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Comparing Motor Competence of Sex- and Age-Matched Youth With Intellectual Disability From Brazil and the United States

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Author(s):
Bertapelli, Fabio [1] ; Pitetti, Ken [2] ; Miller, Ruth A. [2] ; Jaeger, Adam [2] ; Loovis, Michael [3] ; do Amaral-Junior, Wilson D. [1] ; de Barros-Filho, Marcos M. [1] ; Guerra-Junior, Gil [1]
Total Authors: 8
Affiliation:
[1] Univ Estadual Campinas, Campinas - Brazil
[2] Wichita State Univ, Wichita, KS - USA
[3] Cleveland State Univ, Cleveland, OH 44115 - USA
Total Affiliations: 3
Document type: Journal article
Source: ADAPTED PHYSICAL ACTIVITY QUARTERLY; v. 37, n. 4, p. 423-440, OCT 2020.
Web of Science Citations: 0
Abstract

Youth with intellectual disabilities (IDs) demonstrate below-criteria motor competence (MC) compared with typically developing (TD) youth. Whether differences in MC exist for youth with ID from different countries is unknown. This study examined the MC of youth with ID from Brazil (BR) and the United States (US) and compared it with norms for TD youth as established by the Bruininks-Oseretsky Test of Motor Proficiency (BOT-2). The authors measured 19 BOT- 2 test items for bilateral coordination, balance, and upper limb coordination of 502 youth (BR = 252, US = 250) with ID (6-21 years). Raw scores were converted to %ceiling (percentile of highest expected scores). For all test items, no significant differences were seen between BR and US participants in %ceiling scores. Participants from both countries demonstrated equivalent to slightly below BOT-2 norms in 14 of the 19 test items, with lowest scores seen in contralateral synchronizing bilateral coordination, balancing on one leg, and ball handling. (AU)

FAPESP's process: 18/02677-1 - Association between levels of physical activity, body composition and motor proficiency in adolescents with intellectual disability
Grantee:Marcos Martins de Barros Filho
Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Scientific Initiation
FAPESP's process: 17/13071-4 - Patterns and determinants of growth and body composition in children and adolescents with intellectual disability
Grantee:Fábio Bertapelli
Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Post-Doctoral
FAPESP's process: 19/07103-6 - Patterns and Determinants of Growth and Body Composition in Children and Adolescents with Intellectual Disability
Grantee:Fábio Bertapelli
Support Opportunities: Scholarships abroad - Research Internship - Post-doctor
FAPESP's process: 18/02795-4 - Patterns and determinants of overweight in children and adolescents with intellectual disability
Grantee:Wilson Domingues Do Amaral Junior
Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Scientific Initiation