Experts has a new look! Let us know what you think of the updates.

Provide feedback
Home
Scholarly Works
Childhood Motor Function, Health Related Quality...
Journal article

Childhood Motor Function, Health Related Quality of Life and Social Functioning among Emerging Adults Born at Term or Extremely Low Birth Weight

Abstract

Poor motor coordination is associated with reduced academic performance, health-related quality of life (HRQoL), and social functioning in general population samples of children. Even though childhood motor problems are often chronic, little is known about how they affect educational, health, and social domains beyond adolescence. Further, the status of these associations in individuals known to be at high risk for poor motor coordination …

Authors

Poole KL; Islam UA; Schmidt LA; Missiuna C; Saigal S; Boyle MH; Van Lieshout RJ

Journal

Journal of Developmental and Physical Disabilities, Vol. 29, No. 3, pp. 369–383

Publisher

Springer Nature

Publication Date

June 2017

DOI

10.1007/s10882-016-9530-0

ISSN

1056-263X