Rahlin Mary, Stefani Janette
Department of Physical Therapy (M.R.), Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science, North Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Pediatr Phys Ther. 2009 Winter;21(4):325-35. doi: 10.1097/PEP.0b013e3181bf00f7.
This study was designed to investigate the effects of music on the amount of time that infants and toddlers cried during physical therapy sessions.
An A-B-A withdrawal multiple single-subject design was used with 9 infants and toddlers with or at risk for developmental disabilities. Music was played during therapy in the intervention period but not in the baseline periods. The number of minutes that the participants cried was documented in a Crying Log. Results were analyzed using a celeration line approach and descriptive statistics.
Responses to music varied among the participants, with 6 of 9 children crying less when music was used during therapy.
Infants and toddlers with or at risk for developmental disabilities may benefit from the use of music during physical therapy to reduce crying. Effects of music on other aspects of infant and toddler behavior need to be studied.
本研究旨在调查音乐对婴幼儿在物理治疗过程中哭闹时间的影响。
采用A-B-A撤药多单受试者设计，对9名患有发育障碍或有发育障碍风险的婴幼儿进行研究。在干预期的治疗过程中播放音乐，但在基线期不播放。参与者哭闹的分钟数记录在《哭闹日志》中。结果采用加速线法和描述性统计进行分析。
参与者对音乐的反应各不相同，9名儿童中有6名在治疗过程中使用音乐时哭闹较少。
患有发育障碍或有发育障碍风险的婴幼儿可能会从物理治疗过程中使用音乐减少哭闹中受益。音乐对婴幼儿行为其他方面的影响有待研究。
