A new tool for identifying children with motor problems: Reliability and validity study

Luba Zuk, Hila Tlumek, Michal Katz-Leurer, Chava Peretz, Eli Carmeli

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Abstract

This study examined reliability and validity of the Zuk Assessment for diagnosis of motor problems and determined standardized scores in an Israeli population aged 5 to 6 years. For standardization, 156 children recruited from 13 Kindergartens of typically developing children were evaluated with the Zuk Assessment. Intrarater and interrater reliability were examined on 2 samples of 15 and 13 children, respectively. A total of 151 children referred for motor problems were examined with the Zuk and Movement Assessment Battery for Children assessment tools for validation of the Zuk Assessment. Findings showed that the Zuk total score had a normal distribution similar to that found in the literature identifying 5.1% (-2 standard deviations) and 12% (between -1 and -2 standard deviations) of children with motor-related problems. Reliability was indicated by high intraclass correlation scores both in intrarater (intraclass correlation =.89) and interrater (intraclass correlation =.95) paradigms. The Zuk assessment identified differences in subgroups, namely, typical, suspicious, and impaired, as found in the Movement Assessment Battery for Children, confirming the Zuk validity.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)592-598
Number of pages7
JournalJournal of Child Neurology
Volume29
Issue number5
DOIs
StatePublished - May 2014
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • motor problems
  • reliability
  • standardization
  • tool
  • validity

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health
  • Clinical Neurology

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