Effects of Selected Cognitive-Motor Intervention on the Level of Physical Literacy and Executive Functions in Attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder Girls: A One-month Follow-up Study

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.6018/cpd.574091
Keywords: Environmental enrichment, Cognitive-motor, Sustained attention, Movement planning, CAPL-2

Abstract

The aim of the present study was to investigate the effectiveness of selected cognitive-motor intervention on the level of physical literacy (PL) and executive functions of Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) girls in a one-month follow-up plan. The statistical population included 30 girls with ADHD, all from Yazd (15 participants per group, experimental and control) were selected based on DSM-V criteria. While the control group was not exposed to any treatment and just continued working as usual, the experimental group participated in 18 sessions (3 sessions a week) of the cognitive-motor program. In order to evaluate PL, the Canadian Assessment of Physical Literacy Second Edition (CAPL-2), and for executive function the Continuous Performance Test (sustained attention) and Computer Mapping of the Tower of London task (motion planning) were used. Data analysis was also conducted using the mixed variance analysis test with repeated measures and an independent T-test at a significance level of p≤.05. According to the results, the experimental group had better performance in PL and executive functions (sustained attention and movement planning) in the posttest and follow-up than the pretest. But, in the control group, no significant difference was observed between the test stages. Moreover, comparing the groups, the experimental group had better performance than the control group in PL, sustained attention, and movement planning. Therefore, cognitive-motor intervention can be used to develop PL and executive functions of ADHD girls.

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Sergio Machado, Center of Physical Activity Neuroscience, Neurodiversity Institute, Queimados-RJ, Brazil

Sergio Machado es licenciado en Educación Física por la Universidad Estácio de Sá (2005). Máster, Doctorado y Postdoctorado en Salud Mental por el Instituto de Psiquiatría (IPUB) de la Universidad Federal de Río de Janeiro (UFRJ) en 2008, 2012 y 2013-2014. Post-doctorado en Neurofilosofía por la Universidad Federal de Uberlândia (UFU) en 2012-2013 y en Neurociencia de la Actividad Física por el Instituto Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología Traslacional en Medicina (INCT-TM) en 2014. Doctorado en curso en Ciencias del Deporte por Universidad de Beira Interior (UBI - Portugal). Licenciando en Psicología en la Universidad Estácio de Sá, interrumpido en 2018.1. Tiene experiencia en las áreas de salud mental, psicofisiología, neuropsicología, fisiología del ejercicio clínico y neurociencia de la actividad física. Es investigador en el Laboratorio de Pánico y Respiración (UFRJ) y Profesor Permanente del Programa de Posgrado en Ciencias de la Actividad Física de la Universidad Salgado de Oliveira, coordinando el Laboratorio de Neurociencia de la Actividad Física. Sus intereses de investigación son los aspectos biológicos de la actividad física y el ejercicio físico en las dimensiones de prevención, rehabilitación y prescripción de ejercicios, en la perspectiva de la promoción de la salud y el rendimiento humano. Más específicamente, investiga los efectos agudos y crónicos del entrenamiento de fuerza, aeróbico, flexibilidad y neuromotor en la actividad cerebral, aspectos conductuales, psicofisiológicos, neuropsicológicos y de calidad de vida en sujetos sanos (niños/adolescentes, adultos y ancianos) y en pacientes con enfermedades neurológicas y trastornos psiquiátricos. Es investigador invitado de instituciones internacionales, como Universidad de Cagliari (Italia), Universidad Regensburg (Alemania) y Universidad Anahuac Mayab (México). Es editor asociado de revistas internacionales (Frontiers in Psychology, Frontiers in Psychiatry, Cuadernos de Psicologia del Deporte, The Open Sports Science Journal, CNS Neurological Disorders Drug Targets y Clinical Practice and Epidemioloy in Mental Health) y revisor de varias revistas nacionales e internacionales. Actualmente es un joven científico de la Fundación para el Apoyo a la Investigación del Estado de Río de Janeiro (FAPERJ) – Brasil.

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Montazeri , H. ., Ayatizadeh Tafti, F., Samadi, H., Sá Filho, A. ., & Machado, S. (2024). Effects of Selected Cognitive-Motor Intervention on the Level of Physical Literacy and Executive Functions in Attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder Girls: A One-month Follow-up Study. Sport Psychology Notebooks, 24(1), 80–94. https://doi.org/10.6018/cpd.574091 (Original work published January 2, 2024)
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