Cohn Ellen S, Kramer Jessica, Schub Jamie A, May-Benson Teresa
Ellen S. Cohn, ScD, OTR/L, FAOTA, is Clinical Professor and MSOT Program Director, Department of Occupational Therapy, Boston University Sargent College of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, 635 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, MA 02215;
Jessica Kramer, PhD, OTR/L, is Assistant Professor, Boston University Sargent College of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, Boston, MA.
Am J Occup Ther. 2014 Jul-Aug;68(4):454-62. doi: 10.5014/ajot.2014.010843.
PURPOSE. To describe parents' concerns and hopes for their children who would be receiving occupational therapy using a sensory integration approach. METHOD. Content analysis of 275 parental responses to three open-ended questions on developmental-sensory history intake forms. FINDINGS. Parents' descriptions of why they sought for their children were categorized into four overarching concerns about their children's challenges: self-regulation, interacting with peers, participating in skilled motor activities, and self-confidence. Parents often linked these concerns together, revealing explanatory models of how they make sense of potential relationships among their children's challenges and how these challenges affect occupational performance. Parents hoped occupational therapy would help their children develop self-understanding and frustration tolerance to self-regulate their behavior in socially acceptable ways. IMPLICATIONS. Assessment and intervention should explicitly focus on links among self-regulation, social participation, skills, and perceived competence to address parents' expectations.
目的。描述那些孩子将接受感觉统合疗法的家长们对孩子的担忧与期望。方法。对275份家长针对发育-感觉史调查问卷中三个开放式问题的回答进行内容分析。结果。家长们对为孩子寻求治疗原因的描述可归纳为对孩子面临挑战的四大总体担忧：自我调节、与同龄人互动、参与精细运动活动以及自信心。家长们常常将这些担忧联系在一起，揭示了他们如何理解孩子面临的挑战之间可能存在的关系以及这些挑战如何影响职业表现的解释模型。家长们希望职业疗法能帮助孩子培养自我理解和挫折承受力，从而以社会可接受的方式自我调节行为。启示。评估和干预应明确关注自我调节、社会参与、技能和感知能力之间的联系，以满足家长的期望。
