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Sensory modulation disorder: a risk factor for participation in daily life activities

  1. Tami Bar-Shalita OT MSc1,
  2. Jean-Jacques Vatine MD2,
  3. Shula Parush OT Prof3,*

Article first published online: 24 OCT 2008

DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8749.2008.03095.x

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Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology

Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology

Volume 50, Issue 12, pages 932–937, December 2008

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Bar-Shalita, T., Vatine, J.-J. and Parush, S. (2008), Sensory modulation disorder: a risk factor for participation in daily life activities. Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology, 50: 932–937. doi: 10.1111/j.1469-8749.2008.03095.x

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  1. 1

    School of Occupational Therapy, Faculty of Medicine of Hadassah and the Hebrew University of Jerusalem

  2. 2

    Reuth Medical Center – Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University

  3. 3

    School of Occupational Therapy, Faculty of Medicine, