Lifestyle in children with and without developmental coordination disorder

Abstract

This study aimed to characterize the lifestyle of schoolchildren aged 11 to 13 years with and without developmental coordination disorder (DCD). The study included 108 schoolchildren enrolled in a public school in Florianópolis (SC). For motor evaluation was used the Movement Assessment for Children 2; and lifestyle was assessed using the Inventory of Lifestyles in Childhood and Adolescents. The used Statistical tests were chi-square and Fisher exact test, with significance level of p<0.05. We found similar habits in most activities inside and outside home, as well as a significant association between probable DCD and the activity play video game. For sociocultural and sports, participation habits were similar, observing a lower participation of parents of children and adolescents with DCD in these activities.