The effect of occupational therapy interventions on perceptual motor function and drawing skills of mentally retarded children

Document Type : Original article

Authors

1 1. MSc of Occupational Therapy in Tehran University of Medical Sciences, phD Student in occupational therapy in University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, Iran

2 2. Master of Health Education, Occupational therapy expert in Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran MSc of Biostatistics. Faculty of Rehabilitation Science. Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Science, Tehran, Iran

3 3. MSc of psychometrics, Ghods Special School, Ghods, Iran

4 4. Occupational therapy, Rezafiroozabadi Special School, Firoozabad, Iran

5 5. MSc student of Occupational Therapy, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

Abstract

Background and Aim: The process of hand writing need to coordinate a cognitive, perceptual and motor skills complexity. Given that occupational therapists in schools increasingly refers mental retardation children for hand writings problems and hand writing is an important activity of daily living for children. Thus in this study were considered that the effect of occupational therapy intervention on perceptual motor function and drawing skills of children with mental retardation.
Materials and Methods: Using non-probability simple for sampling method, based on example of monitoring and sample size, 10 children for treatment group and 10 children for control group were considered. The treatment group during 10 weeks, 3 sessions per week for 60 minutes, occupational therapy intervention was trained. Both groups were trained by usual occupational therapy. After 10 weeks, all subjects were re-evaluated. Long-Form Bruininks - Oseretsky Test and Slowsen’s test used to assess perceptual motor function and drawing skills, respectively. Then the statistical analysis was performed on the data by use of SPSS software.
Result: Analyze of variance univariate test show that the test scores Slowsen  and coordination between the two groups was not significant(P ≥ 0/05), but the total test scores, gross motor and fine motor development Bruininks – Oseretsky Test sub test between the two groups was significant(P ≤ 0/05).
Conclusion: Results of present study show that occupational therapy intervention cause to improve perceptual motor function, but has not effect on drawing skills in mental retarded children

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The Scientific Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine
Volume 4, Issue 1 - Serial Number 1
March and April 2015
Pages 7-16

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  • Receive Date: 04 May 2014
  • Revise Date: 14 September 2014
  • Accept Date: 21 November 2014
  • First Publish Date: 21 March 2015

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