Effect of Touch Screen Tablet Use on Fine Motor Development of Young Children
Autor: | Yung Jung Chen, Ling Yi Lin, Rong Ju Cherng |
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Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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030506 rehabilitation Computers handheld Computer science Physical Therapy Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation computer.software_genre 03 medical and health sciences Child Development Occupational Therapy Humans Pinch Strength Motor skill Fine motor integumentary system Multimedia 05 social sciences Rehabilitation 050301 education General Medicine Child development Motor Skills Child Preschool Computers Handheld Pediatrics Perinatology and Child Health Female 0305 other medical science 0503 education computer |
Zdroj: | Physical & Occupational Therapy In Pediatrics. 37:457-467 |
ISSN: | 1541-3144 0194-2638 |
Popis: | To investigate the effects of touch-screen tablet use on the fine motor development of preschool children without developmental delay.40 children who used a touch-screen tablet more 60 minutes per week for at least 1 month received a 24-week home fine motor activity program using a touch-screen-tablet. 40 children matched for age (mean = 61.0 months) and sex who did not meet the criteria for previous tablet use received a 24-week program consisting of manual play activities. Motor performance was measured using the Bruininks-Oseretsky Test of Motor Proficiency. The two-factor mixed design ANOVA was used to compare performance of the touch-screen tablet and non-touch-screen tablet groups.Pretest analysis showed no group differences in motor performance and pinch strength. At posttest, children in the nontouch-screen-tablet group made significantly greater changes in fine motor precision (p0.001), fine motor integration (p = 0.008), and manual dexterity (p = 0.003).Using a touch screen tablet extensively might be disadvantageous for the fine motor development of preschool children. |
Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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