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Haptic Discrimination, Manual Dexterity and Academic Achievement in Nondisabled Preterm Children at School Age

Christopher, Delphina J.
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1275418751

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2010, Master of Science, Ohio State University, Allied Medical Professions.
Preterm (PT) children are at risk for sensorimotor impairments at school age, however little has been done with sensory discrimination in PT school aged children. AIM: To assess and compare haptic discrimination, manual dexterity and academic achievement in nondisabled PT and full term (FT) children. METHODS: Thirty-seven participants, 12 PT (6 males, 6 females, mean GA 32 weeks, mean age: 9.6 years); 25 FT (13 males, 12 females, mean age 9.9), assessed with 1) Hand Active Sensation Test (HASTe) for texture and weight discrimination, 2) Haptic Object Recognition Test (HORT) for shape discrimination, and 3) Nine-Hole Peg (NHP) for manual dexterity. The Ohio Achievement Test (OAT) reading and math scores were used to gauge academic achievement. RESULTS: Full term children had significantly higher mean HASTe accuracy scores (p= .012) and higher mean OAT reading scores (p =0.041); math scores approached significance (p = .070). No significant group differences for the HORT accuracy scores (p = 0.158) or NHP time scores (p = 0.145).INTERPRETATION: Nondisabled PT children did not perform as well as FT peers in haptic discrimination or reading achievement. The HASTe was able to discriminate between nondisabled preterm and full term children
Deborah S Larsen, PhD (Advisor)
Jane Case-Smith, PhD (Committee Member)
Jill Heathcock, PhD (Committee Member)
95 p.
Education; Rehabilitation; Therapy
nondisabled preterm children; haptic discrimination; active touch; tactual performance, manual dexterity

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  • Christopher, D. J. (2010). Haptic Discrimination, Manual Dexterity and Academic Achievement in Nondisabled Preterm Children at School Age [Master's thesis, Ohio State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1275418751

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Christopher, Delphina. Haptic Discrimination, Manual Dexterity and Academic Achievement in Nondisabled Preterm Children at School Age. 2010. Ohio State University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1275418751.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Christopher, Delphina. "Haptic Discrimination, Manual Dexterity and Academic Achievement in Nondisabled Preterm Children at School Age." Master's thesis, Ohio State University, 2010. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1275418751

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