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KMID : 1123620100080010061
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Journal of Korean Society of Sensory Integration Therapists
2010 Volume.8 No. 1 p.61 ~ p.72
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Occupational Therapy Strategies for Visual Motor Skills of Children: A Systematic Review
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Hon Eun-Kyoung
Kim Kyeong-Mi
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Abstract
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Objective: This study tried to identify evaluation tools and intervention approaches that have been used regarding visual motor skills of children, in order to suggest the best evaluation method and intervention strategy.
Method: This study employed a systemic review. Papers researched for the review were selected from the PubMed which is a web engine to search academic articles. For search, time period of publication was limited from January 2001 to Jun 2010, and key words used were "visual motor and occupational therapy", "visuomotor and occupational therapy", and "perception and motor and occupational therapy". 13 papers among total 161 findings were selected for data analysis.
Results: Through literature review, followings were founded. For population targeted in studies, children with developmental disorder are majority(20.00%) and those with handwriting problems are another major group(13.33%). DTVP(33.33%) and VMI(26.67%) are most common tools used to evaluate visual motor skills. Most frequently used intervention method is developmental skill based program(58.82) and the second common method is sensory integration therapy and sensory-based intervention(23.53%). Regarding the effectiveness of occupational therapy for visual motor skill, positive evidences with statistical power take 72.73%.
Conclusion: The results imply that occupational therapy is effective for visual motor skill in children. It is suggested that further studies are needed to encompass effectiveness of occupational therapy in terms of children’s occupational performance.
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KEYWORD
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Evidence-based, Occupational therapy for children, Systematic review, Visual motor skill
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