Development and motor control of individuals institutionalized in shelters

• Main Author: Silva, Cássia Kelly
• Publication Date: 2019
• Other Authors: Sobrinho, Camila Nascimento, Silva, Maria Paula Souza, Ferrari, Aline Sanchez, Crocetta, Tania Brusque, Monteiro, Carlos Bandeira de Mello, Fernani, Deborah Cristina Gonçalves Luiz, Dantas, Maria Tereza Artero Prado
• Format: Article
• Language: por
• Source: Revista Conscientiae Saúde (Online)
• Download full: https://periodicos.uninove.br/saude/article/view/11020
• topic: Child development; Motor dexterity; Institutionalization; Movement; Desenvolvimento infantil; Destreza motora; Institucionalização; Movimento.

Introduction: Changes in motor control are the first that may appear, compromising individual development and the learning of motor skills. Objective: Verifying and comparing development and motor control of children and teenagers institutionalized in shelters with those who live in a family environment. Methods: It has been evaluated 54 children and teenagers divided into Shelter Group (SG) and Control Group (CG). The evaluation of psychomotor development has been done by Psychomotor Battery; motor control, by the computational task Fitts Reciprocal Aiming Task v.1.0 (Horizontal). Results: Lower SG scores have been found in motor development analysis; however, both groups have been presented “good” profiles. In addition, it has been found a considerable increase in the movement from ID2 to ID4a with maintenance from ID4a to ID4b, and from ID4b to ID6. Conclusion: SG individuals presented appropriate psychomotor development according to their age with deficit in the motor control and longer movement time in relation to the CG, showing bigger difficulty in the speed.