Shire, KA, Hill, LJB, Snapp-Childs, W et al. (4 more authors) (2016) Robot Guided ‘Pen Skill’ Training in Children with Motor Difficulties. PLoS ONE, 11 (3). e0151354. ISSN 1932-6203
Abstract
Motor deficits are linked to a range of negative physical, social and academic consequences. Haptic robotic interventions, based on the principles of sensorimotor learning, have been shown previously to help children with motor problems learn new movements. We therefore examined whether the training benefits of a robotic system would generalise to a standardised test of ‘pen-skills’, assessed using objective kinematic measures [via the Clinical Kinematic Assessment Tool, CKAT]. A counterbalanced, cross-over design was used in a group of 51 children (37 male, aged 5-11 years) with manual control difficulties. Improved performance on a novel task using the robotic device could be attributed to the intervention but there was no evidence of generalisation to any of the CKAT tasks. The robotic system appears to have the potential to support motor learning, with the technology affording numerous advantages. However, the training regime may need to target particular manual skills (e.g. letter formation) in order to obtain clinically significant improvements in specific skills such as handwriting.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2016 Shire et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Medicine and Health (Leeds) > School of Psychology (Leeds) |
Funding Information: | Funder Grant number National Inst for Health Research (NIHR) YH - CLAHRC |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 09 Mar 2016 14:16 |
Last Modified: | 05 May 2016 22:42 |
Published Version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0151354 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Public Library of Science |
Identification Number: | 10.1371/journal.pone.0151354 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:96142 |