de Kroon MLA, van Kernebeek WG, Neve BF, ter Veer JM, Reijneveld SA, de Vet HCW, Toussaint HM. Concurrent validity and discriminative ability of Dutch performance-based motor tests in 5 to 6 years old children.
PLoS One 2019;
14:e0224722. [PMID:
31747399 PMCID:
PMC6867635 DOI:
10.1371/journal.pone.0224722]
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Abstract
Aim
To assess the concurrent validity and discriminative ability of total, gross and fine motor (TM, GM and FM) scores of Dutch performance-based motor tests, the Baecke-Fassaert Motor Test (BFMT) and the 8- and 4-Skills Scan (SkSc) with the Movement Assessment Battery (MABC) for children at age 5.
Method
116 Dutch children (40.3% boys) were included. Spearman’s rho correlations and area under the curves (AUC) were assessed.
Results
Correlations between the TM scores of the tests were strong (absolute values from 0.58 to .65); the correlations between the GM scores and the FM scores between and within tests were weaker (absolute values from 0.30 to 0.45). Related to the cut-off (15th percentile) of the MABC, the AUC of the BFMT, 8- and 4-SkSc, the AUC was 0.853 (95% CI: 0.757–0.949), 0.905 (95% CI: 0.837–0.972) and 0.844 (95% CI: 0.730–0.957), respectively. At optimal cut-offs, the sensitivity and specificity of the BFMT, the 8- and 4-SkSc were 78.6 and 78.4%, 92.2 and 73.2%, 78.6 and 76.3%, respectively.
Conclusion
All tests had a reasonably high discriminative ability, but validation with the MABC-2 and adaptations are needed to meet the requirements for screening (i.e. sensitivity ≥80% and specificity ≥90%). The relatively weak correlation between GM and FM scores implies that tests should be normalized and validated for GM and FM ability, separately.
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