factors Affecting Them in Children in Bushehr, 2019 |
| title_full_unstemmed | Coarse and Fine Motor Skills and Some Factors Affecting Them in Children in Bushehr, 2019 |
| title_short | Coarse and Fine Motor Skills and Some Factors Affecting Them in Children in Bushehr, 2019 |
| title_sort | coarse and fine motor skills and some factors affecting them in children in bushehr 2019 |
| topic | child developmental coordination disorders motor skills body mass index |
| url | http://ismj.bpums.ac.ir/article-1-1408-en.html |
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