Sport and Recreational Activity Participation and Injury Risk in Elementary School Children with Probable Developmental Coordination Disorder or Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
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2014-09-29
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Objective: To examine if probable Developmental Coordination Disorder (pDCD) or Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (pADHD) in elementary school children aged 8 – 13 years is associated with sport and recreation (S&R) participation and injury.
Methods: Cross-sectional design. Recruitment from elementary schools in Calgary, Alberta, Canada led to 681 participants completing an anonymous questionnaire.
Primary Outcome Measure: S&R participation and injury.
Results: S&R participation was reported by 82.7% (95%CI; 79.8, 85.5) of children; those with co-occurring pDCD and pADHD participated less than their typically developing peers. The injury incidence rate was 2.43 injuries/1000 participation hours (95%CI; 2.06, 2.85), with no differences between study groups. Ethnicity, stressful life events and coaching were potential risk factors for injury identified by exploratory risk factor analysis.
Conclusions: Children with pDCD and/or pADHD were not at greater risk of S&R injury than their typically developing peers, but those with co-occurring pDCD and pADHD participated in S&R less.
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Recreation, Epidemiology, Public Health, Recreation
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Tan, B. (2014). Sport and Recreational Activity Participation and Injury Risk in Elementary School Children with Probable Developmental Coordination Disorder or Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (Master's thesis, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada). Retrieved from https://prism.ucalgary.ca. doi:10.11575/PRISM/27858