Validity and reliability of the movement assessment battery second edition test in children with and without motor impairment: A prospective cohort study. (May 2022)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Ghayour Najafabadi, Mahboubeh; Saghaei, Behnaz; Shariat, Ardalan; Ingle, Lee; Babazadeh-Zavieh, Seyedeh Saeideh; Shojaei, Masoumeh; Daneshfar, Afkham
• Is Part Of: Annals of medicine and surgery. Volume 77(2022)
• Publication Date: 2022-05
• Subjects: Cognition disorders -- Concurrent validity -- Reliability -- Sensitivity -- Specificity; DCD Developmental coordination disorder -- ICCs Intra-class correlation coefficients -- MDC Minimal detectable change -- MABC Movement assessment battery for children -- SEM Standard error mean -- TTS Total test score; Surgery -- Periodicals; Medicine -- Periodicals; General Surgery -- Periodicals; Education, Medical -- Periodicals; Periodicals; 617
• DOI: 10.1016/j.amsu.2022.103672
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2049-0801

Abstract

Abstract: Background: Examining the reliability and validity of the second edition movement assessment battery test (MABC-2) in children with and without motor impairment. Materials and methods: In this prospective cohort study, the MABC-2 test and developmental coordination disorder questionnaire 2007 (DCDQ′07) were completed by children and their parents. By using 95% confidence intervals, minimal detectable change (MDC95) was calculated, and concurrent validity was investigated. By applying the MABC-2 test as a reference standard (cut-off fifth centile), sensitivity and specificity were examined. Results: 273 children (mean age: 6.3 ± 2.3 years; 70% male) with and without motor impairment completed the investigation. For test-retest reliability, intra-class correlation coefficients (ICCs) was >0.89 for the MABC-2 test. The MDC95 value for the motor skill test was 5.76. There was a significant correlation between the MABC-2 test and DCDQ′07 (r = 0.60, P < 0.001) and the Go/No-Go test (r = 0.50, P < 0.001). Overall, the sensitivity was very high (90%), the specificity was low (46%), and positive and negative predictive values were high (69% and 81%, respectively). Conclusion: T he MABC-2 test can be considered a valid and reliable motor skill assessment tool for children with and without motor impairment. Highlights: T he MABC-2 test is a valid tool for children with and without motor impairment. T he MABC-2 test is a reliable tool for children with and without motor impairment. The MABC-2 is a sensitive tool for detecting motor skill performance impairments.