Motor training of sixty minutes once per week improves motor ability in children with congenital heart disease and retarded motor development: A pilot study
Mueller J, Pringsheim M, Engelhardt A, Meixner J, Halle M, Oberhoffer R, Hess J, Hager A (2013)
Publication Type: Journal article
Publication year: 2013
Journal
Book Volume: 23
Pages Range: 717-721
Journal Issue: 5
DOI: 10.1017/S1047951112001941
Abstract
Objective Delay and impairment of motor development is reported in patients with congenital heart disease. This pilot study addressed the feasibility and effect of a low-dose motor training programme of 60 min once per week on motor ability in preschool children with congenital heart disease. Patients and methods In all, 14 children-including four girls, in the age group of 4-6 years-with various types of congenital heart disease performed the motor developmental test MOT 4-6 before and after 3 months of a playful exercise programme of 60 min once a week. Results At baseline, the motor quotient ranged from normal to slightly impaired (median 92.0; Quartile 1: 83.75; Quartile 3: 101.25). After intervention, motor quotient did not change significantly for the entire group (95.0 (88.0, 102.5); p = 0.141). However, in the subgroup of nine children with retarded motor development at baseline (motor quotient lower 100), seven children had an improved motor quotient after 3 months of intervention. In this subgroup, motor quotient increased significantly (p = 0.020) by 5%. Conclusions Overall, a short intervention programme of 60 min only once a week does not improve motor ability in all children with congenital heart disease. However, those with retarded motor development profit significantly from this low-dose intervention. © 2012 Cambridge University Press.
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APA:
Mueller, J., Pringsheim, M., Engelhardt, A., Meixner, J., Halle, M., Oberhoffer, R.,... Hager, A. (2013). Motor training of sixty minutes once per week improves motor ability in children with congenital heart disease and retarded motor development: A pilot study. Cardiology in the Young, 23(5), 717-721. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1047951112001941
MLA:
Mueller, Jan, et al. "Motor training of sixty minutes once per week improves motor ability in children with congenital heart disease and retarded motor development: A pilot study." Cardiology in the Young 23.5 (2013): 717-721.
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