Aging Effect on Manipulative Skills in Individuals With Down Syndrome

IF 0.8 Q4 PSYCHOLOGY, DEVELOPMENTAL

Journal of Motor Learning and Development Pub Date : 2021-01-01 DOI:10.1123/JMLD.2020-0037

C. Chen, S. Ringenbach, N. Arnold, K. Nam

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Abstract

Deficits in motor performance have been well documented in individuals with Down syndrome (DS). However, only a few studies have focused on manipulative skills and older adults in this population. Given the associations between manipulative skills and daily living activities, more work is needed to examine the aging effect on individuals with DS. A total of 54 adults with DS participated in this study. The results indicated that older participants showed more lateralization than younger participants. They exhibited superior dominant hand preference compared to younger participants. In addition, participants with DS with high verbal ability had better performance in manual dexterity and handgrip force. Therefore, in the clinical setting, assessing mental age may help in identifying individuals with DS at a higher risk of motor impairment. Future work should examine additional determinants with a large sample size to understand the development of manipulative skills in individuals with DS. Furthermore, additional studies are needed to investigate the associations between mental age and other cognitive functions and motor performance in this population.

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年龄对唐氏综合症患者操作技能的影响

唐氏综合症(DS)患者在运动表现方面的缺陷已经得到了充分的证明。然而，只有少数研究关注于这一人群的操作技能和老年人。考虑到操作技能和日常生活活动之间的联系，需要更多的工作来研究衰老对退行性痴呆患者的影响。共有54名成人退行性椎体滑移患者参与了这项研究。结果表明，年龄较大的参与者比年轻的参与者表现出更多的侧化。与年轻的参与者相比，他们表现出优越的惯用手偏好。此外，语言能力高的DS被试在手灵巧度和握力方面表现较好。因此，在临床环境中，评估心理年龄可能有助于识别具有较高运动障碍风险的退行性痴呆患者。未来的工作应该以更大的样本量来研究其他决定因素，以了解退行性痴呆患者操作技能的发展。此外，还需要进一步的研究来调查这一人群的心理年龄与其他认知功能和运动表现之间的关系。

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Journal of Motor Learning and Development Medicine-Orthopedics and Sports Medicine

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2.20

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15.40%

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期刊介绍： The Journal of Motor Learning and Development (JMLD) publishes peer-reviewed research that advances the understanding of movement skill acquisition and expression across the lifespan. JMLD aims to provide a platform for theoretical, translational, applied, and innovative research related to factors that influence the learning or re-learning of skills in individuals with various movement-relevant abilities and disabilities.