Effectiveness of Rhythmic Play on the Attention and Memory Functioning in Children with Mild Intellectual Disability (MID)

Javan, Abbas Taghipour; Framarzi, Salar; Abedi, Ahmad; Nattaj, Fahime Hassan

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“…Kalkhran and Shariati [20] investigated the effect of play therapy on the shortterm memory of children with teachable intellectual disabilities. Taghipour [22] also conducted a study on the effectiveness of rhythmic games on attention and working memory in children with mild intellectual disability. In both studies, the effect of play therapy on improving short-term and active memory was mentioned.…”

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The Effect of Adlerian Play Therapy on Working Memory of Female Students Seven to Twelve Years Old With Mild Intellectual Disability

Johari

Mirzai²,

Haghgoo³

et al. 2022

J Rehab

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Objective Intellectual disability is a common neurodevelopmental disorder. Working memory deficit can affect children. One of the effective methods in the field of learning is playing games and the application of play therapy techniques. In this method, children are allowed to practice useful social behaviors and experience new thoughts and feelings in a safe environment with supportive relationships. This study aimed to examine the effectiveness of Adlerian play therapy on the working memory of female students aged 7 to 12 years with mild intellectual disability. Materials & Methods Out of 60 female students aged 7 to 12 years with a diagnosis of mild intellectual disability in Fatemeh Zahra Special School in Qom, 28 students met the inclusion criteria. They were divided into the experimental and control groups by 1: 1 random allocation. The experimental group received the Adlerian therapy protocol for ten weeks in three 45-minute sessions (30 sessions) every week. The working memory of both groups was examined in three stages, including pre-test, post-test, and one month later, without receiving any intervention for follow-up, by the fourth version of the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children, Fourth Edition (WISC-IV). Data analysis was done by Shapiro-Wilk, Friedman, Mann-Whitney, and Bonferroni tests and generalized estimation equation by SPSS software v. 22 at the significance level of 5%. Results Most of the subjects in each group were aged 7 years (first grade) with six people (43%), whereas the lowest frequency was related to the age of 9 years (third grade) with two people (14%) per group. The mean and standard deviation of the working memory subtest in the experimental group increased from 6.28 3.66 in the pre-test to 10.4 86 in the post-test and increased to 12.64 5.25 in the follow-up stage. However, in the control group, the mean and standard deviation changed from 5.92 3.19 in the pre-test to 5.64 3.17 and 5.85 3.41 in the post-test and follow-up, respectively. In the experimental group, there was a significant difference in the mean score of working memory in all stages of measurement (p< 0.05). In the pre-test stage, there was no significant difference in the mean score of working memory in the experimental and control groups (p>0.05). In the post-test stage, because the P was very close to 0.05, we can ignore it and consider it significant. In the follow-up stage, there was a significant difference in the mean score of working memory in the experimental and control groups (P<0.05). Conclusion It seems that child-centered Adlerian play therapy has a persistent effect on the working memory of students with mild intellectual disabilities. Therefore, Adlerian play therapy can be used in educational planning to enhance the working memory of these students

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“…Therefore, nonparametric tests, including Friedman, Mann-Whitney, and Bonferroni tests and Generalized Estimation Equation (GEE) were used to analyze the data. A significance level of 0.05 was considered and SPSS v. 22 was used for data analysis.…”

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The Effect of Adlerian Play Therapy on Working Memory of Female Students Seven to Twelve Years Old With Mild Intellectual Disability

Johari

Mirzai²,

Haghgoo³

et al. 2022

J Rehab

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“…16,25 Children with spastic quadriplegic usually have the poorest gross motor function and mostly are unambulatory. 26 All subjects in present study could finish the 6MWT. The mean of 6MWD of all subjects was lower than previous studies.…”

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Six-minute Walk Test in Children with Cerebral Palsy: Comparing the Walking Distance between Different Level of Communication Function

