TY - JOUR
T1 - The effects of chronic otitis media on motor performance in 5- and 6-year-old children.
AU - Von, T.
AU - Deitz, J. C.
AU - McLaughlin, J.
AU - DeButts, S.
AU - Richardson, M.
PY - 1988/7
Y1 - 1988/7
N2 - Two 16-member groups of 5- and 6-year-old children, one group with a history of chronic otitis media and one without such a history, were tested on three measures of motor performance. These were the Motor Accuracy Test-Revised, the Stott Test of Motor Impairment, and measures of duration of standing balance. These instruments assess, respectively, fine motor coordination, overall motor skills, and balance. On each of these measures, children with a history of chronic otitis media scored lower than children without such a history. However, when these scores were compared statistically, no significant differences were found between the two groups. Because the results of this study were inconclusive, routine motor performance evaluation of children with a history of chronic otitis media is not advocated at this time.
AB - Two 16-member groups of 5- and 6-year-old children, one group with a history of chronic otitis media and one without such a history, were tested on three measures of motor performance. These were the Motor Accuracy Test-Revised, the Stott Test of Motor Impairment, and measures of duration of standing balance. These instruments assess, respectively, fine motor coordination, overall motor skills, and balance. On each of these measures, children with a history of chronic otitis media scored lower than children without such a history. However, when these scores were compared statistically, no significant differences were found between the two groups. Because the results of this study were inconclusive, routine motor performance evaluation of children with a history of chronic otitis media is not advocated at this time.
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U2 - 10.5014/ajot.42.7.421
DO - 10.5014/ajot.42.7.421
M3 - Article
C2 - 3207145
AN - SCOPUS:0024046885
SN - 0272-9490
VL - 42
SP - 421
EP - 426
JO - The American journal of occupational therapy. : official publication of the American Occupational Therapy Association
JF - The American journal of occupational therapy. : official publication of the American Occupational Therapy Association
IS - 7
ER -