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Table 1 Overview of the investigated domains

From: Influence of motor skills training on children’s development evaluated in the Motor skills in PreSchool (MiPS) study-DK: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial, nested in a cohort study

Domain

Focus areas

Measured bya

Motor skills

(WP1)

Gross and fine motor skills

-Movement Assessment Battery for Children -2 (M-ABC2)

Physical competence

-Handgrip strength, jump length, 20 m run

Self-perceived motor performance

-Perceived physical subscale of PSPSCA

-Parent-perceived motor skill competence

Implementation

(WP2)

Reach

-The target population is compared to the larger “denominator” population

Efficacy

-CF. Information on Variables and Analyses of effect for WP1

Adoption

-The target staff and institutions are compared to the larger “denominator” population

Musculoskeletal (MSK) health

(WP3)

Number of MSK complaints

-SMS questions to parents

Detection of MSK complaints

Movement patterns

-The Captury System (3D motion capture)

Diagnoses

-Examination by orthopedic surgeon

Physical activity and anthropometry

(WP4)

BMI

-Height and weight

Waist/height ratio

-Measured in cm and ratio calculated

Physical activity

-Accelerometers

Language

(WP5)

Oral language skills

-Language assessment 3–6 administered by preschool staff

Literacy skills

Wellbeing

(WP6)

Psychological wellbeing

-SDQ – Parent and staff

Physical and emotional wellbeing

-KINDLR – Parent

Self-esteem

General wellbeing

-KINDLR – Parent

- SDQ – Parent, staff, and child (age 11 years and older)

Social behavior

-KINDLR – Parent and child (age 7 years and older)

Social competencies

-KINDLR – Parent and child (age 7 years and older)

Cognition

(WP7)

Self-regulation

-The Preschool Self-Regulation Assessment Battery (PSRA)

Estimated general intelligence

-Reynold’s intellectual Assessment Screening Tool (RIST)

-School grades

Academic performance

-National tests

Developmental difficulties

(WP8)

Formal diagnosis

-SDQ algorithms for likelihood of psychiatric diagnoses

-Formal psychiatric diagnoses from registries

  1. aFull descriptions in the respective WPs
  2. WP work package