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KMID : 1035420210090010013
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Journal of The Korean Society of Integrative Medicine
2021 Volume.9 No. 1 p.13 ~ p.22
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The Effects of Virtual Reality-based Occupational Therapy Program on the Physical Function and Learning Capacity of School-age Intellectual Disability Children
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Kim Ko-Un
Oh Hye-Won
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Abstract
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Purpose : The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of a virtual reality-based occupational therapy program on the physical function and learning ability of intellectually disabled school-aged children.
Methods : In this study, 20 intellectually disabled children of school age were randomly and evenly divided into experimental and control groups with children in the experimental group receiving a virtual reality-based occupational therapy intervention. The study adopted a pretest-posttest design. The intervention comprised 16 60-minute sessions held twice a week for 8 weeks. As measurement tools, BOT-2 and grooved pegboard tests were used to compare physical function before and after the intervention program, and K-ABC was used to check changes in learning ability.
Results : The occupational therapy program produced a significant improvement in both physical function and learning ability of the experimental group. A significant difference was observed between the experimental and control groups.
Conclusion : This study confirmed the value and usefulness of virtual reality-based occupational therapy as a tool for enhancing the physical function and learning ability of intellectually disabled school-aged children. Based on the results, a variety of future studies are encouraged that would further test the effects of the occupational therapy program used here.
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KEYWORD
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intellectual disabilities, Virtual Reality-based Occupational Therapy Program, physical function, learning capacity
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