2019

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Introduction: Children with cerebral palsy (CP), six-minute walk test (6MWT) is more difficult to perform because some children have communication impairment. The objective to study the distance of 6MWT among different level of communication in children with CP.Methods: This study was cross-sectional study , in a Rehabilitation Clinic, on Juli to December 2018. The subjects were children aged 7-18 years old with cerebral palsy with Gross Motor Function Classification System (GMFCS) I-III, Communication Function Classification System (CFCS) I-III, able to walkindependently with or without aid, and understand the instruction of 6MWT. All the subjects performed 6MWT. Level of communication function was evaluated by CFCS. The 6MWD between CFCS groups were compared.Results: There were 23 subjects mean aged 9 years old, consisted of 17(73.9%) male and 6(26.1%) female, with GMFCS level I-III in sequence were 3(13%), 11(47.8%), and 9(39.1%), also with CFCS level I-III in sequence were 5(21.7%), 7(30.4%), and 11(47.8%). Subjects with verbal communicationwere 14(60.9%) and nonverbal communication were 9(39.1%). The median of 6MWD in group with CFCS level I, II, and III respectively were 115 (60-282), 161 (17.5-281), and 135 (23-280) m. There was no significant difference in 6MWD between different groups of CFCS (p=0.960).Conclusion: There were no difference in walking distance on 6MWT among different level of communication function in children with CP.Keywords: Cerebral palsy, Six-minute walk-test, Six-minute walking-distance, Communication Function Classification System (CFCS)

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“…Nevertheless, research on the cognitive benefits of physical activity interventions showed promising results suggesting a facilitative effect on these cognitive functions in children with intellectual disabilities. Javan et al (2014) explored the effects of a three-month rhythmic and play intervention on attention functions in twenty participants with mild intellectual disabilities (9-16 years). Results from questionnaires showed improved attention functions.…”

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“…To our knowledge, this is the first physical activity intervention study using an experimental design and computer-based cognitive tasks to examine the effects on the above-mentioned cognitive functions in this population. We formulated the following hypotheses regarding the outcomes of the intervention group compared to the controls: 1) larger improvement in accuracy and reaction time (RT) between pre-and post-intervention testing in vigilance was expected for the intervention group (based on attention findings by Javan et al, 2014); 2) higher accuracy scores but no significant differences in RT were expected in resistance to distractor interference and response inhibition following intervention (based on accuracy and RT outcomes by Chang et al, 2014 and inhibition findings by Pesce et al, 2016).…”

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Effects of a physical education intervention on attention and inhibitory control in Ecuadorian children with intellectual disabilities

Piedra

Pesthy

Marton

2023

J Intellect Disabil

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Background: Studies on physical activity interventions indicated a facilitative effect on cognitive performance in persons with intellectual disabilities; however, research is scarce, especially in low/middle-income countries. Aim: We explored the effects of a 6-week enriched physical education program on inhibitory control and attention functions in Ecuadorian children with intellectual disabilities. Methods: Thirty children with mild intellectual disabilities (10-14 years old) were randomly assigned to an intervention or control group. Before and after the intervention, attention and inhibitory control were measured using computer-based nonverbal tasks. Results: The findings showed significantly more accurate and faster responses in the vigilance task in the intervention group than in the controls. There were no significant intervention-related changes in inhibitory control; however, there were more prominent accuracy tendencies toward improvement in the intervention group. Conclusions: Results provide evidence of the potential of physical activity programs to enhance attention in this population, which could serve as a mediator for inhibitory control.

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Effectiveness of Rhythmic Play on the Attention and Memory Functioning in Children with Mild Intellectual Disability (MID)

Cited by 11 publications

References 13 publications

The Effect of Adlerian Play Therapy on Working Memory of Female Students Seven to Twelve Years Old With Mild Intellectual Disability

The Effect of Adlerian Play Therapy on Working Memory of Female Students Seven to Twelve Years Old With Mild Intellectual Disability

Six-minute Walk Test in Children with Cerebral Palsy: Comparing the Walking Distance between Different Level of Communication Function

Effects of a physical education intervention on attention and inhibitory control in Ecuadorian children with intellectual disabilities

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