The study was intended to compare typically developing children with autism or PDD (Pervasive Developmental Disability) children in sensory processing skills. To accomplish this goal, was translate and change of Short Sensory Profile(Dunn, 1999). The first step was perform factor analysis, items-total raw score relations and reliability of the scales. Then, the sensory processing skills of typically
developing children and autism or PDD children was compared. Also, each two age groups of typically developing children and autism or PDD children were compared.
Finally, gender of each typically developing children and autism or PDD children were compared. The subjects of the research were 186 typically developing children and 95 autism or PDD children aged 3 to 10 years.
The result of the study have shown as follows:
1. There were significant differences between groups in total score and sub factor score. This results yielded significant differences between groups suggest that autism or PDD children had sensory processing difficulties.
2. There were no significant differences between two age groups differences of autism or PDD children but there were significant differences between two age groups of typically developing children on fore sub-factor score and total score.
3. There were no significant differences between each gender groups of typically developing children and autism or PDD children.
In conclusion, this research proves the fact that differences between typical children and autistic PDD children in sensory processing skills. The scales utilized this study can be used to screening the autism or PDD children with sensory processing difficulties. It is expected that development of screening test tool for various disabilities children with sensory processing difficulties.
The purpose of this study is to examine the effect of transfer of training approach on cognitive function and functional recovery and the difference in the
stroke patterns of adult stroke patients with affected cognitive function.
Twenty stroke patients were participated ; 8 males and 12 females, the age ranged from 34 to 73. By the classification of diagnosis, 10 subjects were cerebral
infarction and 10 subjects were cerebral hemorrhage, by the classification of affected side, 11 Rt hemiplegic patients, 9 Lt hemiplegic patients who were above at least post onset 2 month to a year.
It was evaluated and analyzed pre and post treatment with MMSE and FIM, and the method of transfer of training approach was practiced every 30 min a day for a month.
The data were analyzed by t-test and one way ANOVA.
The results of this study were as follows:
1. There was significant in the effect of transfer of training approach on cognitive function of stroke patinets.
2. There was significant in the effect of transfer of training approach on functional recovery of stroke patients.
3. There was a significant difference in the effect of treatment in the group of cerebral infarction.
Activities of daily living (ADL) and instrumental activities of daily living (I-ADL) are tasks of self-care, functional mobility, functional communication, home management, and community living that enable an individual to achieve personal independence. The purpose of this study were to investigate the effect of factors on ADL in stroke patients and to identify the relationship between the function of upper extremities and ability of ADL. Thirty-one stroke patients participated in
this study.
The results of this study were as follows:
1) There were significant functional gains between admission and discharge on the MFT score, dexterity, and the motor FIM(p<0.01).
2) There were moderate correlation between MFT score of the non-affected side and motor FIM score at discharge(r=0.499, p<0.01) and high negative correlation between dexterity of non-affected hand and motor FIM score at discharge(r=-0.704, p<0.01).
3) There was a significant difference on motor FIM score among academic background groups (p<0.01).
4) There was no significant difference on motor FIM score among caregiver groups (p<0.01).
5) Four factors were found. one factor comprised dexterity of non-affected hand at admission and discharge and duration of treatment. Two factor comprised MFT of non-affected side at admission and discharge and academic background. Three factor comprised MFT of affected side at admission and discharge and caregiver. Four factor comprised sex and affected side.
This study aims to describe social concerns with the handicapped reflected in editorials in Korean daily newspapers. Data were derived from the editorial articles dealing with the handicapped that appeared in two main newspapers in Korea, The Dong-A Ilbo and The Chosun Ilbo, for the past thirty-one years from January 1, 1970, to December 31, 2000. The contents analysis of the editorials was conducted based on three categories: types of the disabilities, contents of the articles with respect to social environment and rehabilitation for the whole person,
and reporting disposition of the editorials. The results are summarized as follows:
The results did not show any significant pattern in quantitative change of editorials.
For the monthly distribution of the editorials, it was shown that the newspapers commented on the handicapped most frequently in April and December the month in which public attention was most directed to the disadvantaged. A pattern was observed in terms of temporal changes in social concerns and attitude toward the handicapped. While social concerns with physical and social cognitive environments tended to increase, those with medical and educational rehabilitation tended to decrease.
The purpose of this study was to establish marketing strategy and efficiency management of the department of occupational therapy in the University and College. The subject population included 890 students from six college and five university in National area. Data were collected through a survey questionnaire in a period from April 5 to May 5, 2001. The results are as follows:
1. It appeared that regarding criteria for selection of college by among students’ in the University and College, two type of college (University and College) were motivation of job obtain.
