Process-oriented (bottom-up) therapies for DCD show weak or null effects, while task-oriented approaches are effective in improving motor performance¶

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Evidence · 1 study (2 entries) · review r2 · q3 · i0 negligible
Currency · newest study 2019 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q3 i0 Meta-analyses of process-oriented therapies found them largely ineffectual, with a second major meta-analysis finding a weak effect size of 0.12. → Biotteau M 2019 q3 i? Reviews indicate the task-oriented approach is effective in improving motor performance in children with DCD. → Biotteau M 2019 (2)

Evidence¶

Biotteau M 2019¶

Biotteau M, Danna J, Baudou É, Puyjarinet F, Velay J-L, Albaret J-M, Chaix Y. (2019). Developmental coordination disorder and dysgraphia: signs and symptoms, diagnosis, and rehabilitation. Neuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment. https://doi.org/10.2147/NDT.S120514

q3 · i0 · review · r?

The review reports that a meta-analysis of process-oriented interventions found "a weak (0.12) effect size", confirmed by Preston et al; consequently process-oriented approaches were excluded from European Academy of Childhood Disabilities recommendations and the 2012 American Academy of Pediatrics policy statement.

"A second major meta-analysis of the efficacy of this type of intervention found a weak (0.12) effect size,65 a finding confirmed by Preston et al.66 Process-oriented approaches were therefore not included either in the recommendations of the European Academy of Childhood Disabilities"

Biotteau M 2019 (2)¶

Biotteau M, Danna J, Baudou É, Puyjarinet F, Velay J-L, Albaret J-M, Chaix Y. (2019). Developmental coordination disorder and dysgraphia: signs and symptoms, diagnosis, and rehabilitation. Neuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment. https://doi.org/10.2147/NDT.S120514

q3 · i? · review · r2

The review contrasts process-oriented weakness with reviews indicating "the task-oriented approach is effective in improving motor performance", citing multiple reviews. No effect size is printed for this statement.

"By contrast, reviews indicate that the task-oriented approach is effective in improving motor performance.65,66,68,69"

Discussion¶

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