Blessy Olive Johnson, (2018) Effectiveness of Cognitive Orientation to Occupational Performance (CO-OP) to Improve Handwriting Performance in Children with Developmental Coordination Disorder. Masters thesis, KMCH College of Occupational Therapy, Coimbatore.
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Abstract
BACKGROUND: Handwriting competence is frequently affected, consequently affecting legibility of written output and thus affecting academic achievement. Cognitive Orientation to (daily) Occupational Performance (CO-OP) is an intervention that facilitates motor skill acquisition in children with Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD). AIM OF THE STUDY: Therefore the aim was to determine the effectiveness of Cognitive Orientation to Occupational Performance (CO-OP) to improve handwriting performance in children with Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD). METHODOLOGY: A quasi-experimental study design was adopted. Thirty four children with DCD with handwriting difficulties were screened and assigned into experimental and control group. DCD Questionnaire was used as screening tool, COPM, PQRS, Beery Buktenica developmental scale for visual motor integration, visual perception and motor coordination and ETCH – M were used as the outcome measures. The children in the experimental group were given CO-OP intervention, whereas the control group were given handwriting practice as homework. The duration of intervention was 45 minutes once a week. They were asked to practice the strategies at classroom as well at home during the rest of the days of the week. RESULTS: Children in the CO-OP group showed a significant difference in COPM from baseline to week 12 in performance and satisfaction, PQRS score (p < 0.05), indicating improvement in performance. Additional skills of VMI, VP and MC (p < 0.05), showed a significant increase in the CO-OP group compared to control group. There was a significant improvement in word, letter and numeral legibility (p < 0.05) at post intervention in comparison to the control group. CONCLUSION: This finding proves that Cognitive Orientation to Occupational Performance approach improves handwriting performance in children with Developmental Coordination Disorder.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Masters) |
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| Additional Information: | Reg.No.411613001 |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Handwriting, Cognitive Orientation to Occupational Performance, Developmental Coordination Disorder. |
| Subjects: | OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY > Occupational Therapy in Paediatrics |
| Depositing User: | Ravindran C |
| Date Deposited: | 17 Sep 2019 03:15 |
| Last Modified: | 17 Sep 2019 03:15 |
| URI: | http://repository-tnmgrmu.ac.in/id/eprint/11530 |
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