Abstract

Objectives: to measure the concurrent validity of psychomotor assessment test with the fine motor area and the gross motor area of the development wheel. Consider whether there is any relation between the development of fine motor and gross motor. Material and method: prospective observational study of validity of questionnaires, carried out at Abriendo Camino Association of Mengíbar. To perform the study we had 10 patients between 2-16 years old, all of them with diseases that produce alterations in the motor skills. Psychomotor development was measured by the psychomotor assessment test and the development wheel. Results: the measurement of the concurrent validity obtained a correlation coefficient r of Pearson of 0.86 (p = 0.001) for psychomotor assessment test and gross motor area from the development wheel. The correlation coefficient r of Pearson was 0.72 (p = 0.018) for the relation of psychomotor assessment test with fine motor area from the development wheel. To measure the correlation between the development of gross motor and fine motor we got a correlation coefficient r of Pearson of 0.6 (p = 0.069). Conclusions: the concurrent validity between the psychomotor assessment test and the development wheel is excellent. No significant correlation was found between fine and gross motor skills in children, so they could be developed independently.