The Effect of Eight-week Wii-fit Training on Visual Perception in Children Aged 6 to 10 Years With Developmental Coordination Disorder

Abstract

Background and Aims: Visual perception skills are essential for daily life activities. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of eight-week Wii-Fit training on visual perception in children aged 6 to 10 years with a developmental coordination disorder Methods: The research method was semi-experimental with pre-test and post-test with the control group. The statistical population included all children aged 6 to 10 years in Rafsanjan in the academic year of 2018-19. Of these children, 40 children with developmental coordination disorder were selected by multi-stage available sampling method and randomly assigned to experimental and control groups. Research instruments were Wilson's Developmental Coordination Disorders Questionnaire, Movement Assessment Buttery for Children (MABC), and Gardner's Visual Perception Test. Subjects in the experimental group performed the individual Wii fit training for 16 sessions (8 weeks and two sessions per week). The Shapiro-Wilk, Levin test and 95% confidence level covariance were used for data analysis. Results: The results showed that timely interventions based on active video games significantly affected children's visual perception with developmental coordination disorder (P˂0.05). Conclusion: According to the results, the emphasis on identifying and performing appropriate interventions such as Wii Fit training may be effective in treating and developing children with developmental coordination disorder.