Fine Motor Function Skills in Patients with Parkinson Disease with and without Mild Cognitive Impairment

2016 ◽  
Vol 42 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 127-134 ◽  
Author(s):  
Philippe Dahdal ◽  
Antonia Meyer ◽  
Menorca Chaturvedi ◽  
Karolina Nowak ◽  
Anne D. Roesch ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cognitive Impairment ◽  
Mild Cognitive Impairment ◽  
Parkinson Disease ◽  
Motor Function ◽  
Motor Skills ◽  
Motor Performance ◽  
Hand Movements ◽  
Fine Motor ◽  
Fine Motor Skills ◽  
Fine Motor Function

Aims: The objective of this study was to investigate the relation between impaired fine motor skills in Parkinson disease (PD) patients and their cognitive status, and to determine whether fine motor skills are more impaired in PD patients with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) than in non-MCI patients. Methods: Twenty PD MCI and 31 PD non-MCI patients (mean age 66.7 years, range 50-84, 36 males/15 females), all right-handed, took part in a motor performance test battery. Steadiness, precision, dexterity, velocity of arm-hand movements, and velocity of wrist-finger movements were measured and compared across groups and analyzed for confounders (age, sex, education, severity of motor symptoms, and disease duration). Statistical analysis included t tests corrected for multiple testing, and a linear regression with stepwise elimination procedure was used to select significant predictors for fine motor function. Results: PD MCI patients performed significantly worse in precision (p < 0.05), dexterity (p < 0.05), and velocity (arm-hand movements; p < 0.05) compared to PD non-MCI patients. The fine motor function skills were confounded by age. Conclusions: Fine motor skills in PD MCI patients are impaired compared to PD non-MCI patients. Investigating the relation between the fine motor performance and MCI in PD might be a relevant subject for future research.

Fine motor function skills in patients with Parkinson disease (PD) with and without mild cognitive impairment (MCI)

2016 ◽  
Vol 22 ◽  
pp. e9
Author(s):  
Philippe Dahdal ◽  
Antonia Meyer ◽  
Menorca Chaturvedi ◽  
Karolina Nowak ◽  
Anne Dorothée Roesch ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cognitive Impairment ◽  
Mild Cognitive Impairment ◽  
Parkinson Disease ◽  
Motor Function ◽  
Fine Motor ◽  
Fine Motor Function

Fine motor function skills in patients with Parkinson disease (PD) with and without mild cognitive impairment (MCI)

2016 ◽  
Vol 22 ◽  
pp. e62
Author(s):  
Philippe Dahdal ◽  
Antonia Meyer ◽  
Menorca Chaturvedi ◽  
Karolina Nowak ◽  
Anne Dorothée Roesch ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cognitive Impairment ◽  
Mild Cognitive Impairment ◽  
Parkinson Disease ◽  
Motor Function ◽  
Fine Motor ◽  
Fine Motor Function

scholarly journals The Research of the Need for Occupational Therapy in the Infant`s Foster Home

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Viktorija Repšaitė ◽  
Giedrė Kavaliauskienė ◽  
Ligija Švedienė
Keyword(s):  
Occupational Therapy ◽  
Motor Function ◽  
Motor Skills ◽  
Sensory Integration ◽  
Normal Development ◽  
Fine Motor ◽  
Fine Motor Skills ◽  
Foster Home ◽  
Foster Homes ◽  
Fine Motor Function

