MiniMovers: An Initial Pilot and Feasibility Study to Investigate the Impact of a Mobile Application on Children's Motor Skills and Parent Support for Physical Development.

egame motor competency motor skills physical activity physical literacy

Journal

Children (Basel, Switzerland)
ISSN: 2227-9067
Titre abrégé: Children (Basel)
Pays: Switzerland
ID NLM: 101648936

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
14 Jan 2024
Historique:
received: 20 12 2023
revised: 08 01 2024
accepted: 12 01 2024
medline: 23 1 2024
pubmed: 23 1 2024
entrez: 23 1 2024
Statut: epublish

Résumé

The MiniMovers (MM) APP combines motor development theory with creativity expertise and has been designed to provide parents with developmentally appropriate activities to support children's motor skills. This study investigates how MiniMovers activities enabled parents to support their children's physical development. Families participated in an 8-week MM programme of activities from the MM APP (Mini, Mighty and Mega levels), with pre- and post-intervention data collected using multiple tools (e.g., motion capture system, force plate, eye-tracking glasses, and videos). Mixed research methods were applied among children (

Identifiants

pubmed: 38255412
pii: children11010099
doi: 10.3390/children11010099
pii:
doi:

Types de publication

Journal Article

Langues

eng

Subventions

Organisme : European Commission
ID : European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) through Welsh Government - Accelerate Wales

Auteurs

Yajie Zhang (Y)

Assistive Technologies Innovation Centre (ATiC), University of Wales Trinity Saint David, Swansea SA1 8PH, UK.

Nalda Wainwright (N)

Wales Academy for Health and Physical Literacy, University of Wales Trinity Saint David, Carmarthen SA31 3EP, UK.

Jacqueline D Goodway (JD)

Department of Human Sciences, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210-1172, USA.

Amanda John (A)

Wales Academy for Health and Physical Literacy, University of Wales Trinity Saint David, Carmarthen SA31 3EP, UK.

Anna Stevenson (A)

Wales Academy for Health and Physical Literacy, University of Wales Trinity Saint David, Carmarthen SA31 3EP, UK.

Kirsty Thomas (K)

Wales Academy for Health and Physical Literacy, University of Wales Trinity Saint David, Carmarthen SA31 3EP, UK.

Sean Jenkins (S)

Assistive Technologies Innovation Centre (ATiC), University of Wales Trinity Saint David, Swansea SA1 8PH, UK.

Fatma Layas (F)

Assistive Technologies Innovation Centre (ATiC), University of Wales Trinity Saint David, Swansea SA1 8PH, UK.

Kate Piper (K)

Sport and Healthy Living, University of Wales Trinity Saint David, Carmarthen SA31 3EP, UK.

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