2. It appeared that regarding satisfaction of college life, University students are more satisfied than college students. Also it appeared that regarding satisfaction of department’s operation and
environment of educations, University students are more satisfied than college students.
3. The opinion of development in the college setting efforts to develop of field-based learning curriculum. Also, in the university setting to obtain of able professor.
The purpose of this study is to provide developmental data of the performance of children between the age of 6 to 12 to verify the hierarchical order of acquiring the cognitive competencies and to identify whether differences in the performance between male and female tested in revised Loewenstein Occupational Therapy Cognitive Assessment (LOTCA). The test consists of six subtests designed to be representative of various cognitive abilities.
The subjects were 60 normal children from age 6 to 12 were assigned to a group 1 from 6.0∼7.11, a group 2 from 8.0∼9.11 and a group 3 age 10.0∼12.0. We measured their cognitive-perceptual ability with LOTCA.
The results were a progress with from 6 to 12 years in both and speed of performance. Male group showed better score than females in Shape Identification of Visual Perception, Logic Question of Thinking Operation, Attention And Concentration. The Females are better than males in Motor Imitation of Motor Praxis, Pegboard Construction and the performance duration, Colored Block-Design and the performance duration, Plain Block-Design and the performance duration, and The length of time taken. Several subtests except Visual Perception, Direction on Cs’ Body, Spatial Relation of Spatial perception, Motor Praxis, Two-Dimensional Model of Visuomotor Organization, ROC Unstructured, ROC Structured, Pictorial
Sequence A, and Pictorial Sequence B of Thinking Operation, which are showed significant differences between age groups.
With the above results, we conclude that LOTCA is an appropriate tool for occupational therapists to use in assessing cognitive-perceptual abilities.
Manual dexterity is often evaluated in rehabilitation because of its contribution to upper limb performance and to individual functional independence. Dexterity depends on age, sex, anthropometric measurements of the hand and sensitivity. The purpose of this study was to compare the finger dexterity with and without wearing different types of gloves (latex gloves and cotton gloves), and to investigate the correlation among the different measurement tools (VALPAR component work samples, O‘conner finger dexterity, and Minnesota grooved
pegboard) for finger dexterity. Fifteen healthy young subjects (male: 6, female: 9) had a mean age of 26 years were evaluated. The results were as follows: There was no significant difference in finger dexterity between male and female group at all conditions except for wearing cotton glove condition. The finger dexterity was significant difference in Minnesota grooved pegboard test among conditions(bare
hand, latex gloves and cotton gloves).
However, finger dexterities were no significant differenece in other tests at different conditions. There was high correlation between measurement tool except for the Size discrimination item in VALPAR test. The results of this study suggest that Minnesota grooved pegboard test maybe a sensitive tool to measure the finger dexterity at sensory constrained conditions.
This longitudinal study of CVA patients has two parts: the first with 50 subjects and the second with 24 subjects. The first part of study shows that in making a prognosis of the early stage of CVA, the factor of visual neglect is most critical.
The second part suggested that I-ADL is a better criteria than ADL for long-term CVA patients.
1) In the first study, the 50 subjects, hospitalized in the Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Korea University Hospital from January 1998 to December 1999, were divided by the result of their MVPT (Motor Free Visual Perception Test) into two groups: one with visual neglect and the other with no visual neglect. In terms of ADL (Activities of Daily Living), the group with visual neglect significantly scored less that the group with no visual neglect. This result strongly supports the hypothesis that the factor of visual neglect is closely related with the CVA patients’ progress of ADL.
2) After two years, the follow-up study on remaining 24 clients (4 deceased, 22 unreachable) has been conducted in an attempt to identify any significant differences of the progress of ADL and I-ADL (Instrumental Activities of Daily Living) between two groups: neglect and neglect-free group. At this time, the ADL of both groups have remarkably improved with no significant difference
between groups. However, both groups still scored significantly low in I-ADL.
3) These results lead us to the conclusion that only in the early rehabilitation period, the factor of visual neglect is very useful to predict a prognosis of the CVA patients. In addition, it is reasonable to suppose that rehabilitation for the chronic CVA patients should be guided by I-ADL rather than ADL.
