Pfeiffer Beth, Daly Brian P, Nicholls Elizabeth G, Gullo Dominic F
1Associate Professor, Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
Phys Occup Ther Pediatr. 2015 Feb;35(1):1-12. doi: 10.3109/01942638.2014.904471. Epub 2014 Apr 8.
This exploratory study investigated whether children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are at greater risk than children without ADHD for problems with sensory processing and if certain sensory systems are more closely associated with the core symptoms of ADHD, specifically inattention and hyperactivity/impulsivity.
The sample included 20 children with ADHD and 27 children without ADHD, ages 5 to 10 years. Assessments included the Sensory Processing Measure-Home Form and the Conners 3rd edition-Parent Short Form.
After controlling for age, children with ADHD exhibited more sensory processing problems on all scales of the Sensory Processing Measure with small to medium effect sizes observed (η(2) = .27 to .61). For children with ADHD, the Social Participation (r = .50) and Planning and Ideas (r = .73) subtests of the Sensory Processing Measure were significantly associated with hyperactivity/impulsivity, but not with inattention on the subtests of the Conners Parent Short Form.
The results suggest the importance of assessing sensory processing issues in children with ADHD to guide in the intervention process.
本探索性研究调查了患有注意力缺陷多动障碍(ADHD)的儿童相较于未患ADHD的儿童,在感觉统合方面出现问题的风险是否更高,以及某些感觉系统是否与ADHD的核心症状,特别是注意力不集中和多动/冲动更为密切相关。
样本包括20名患有ADHD的儿童和27名未患ADHD的儿童,年龄在5至10岁之间。评估包括感觉统合量表-家庭版和康纳斯第三版-家长简表。
在控制年龄因素后,患有ADHD的儿童在感觉统合量表的所有维度上均表现出更多的感觉统合问题,效应量为小到中等(η(2)=.27至.61)。对于患有ADHD的儿童,感觉统合量表的社会参与(r=.50)和计划与想法(r=.73)子测验与多动/冲动显著相关,但与康纳斯家长简表子测验中的注意力不集中无关。
结果表明,评估ADHD儿童的感觉统合问题对指导干预过程具有重要意义。