Performance of the Visual-Motor Integration of Preschool Children in Hong Kong

IF 0.8 4区医学 Q4 REHABILITATION Hong Kong Journal of Occupational Therapy Pub Date : 2015-06-01 DOI:10.1016/j.hkjot.2015.06.002

Miranda Ng, Mandy Chui, Lenzs Lin, Anita Fong, Donna Chan

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Abstract

Objective/Background

The Beery–Buktenica Developmental Test of Visual-Motor Integration (VMI) is an important assessment tool used by occupational therapists working with children. The aims of this study were (a) to identify performance differences in the VMI between Hong Kong preschool children and their counterparts in the United States; (b) to develop local references for the VMI (fifth edition) for the preschool children in Hong Kong; and (c) to examine the dimensionality and the hierarchical ordering of the VMI items using the Rasch Measurement Model (RMM).

Methods

A total of 288 healthy children aged between 3 years and 6 months and 5 years and 11 months were recruited from 54 local preschools in Hong Kong using the multistage sampling method. VMI was administered to the children individually at their preschools.

Results

Hong Kong preschool children were significantly better than those in the United States in VMI performance (p < .001). The results of the RMM showed that the VMI fell within the acceptable levels of unidimensionality. Most items were found to be hierarchically ordered, although a few items were found to have the same level of difficulty.

Conclusion

The local reference developed in this study yielded additional insights for occupational therapists and psychologists with regard to the application of the VMI (fifth edition) for Hong Kong children aged between 3 years and 6 months and 5 years and 11 months.

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香港学龄前儿童视觉-运动整合的表现

目的/背景Beery-Buktenica视觉运动整合发展测试(VMI)是儿童职业治疗师使用的重要评估工具。本研究的目的是(a)找出香港学龄前儿童与美国学龄前儿童在VMI方面的表现差异;(b)为香港学龄前儿童编制第5版的本地参考资料;(c)利用Rasch测量模型(RMM)检验VMI项目的维度和层次顺序。方法采用多阶段抽样方法，从香港54所幼儿园招募3 ~ 6个月和5 ~ 11个月的健康儿童288名。VMI对学龄前儿童进行了单独的治疗。结果香港学龄前儿童的VMI表现显著优于美国学龄前儿童(p <措施)。RMM的结果表明，VMI的单维性在可接受的范围内。大多数项目被发现是按等级顺序排列的，尽管有一些项目被发现具有相同的难度水平。结论本研究提供的本地参考资料，为职业治疗师和心理学家在香港3岁至6个月及5岁至11个月的儿童中应用VMI(第五版)提供了额外的见解。

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Hong Kong Journal of Occupational Therapy 医学-康复医学

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期刊介绍： The Hong Kong Journal of Occupational Therapy is the official peer-reviewed open access publication of the Hong Kong Occupational Therapy Association. The Journal aims to promote the development of theory and practice in occupational therapy (OT), and facilitate documentation and communication among educators, researchers and practitioners. It also works to advance availability, use, support and excellence of OT and maintain professional standards to promote better understanding of OT.