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KMID : 1123620090070020023
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Journal of Korean Society of Sensory Integration Therapists
2009 Volume.7 No. 2 p.23 ~ p.35
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The Effect of Group Sensory Integration Therapy on Motor Skill and Social Function of Children With Developmental Disorder
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Han Mi-Yae
Chang Ki-Yeon
Kim Ji-Youn
Han Su-Yeon
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Abstract
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Objective: The purpose of this study is to understand whether group Sensory Integration(SI) therapy has the effect on improvement of motor skill and social function for children with developmental disorder.
Method: The subjects were recruited among children received sensory integration therapy at a Children’s Development Institute in Dae-Jeon, experimental group is total 5 participating in group sensory integration therapy and control group is also 5 participating in individual sensory integration therapy. The program was constructed for 90 minutes and all children either in the experimental or in the control group went through intervention for 20 weeks. Bruininks-Oseretsky test of Motor Proficiency II, Korean-Scales of Independent Behavior-Revised and Social Maturity Scale were used in order to evaluate the degree of improvement in motor skill and social function.
Results: Most children in the experimental group showed improvement in overall aspects of motor skill and the social function comparing pre-intervention with post-intervention, but they did not show any statistically significant differences. However, comparing experimental group with control group, children in the experimental group showed improvement in motor skill and social function. Furthermore, there is statistically significant improvement especially in manual coordination, manual dexterity, and social age and social quotient in Behavior-Revised and Social Maturity Scale.
Conclusions: It is found that a group Sensory Integration therapy program has effect on motor skill and social function for children with developmental disorder in this study. In the future study, group SI therapy should be applied for children with diverse diagnosis in order to generalize the effectiveness of therapy.
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KEYWORD
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Developmental disability children, Group sensory integration therapy, Motor skill, Sociality
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