Upper-Limb Rehabilitation With Adaptive Video Games for Preschool Children With Developmental Disabilities.
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چکیده
OBJECTIVE This study used a novel device to make video games accessible to children with developmental disabilities (DD) by modifying the training software and interfaces to enhance motor training. METHOD In the pretest-posttest design, 20 children (13 boys, 7 girls; mean age=5.2 yr) with DD received adaptive upper-limb motor rehabilitation consisting of fifteen 30-min individual sessions 3 times per week for 5 wk. RESULTS Improvement in Beery-Buktenica Developmental Test of Visual Motor Integration and Peabody Developmental Motor Scales, Second Edition, scores for children with DD indicated significant differences between pretest and posttest. CONCLUSION The rehabilitation device modified for the needs of children with DD is effective in improving visual-motor performance of children with DD.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- The American journal of occupational therapy : official publication of the American Occupational Therapy Association
دوره 69 4 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2015