提高自闭症谱系儿童的水能力:AquOTic随机对照试验
Erika Kemp1, Melica Nikahd2, Mequeil Howard1
1Occupational Therapy Division, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, United States.
Frontiers in pediatrics
|October 22, 2024
概括
在AQUOTIC干预显著提高了水能力,包括游泳和水安全技能,自闭症谱的儿童. 这种以职业治疗为基础的水生项目提供了一种至关重要的方法,以减少这一群体的溺水风险.
科学领域:
- 儿科职业治疗 儿科职业治疗
- 水疗疗法 水疗疗法
- 自闭症谱系障碍干预干预
背景情况:
- 自闭症谱系的儿童面临着高溺水风险,因为他们迫切需要量身定制的水安全计划.
- 现有的干预措施往往缺乏有效的水能力发展所需的基于证据和人工结构.
研究的目的:
- 检查AquOTic,一个基于职业治疗的10周水中干预的有效性,提高自闭症谱系障碍儿童的水能力.
- 评估这个儿科群体的游泳和水上安全技能的改进.
主要方法:
- 一项随机对照试验,涉及37名患有自闭症谱系障碍的儿童 (5-9岁).
- 参与者被分配到AquOTic干预组或等候名单对照组.
- 用水定向测试-Alyn (WOTA) 1和2和游泳技能检查清单进行评估,并进行干预前后测量.
主要成果:
- 干预后观察到水定向测试-Alyn (WOTA) 1分数 (Δ=5.7,p<0.001) 和WOTA 2分数 (Δ=9.0,p<0.001) 的显著增加.
- 参与者在AquOTic计划之后,游泳技能显著改善 (Δ=7.6,p<0.001).
- 与对照组相比,干预组在水能力测量方面显示出明显的收益.
结论:
- AquOTic计划有效地提高了自闭症谱系儿童的水能力,包括游泳和水安全技能.
- 建议进行进一步的研究,以探索这种人群中水疗的长期结果和最佳剂量.
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