Évaluation d’une plateforme web pour soutenir les parents d’enfants ayant un trouble développemental de la coordination : un essai randomisé pilote

Introduction: Developmental coordination disorder (DCD) has a significant impact on all spheres of children's lives (e.g., dressing, writing, sports). Best practices in rehabilitation suggest supporting parents to maximize children’s functioning. Yet, few services are offered for families of children with DCD. Since parents often use the web to search for information and support for their children, services offered online could respond to their needs. The aim of this study was to document the effects of a web platform aiming at supporting parents of children aged from 5 to 12 years old with suspicion or diagnosis of DCD. Methodology: In this randomized pilot study, parents in the intervention group (n=15) had access to a web platform including an informational resource page, a forum moderated by an occupational therapist, a private chat and a videoconference system managed by the occupational therapist. Parents in the control group (n=13) only had access to the informational resource page. Nonparametric U-Mann Whitney and Wilcoxon signed rank test were used to document the effect of the web platform on parent’s knowledge and skills about DCD (primary outcome), parenting sense of competence, child’s strength and difficulties and child’s occupational performance. Results: All outcome improved over time for the intervention group. However, none of these improvements reached clinical or statistical significance (p=0,08-0,41). The only significant statistical change was for parents’ knowledge and skills in the control group (p=0,04). No significant difference was found for pre-post change between group (p=0,20-0,86). Conclusion: The pilot results did not demonstrate the effectiveness of web platforms supporting parents of children with DCD. Learning in this study will enable improvement of the web platform to support parents of children with motor delay. This web platform will be the subject of future studies that will explore new variables and assessment tools to evaluate its effectiveness.

Name thesis:degree_name

M. Sc.

Level thesis:degree_level

Maîtrise

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Réadaptation

Grantor dc:publisher

Université de Sherbrooke

Year dc:date.issued

2019

Author dc:creator

• Pratte, Gabrielle

Advisors dc:contributor.advisor

• Camden, Chantal
• Couture, Mélanie

• Trouble développemental de la coordination
• Plateforme web
• Soutien parental
• Télésanté
• Ergothérapie
• Developmental coordination disorder
• Web platform
• Parental support
• Ehealth
• Occupational therapy

Licence dc:rights.uri

• http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.5/ca/

Language dc:language.iso

fr, en

Handle dc:identifier.uri

http://hdl.handle.net/11143/15951

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:usherbrooke.scholaris.ca:11143/15951