The proportion of studies reporting treatment satisfaction involving paediatric patients with motor skill disorders.
Item
- Title
- The proportion of studies reporting treatment satisfaction involving paediatric patients with motor skill disorders.
- Author(s)
- Lundvall, E
- Abstract
- Background A relatively high prevalence of children suffer with balance and motor skill problems. It has been shown that delayed detection and implementation of management can lead to physical and mental complications later in life. It is therefore implied that taking mental aspects into consideration is as important as physical equivalents. Patient satisfaction is a common approach when refining healthcare procedures, it has also been linked to development of mental wellbeing among children. Objective The objective was to review literature available since 2007, assessing what proportion of studies take patient satisfaction into consideration for paediatric patients with motor skill disorders. Design Structured literature review. Methods Four databases were searched for relevant literature published from 2007 until present time. Findings were scanned following inclusion/exclusion criteria, citation tracking ensured relevant primary sources were incorporated. Studies included were assessed for bias using Cochrane collaboration risk of bias tool and evaluated on level of evidence following Oxford Centre of Evidence Based Medicine. Data extraction was made comprising study design, method, participant inclusion/exclusion criteria and sample size, aim with study, outcome measure, satisfaction recorded and outcome of intervention and satisfaction. Analyses were completed calculating the proportion of studies reporting patient satisfaction and if a correlation between level of satisfaction and journal impact factor existed. Results Nine studies were located following inclusion/exclusion criteria, majority of these studies showed good levels of evidence however, three lower level articles were also included. All articles were considered low risk of bias except one that rated as medium risk. 78% of reviewed studies reported satisfaction in some way. Only 67% recorded child satisfaction. No correlation was found between level of satisfaction and journal impact factor. Discussion The main consideration of studies available was on improvement of motor skills; arguable this should be considered secondary to the child’s mental aspects. Satisfaction can be seen to improve motivation for continuous training, mental wellbeing and improve performance. The limited amount of studies included in this review may potentially influence its resulting outcomes. Conclusions This review shows that satisfaction is not adequately considered, highlighting that individual and group training is needed for holistic child consideration. Future research is suggested using satisfaction as primary outcome measure to evaluate if this provides greater improvement of motor skills.
- presented at
- European School of Osteopathy
- Date Accepted
- 2018
- Date Submitted
- 25.1.2019 17:18:25
- Type
- osteo_thesis
- Language
- English
- Submitted by:
- 62
- Pub-Identifier
- 16401
- Inst-Identifier
- 1229
- Keywords
- Motor skill disorder,; Paediatrics; Patient satisfaction; Systematic review
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- 0
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Lundvall, E, “The proportion of studies reporting treatment satisfaction involving paediatric patients with motor skill disorders.”, Osteopathic Research Web, accessed May 5, 2025, https://www.osteopathicresearch.com/s/orw/item/363