The aim of the research was to examine the need for occupational therapy in the infant foster home. The study was conducted in December 2009 – March 2010 in Kaunas Child’s Development Clinic „Lopšelis“. Self-dependence and fine motor function evaluation were made according to DISC (Diagnostic Inventory for Screening Children). Sensory integration disorders were valuated by the questionnaire of evaluation of sensory integration filled in by the teachers (for children from birth to 2 years) which helped the teachers to evaluate the babies growing in the foster home. Evaluating fine motor skills we estimated that 22 children (57.9%) were of normal development, 13 children (34.2%) had development retardation and 3 children (7.9%) had development difficulties. Evaluating the self-dependence of the children growing in the infant foster home, we determined that 25 children (65.8%) were of normal development, 12 children (31.6%) had development retardation and 1 child (2.6%) had development difficulties. Both child‘s self-dependence and fine motor skills depend on the age (varies with the growth of a child). To assess the influence of the changes in living conditions on child’s development regardless of age, we created a new character – children’s part time (in percent) spent in infant foster homes. The results of the research revealed that the longer a child lives in a foster home, the more their self-dependence and fine motor skills weaken. The results of the questionnaire for assessment of sensory integration disorders were analyzed and total score of 9 areas was counted. It varied from 55 to 95 points, the average of the total score was 76.2 points. The correlation coefficient between sensory integration disorder (total score) and the time children spent in the infant foster home was r = 0.35, p = 0.08. Therefore, it can be stated with the 90 % reliability that the longer a child lived in a foster home, the more pronounced his / her sensory integration disorders were. Conclusions. 1. A large proportion of infants (20 (42.1%)) growing in the infant foster home have fine motor function development disorders: 13 children (34.2%) were stated to have fine motor development retardation, 3 children (7.9%) had development difficulties. 2. Infants growing in a foster home have disorders of the development of self-dependence skills. We found that 12 children (31.6%) had characteristic retardation of self-dependence skills development, and 1 child (2.6%) had development disorders. 3. Infants growing in the infant foster home have sensory integration disorders. The results of the research showed that 9 (35%) of the respondents had light sensory integration disorders, 10 (38%) respondents had medium sensory integration disorders and 1 (4%) respondent had pronounced sensory integration disorder.Keywords: occupational therapy, developmental disorders, foster homes.

scholarly journals Wrist proprioceptive acuity is linked to fine motor function in children undergoing piano training

2020 ◽  
Vol 124 (6) ◽  
pp. 2052-2059
Author(s):  
Yu-Ting Tseng ◽  
Chia-Liang Tsai ◽  
Fu-Chen Chen
Keyword(s):  
Motor Function ◽  
Motor Skills ◽  
Manual Dexterity ◽  
Fine Motor ◽  
Fine Motor Skills ◽  
Fine Motor Function

We document that improved proprioceptive acuity is a common feature in young pianists. This proprioceptive improvement is associated with both proprioceptive processing and proprioceptive-motor integration. Higher wrist proprioceptive acuity in young pianists is linked to enhanced manual dexterity, which suggests that intensive piano training may improve untrained fine motor skills.

Efficacy of fine motor and balance exercises on fine motor skills in children with sensorineural hearing loss

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-10
Author(s):  
Elsayed S. Mehrem ◽  
Lamyaa A. Fergany ◽  
Said A. Mohamed ◽  
Hany M. Fares ◽  
Roshdy M. Kamel
Keyword(s):  
Hearing Loss ◽  
Sensorineural Hearing Loss ◽  
Motor Skills ◽  
Motor Performance ◽  
Fine Motor ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Fine Motor Skills ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Balance Exercises ◽  
Fine Motor Performance

Background: Childhood hearing impairment is a major disability associated with delayed motor development. The affected Fine motor performance in children with sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL) could be due to dynamic balance deficits and visual-motor incoordination. Objective: This study was designed to investigate the effects of fine motor exercises with or without balancing exercises on fine motor skills in children with SNHL. Methods: One hundred and eighty (180) children their age ranged from 8 to 18 years old diagnosed with SNHL were selected. They were divided into three groups, 60 children (control group) practiced only their ordinary activities of daily living, 60 children (fine motor exercises group) practiced fine motor exercises, and 60 children (fine motor and balance exercise) group practiced fine motor and balance exercises. The outcomes were assessed by the Bruininks Oseretsky Test of the motor proficiency second edition scale (BOT-2). Results: Generally, there was a statistically significant difference between control group and fine motor exercises group where (p <  0.05), besides, there was a statistically significant difference between control group and fine motor and balance exercises group where (p <  0.05). But, there was no statistically significant difference between fine motor exercises group and fine motor and balance exercises group where (p >  0.05). Conclusions: The Fine Motor performance of children with SNHL has been improved by Fine motor with or without balancing exercises according to (BOT-2).

Effects of Family Density and Mothers' Education on Preschoolers' Motor Skills

1974 ◽  
Vol 38 (1) ◽  
pp. 79-86 ◽  
Author(s):  
Avram H. Shapiro
Keyword(s):  
Sex Differences ◽  
Primary School ◽  
Motor Skills ◽  
Motor Performance ◽  
Fine Motor ◽  
Fine Motor Skills ◽  
Gross Motor ◽  
Verbal Iq ◽  
Gross Motor Skills ◽  
Maternal Schooling

