Roberts Jane E, King-Thomas Linda, Boccia Marcia L
FPG Child Development Institute, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA.
Am J Occup Ther. 2007 Sep-Oct;61(5):555-62. doi: 10.5014/ajot.61.5.555.
The study examined behavioral treatment effects of classical sensory integration therapy.
This study used a prospective longitudinal, single-subject ABAB design. The participant was a boy, age 3 years and 5 months, with average nonverbal intellectual skills, delayed communication skills, and sensory modulation disorder. Difficulties with modulating sensory input and delayed communication skills affected his occupational performance in preschool. Behavioral data were collected in the preschool by teachers who were blind to the type and timing of sensory integration therapy.
Improvement in behavior regulation was observed, including increased engagement and decreased aggression, less need for intense teacher direction, and decreased mouthing of objects.
Classical sensory integration therapy may be associated with improved self-regulatory behaviors.
本研究考察了经典感觉统合疗法的行为治疗效果。
本研究采用前瞻性纵向单受试者ABAB设计。参与者是一名3岁5个月大的男孩，具有平均非言语智力技能、延迟的沟通技能和感觉调节障碍。感觉输入调节困难和沟通技能延迟影响了他在幼儿园的职业表现。行为数据由对感觉统合疗法的类型和时间不知情的教师在幼儿园收集。
观察到行为调节有所改善，包括参与度增加、攻击性降低、对教师强烈指导的需求减少以及物品啃咬行为减少。
经典感觉统合疗法可能与自我调节行为的改善有关。