This study was conducted to investigate the status and the life satisfaction of amputees from July 9, 2001 to August 18, 2001. Questionnaire survey was collected from lower extremity amputees using the services of prosthetic and orthotic centers in five Veterans Hospitals (Seoul, Busan, Gwangju, Daeku, and Daejun), Seoul Tehlin prosthetic and orthotic center, Chunan prosthetic and orthotic center, and Junju Lee Ganga rehabilitation institute. Amputees were grouped as trans-tibial amputees, trans-femoral amputees, and bilateral amputees based on amputation
level. Demographic and social characteristics, performance of social role, and factors influencing life satisfaction revealed findings as follows: 1) The number of subjects voluntarily participated in the study was 113 (109 men, 4 women), and the mean age of subjects was 53.65 years (age range=22-74 years). 2) The time of amputation was at their second decade mostly (72.6%), and the most common etiology of amputation was trauma (91.2%). 3) The most common type of
amputation was trans-tibial amputation (59.3%). Subjects who were employed was 68.1% before amputation and 47.8% after amputation. Subject had income regardless of being employed or unemployed after amputation. 4) No significant difference was found between the scores of social role and the scores of life satisfaction in three groups(p<0.05). 5) The significant factors on life satisfaction was income status and occupational role among variables(p<0.05).
The purpose of this case is to find effectiveness of improvement of cognitive function with head injury patients through Computer-Assisted Cognitive Rehabilitation(CACR) program within various training programs. The subjects were three inpatient persons with head injury on Rehabilitation Hospital in Yonsei University and aged 28 and 14 and 2 woman and another man. It was used PSS CogRehab program during 15 days. Cognition, perception and activities of daily living(ADL) were compared pre-CACR with post-CACR by LOTCA, MVPT and MBI.
According to this case study, in spite of short-term period, the subjects had changed of performance skills of cognition, perception and activities of daily living.
Results were as follows :
1. LOTCA score of 3 cases showed increasing change after CACR performance, especially perception and visuoperception organization were increased.
2. Raw score was increased and processing time was controlled adjustable of MVPT within 3 cases.
3. MBI score of 3 cases were improved, especially dressing, feeding and toileting were improved each one step.
The purpose of this research is to study suitability of a sweeper as a new occupation fitting to the character of the people with the mental retardation.
Analysis of job which is necessary to perform the sweeper has been conducted. This research also studied the suitability of the occupation to the individuals with different impairments of physical, sensory function, cognitive function and emotional behavior based on the study of 5 individual participants. Conclusion is as follows.
1. The office building maintenance(sweeper) is an occupation which demands muscular strength of gross motor. Visual perception about a space and an object is mainly needed and the most important facts in the cognitive function are an idea of time, sequence, direction, topographic orientation, & memory.
2. Based on analysis of 5 different individuals who have different functional impairments shows that deteriorated muscular strength (compare to non-disabled person) didn’t affect the job. On the contrary, visual perception and emotional behavior problems are two biggest challenges to the occupation.
3. Not requiring dexterity of hands movement as in the manufacturing industry and broad acting radius, those two facts made a sweeper a suitable occupation for the people with mental retardation who lack dexterity in acting and concentration.
Based on the research, a sweeper is a suitable occupation fitting to the character of the people with mental retarcation and it is therefore need to generalize the result of the research by conducting a follow-up research with more participants.
The purpose of this article was to explore the potential for the use of mental practice for the rehabilitation in persons with stroke. Clinical application of mental practice in physical medicine and rehabilitation have not flourished to the same extent as application of mental practice to sports psychology. Studies from the disciplines of kinesiology, neurophysioloy and psychology support the use of mental practice in the post-stroke population. A model is included to demonstrate how mental practice can work through motivation, cognition and neural reorganization to facilitate motor relearning and functional independence. Recent evidence using
modern brain-imaging techniques suggest that motor planning during both imagined and actual movements use very similar brain centers. Influencing factors such as imaging ability, task, and method of instructions are discussed. The advantage and disadvantage of using mental practice are included. The potentials of mental practice as a method of promoting and acquiring the exercise functions of stroke patients are being recognized, and is expected to have high effectiveness as a method of improving the functions of the patients in the field of occupational
therapy.
The model of human occupation is an outgrowth of the occupational behavior tradition which emphasizes the original philosophical premises of the occupational therapy profession. The model employs general systems theory to explain the human system and its interaction with the environment. The model conceptualizes the human as an open system that consists of three subsystems: volition, habituation, and mind-brain-body performance. The subsystems are hierachically ordered from the highest to lowest and each subsystem has its own structure and function. The highest subsystem is referred to as volition which is responsible for freely and consciously choosing occupational behavior. The middle subsystem is habituation which organizes occupational behavior into patterns or routines. The lowest subsystem is mind-brain-body performance which makes possible the skilled achievement of occupations. The human is also understood as a dynamical system performing in an environment composed of objects, tasks, social groups, and culture. Although the language of the model may be unfamiliar at first the basic theoretical principles of the model share the common concept with those of the oriental philosophy. The model is recognized as a holistic and comprehensive model which is one of the first to develop a strong focus on occupation in the occupational therapy profession.