Individual comparisons were used in an epidemiological framework to determine the effects of two neighborhoods, family density, and mother's education on 58 ethnically varied 3-yr.-olds in Israel. Measures included verbal IQ, gross motor skills, and fine motor skills. Significant sex differences were found in that high densities and low maternal schooling alone and in interaction related to poor motor performance for the boys. It was suggested that mothers who have at least finished primary school may act to neutralize the detrimental effects of a crowded home. Fathers' income and occupation were little associated with crowding and this seemed to reflect greater economic homogeneity within this Israeli sample.

scholarly journals Assessment of global motor performance and gross and fine motor skills of infants attending day care centers

2010 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carolina T. Souza ◽  
Denise C. C. Santos ◽  
Rute E. Tolocka ◽  
Letícia Baltieri ◽  
Nathália C. Gibim ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Motor Skills ◽  
Day Care ◽  
Motor Performance ◽  
Fine Motor ◽  
Fine Motor Skills ◽  
Day Care Centers

Abstract P355: Socioeconomic Factors and Race Negatively Impact Performance Based Motor Skills Following Stroke: Evidence From the Health and Retirement Study

Circulation ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 137 (suppl_1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Joy N Buie
Keyword(s):  
Motor Function ◽  
Motor Skills ◽  
Functional Outcomes ◽  
Fine Motor ◽  
Health And Retirement Study ◽  
Gross Motor ◽  
Gross Motor Function ◽  
Post Stroke ◽  
Fine Motor Function ◽  
Retirement Study

Background: Evidence suggests that racial and ethnic minorities consistently have poorer post-stroke functional outcomes. Hypothesis: We hypothesized that race in addition to socioeconomic status (SES) would correlate with poorer measures of functional outcomes in stroke patients. Methods: Our aim was to identify factors that contribute to disparate functional outcomes among middle- and retirement-aged non-Hispanic whites (white) and non-Hispanic African Americans (AA). Through retrospective analysis of data from the Health and Retirement Study (HRS), we analyzed 2,831 respondents who reported incident stroke between 1999 and 2014. Respondents were asked to report perceived difficulty with gross and fine motor function and basic activities of daily living (ADL). Linear and logistic regression analysis determined independent predictors of post-stroke motor function and ADL. Results: The analysis included 2,314 (82%) whites and 517 (18%) AA adults with stroke. The AA median age was 71± 11.3 while the white median age was 76 ± 10.5 (p<0.0001). Factors associated with more difficulty with ADL, fine motor function, and gross motor function included older age, female gender, AA race, and higher numbers of household residents. Surprisingly, the comorbidity score was only associated with difficulty in gross motor function. Moreover, the time since stroke did not associate with any performance measure. Increased difficulty with performance-based ADL, fine, and gross motor skills in AAs relative to whites, was associated with younger age, more residents in the home, and less household income. Although our analysis was limited due to the lack of long-term follow-up in the HRS study, these data can help direct future stroke recovery health disparity studies. Conclusions: Our findings highlight the importance of examining contributing factors to racial disparities in post stroke outcomes.

Difficulties with Fine Motor Skills and Cognitive Impairment in an Elderly Population: The Progetto Veneto Anziani

2018 ◽  
Vol 66 (2) ◽  
pp. 350-356 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chiara Curreri ◽  
Caterina Trevisan ◽  
Pamela Carrer ◽  
Silvia Facchini ◽  
Valter Giantin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cognitive Impairment ◽  
Motor Skills ◽  
Elderly Population ◽  
Fine Motor ◽  
Fine Motor Skills

Follow-up Assessment of Children Receiving Sensory Integration Treatment

1994 ◽  
Vol 14 (4) ◽  
pp. 244-266 ◽  
Author(s):  
Brenda N. Wilson ◽  
Bonnie J. Kaplan
Keyword(s):  
Motor Skills ◽  
Sensory Integration ◽  
Motor Performance ◽  
Reading Skills ◽  
Fine Motor ◽  
Fine Motor Skills ◽  
Behavioral Factors ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Visual Motor

Following the completion of a study of the efficacy of sensory integration (SI) treatment compared with tutoring, the question raised was whether a greater difference between the two groups would exist after a period of time had elapsed after treatment ended. Twenty-two of the original 29 subjects completed follow-up assessment two years after the completion of their treatment. Only one significant difference between the two groups was seen at follow-up: The gross motor performance of the group who received SI treatment was significantly greater than that of children who received tutoring. There was no difference between the groups on measures of reading skills, fine motor skills, visual motor skills, or behavioral factors. There were no significant correlations between the amount of improvement a child made during treatment and the maintenance of the gains.

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