Is the Level of Motor Development at School Entry Related to the Use of Municipal Exercise Programs? A Social-Differential Analysis

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ID15510634
AuthorsDaniel M Faßbender (Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, corresponding author), Katharina Kreffter (0000-0001-6941-7742, Hamm-Lippstadt University of Applied Sciences), Simon Götz (0000-0002-4791-2432, Düsseldorf University Hospital), Maurus Hagemeister (Düsseldorf University Hospital), Stefanie Lisak-Wahl (Academy of Public Health Services, Kanzlerstrasse 4, 40472 Duesseldorf, Germany), Thuy Ha Nguyen (IGES Institut), Theodor Stemper (University of Wuppertal), Simone Weyers (0000-0003-4759-1939, Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf)
Year2022
Volume19
Issue5
Pages3047-3047
Publication date2022-03-05
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601
PublisherMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH)
DOI10.3390/ijerph19053047
OpenAlexW4221089938
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited31

Children’s motor development is socially unevenly distributed despite many municipal exercise programs (EXP). It has not been sufficiently investigated whether and how they appeal to children from different social backgrounds. This study investigates the use of municipal EXP in preschool age and the association between participation and motor development considering social circumstances. In school entry health examinations, parents were asked about participating in various EXP (response = 65.5%; n = 6480). Motor development, i.e., body coordination and visual-motor coordination, were assessed by a social pediatric development screening, and social circumstances by migration background (MB) and parental education (PE). Poisson regression estimated adjusted Incidence Rate Ratios (IRR; 95% confidence interval, 95%—CI) for relationships between social circumstances and participation in programs and participation and body coordination/visual-motor coordination. Children with MB (IRR 0.73; 95%—CI 0.71–0.75) and low PE (IRR 0.45; 95%—CI 0.40–0.50) used EXP less often. Children participating less often have a finding in body- (IRR 0.76; 95%-CI 0.63–0.90) and visual-motor coordination (IRR 0.47; 95%—CI 0.35–0.62). Significant effects were found for children with and without MB and higher PE. Municipalities should make EXP more attractive for families with MB and low PE

Differential (mechanical device · Environmental health · Physical medicine and rehabilitation · Applied Psychology · Cerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders · Children's Physical and Motor Development · Engineering · Inclusion and Disability in Education and Sport · Medicine · Psychology · Gerontology

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