The developmental trajectory of motor competence of children that lived the COVID-19 confinement period

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Autor(a) principal: Carballo-Fazanes, Aida
Data de Publicação: 2022
Outros Autores: Rodrigues, Luís Paulo, Silva, Rui, Lopes, Vitor P., Abelairas-Gómez, Cristian
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)
Texto Completo: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11960/2964
Resumo: Children’s motor competence (MC) was negatively affected by the COVID-19 pandemic; however, possible chronic effects have not been studied. Therefore, the aim of this study was to examine the possible impact of the forced lack of physical activity (PA) during the COVID-19 lockdown on children’s MC two years later. The motor competence of sixty-seven healthy children (7.4–12.2 years old) was assessed using the Motor Competence Assessment (MCA). All participants completed the MCA tests at two different moments (before and after the COVID-19 lockdown), four years apart. The mean values after the COVID-19 lockdown for all participants on the subscales and on the Total MCA are lower, but no significant changes were found when controlling for gender and age (p > 0.05 in all analyses). However, a significant decrease was found in the Locomotor subscale in boys (p = 0.003). After dividing the participants into three age groups, the youngest also suffered a decrease in the Locomotor subscale (p < 0.001) and their Total MCA (p = 0.04). In addition, those participants who had a higher MC at baseline decreased their scores for the Locomotor (p < 0.001) and Manipulative (p < 0.001) subscales, and for the Total MCA (p < 0.001). In conclusion, the younger children and the more motor proficient did not fully recover from the negative effects of the pandemic lockdown after two years.
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spelling The developmental trajectory of motor competence of children that lived the COVID-19 confinement periodCovid-19 lockdownPhysical activityMotor competenceMotor competence assessmentChildren’s motor competence (MC) was negatively affected by the COVID-19 pandemic; however, possible chronic effects have not been studied. Therefore, the aim of this study was to examine the possible impact of the forced lack of physical activity (PA) during the COVID-19 lockdown on children’s MC two years later. The motor competence of sixty-seven healthy children (7.4–12.2 years old) was assessed using the Motor Competence Assessment (MCA). All participants completed the MCA tests at two different moments (before and after the COVID-19 lockdown), four years apart. The mean values after the COVID-19 lockdown for all participants on the subscales and on the Total MCA are lower, but no significant changes were found when controlling for gender and age (p > 0.05 in all analyses). However, a significant decrease was found in the Locomotor subscale in boys (p = 0.003). After dividing the participants into three age groups, the youngest also suffered a decrease in the Locomotor subscale (p < 0.001) and their Total MCA (p = 0.04). In addition, those participants who had a higher MC at baseline decreased their scores for the Locomotor (p < 0.001) and Manipulative (p < 0.001) subscales, and for the Total MCA (p < 0.001). In conclusion, the younger children and the more motor proficient did not fully recover from the negative effects of the pandemic lockdown after two years.2022-12-12T12:11:33Z2022-08-31T00:00:00Z2022-08-312022-09-19T10:48:26Zinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11960/2964eng2411514210.3390/jfmk7030064Carballo-Fazanes, AidaRodrigues, Luís PauloSilva, RuiLopes, Vitor P.Abelairas-Gómez, Cristianinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessreponame:Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)instname:Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãoinstacron:RCAAP2023-03-21T14:43:47Zoai:repositorio.ipvc.pt:20.500.11960/2964Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openaireopendoar:71602024-03-19T17:44:40.176509Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) - Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãofalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv The developmental trajectory of motor competence of children that lived the COVID-19 confinement period
title The developmental trajectory of motor competence of children that lived the COVID-19 confinement period
spellingShingle The developmental trajectory of motor competence of children that lived the COVID-19 confinement period
Carballo-Fazanes, Aida
Covid-19 lockdown
Physical activity
Motor competence
Motor competence assessment
title_short The developmental trajectory of motor competence of children that lived the COVID-19 confinement period
title_full The developmental trajectory of motor competence of children that lived the COVID-19 confinement period
title_fullStr The developmental trajectory of motor competence of children that lived the COVID-19 confinement period
title_full_unstemmed The developmental trajectory of motor competence of children that lived the COVID-19 confinement period
title_sort The developmental trajectory of motor competence of children that lived the COVID-19 confinement period
author Carballo-Fazanes, Aida
author_facet Carballo-Fazanes, Aida
Rodrigues, Luís Paulo
Silva, Rui
Lopes, Vitor P.
Abelairas-Gómez, Cristian
author_role author
author2 Rodrigues, Luís Paulo
Silva, Rui
Lopes, Vitor P.
Abelairas-Gómez, Cristian
author2_role author
author
author
author
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Carballo-Fazanes, Aida
Rodrigues, Luís Paulo
Silva, Rui
Lopes, Vitor P.
Abelairas-Gómez, Cristian
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Covid-19 lockdown
Physical activity
Motor competence
Motor competence assessment
topic Covid-19 lockdown
Physical activity
Motor competence
Motor competence assessment
description Children’s motor competence (MC) was negatively affected by the COVID-19 pandemic; however, possible chronic effects have not been studied. Therefore, the aim of this study was to examine the possible impact of the forced lack of physical activity (PA) during the COVID-19 lockdown on children’s MC two years later. The motor competence of sixty-seven healthy children (7.4–12.2 years old) was assessed using the Motor Competence Assessment (MCA). All participants completed the MCA tests at two different moments (before and after the COVID-19 lockdown), four years apart. The mean values after the COVID-19 lockdown for all participants on the subscales and on the Total MCA are lower, but no significant changes were found when controlling for gender and age (p > 0.05 in all analyses). However, a significant decrease was found in the Locomotor subscale in boys (p = 0.003). After dividing the participants into three age groups, the youngest also suffered a decrease in the Locomotor subscale (p < 0.001) and their Total MCA (p = 0.04). In addition, those participants who had a higher MC at baseline decreased their scores for the Locomotor (p < 0.001) and Manipulative (p < 0.001) subscales, and for the Total MCA (p < 0.001). In conclusion, the younger children and the more motor proficient did not fully recover from the negative effects of the pandemic lockdown after two years.
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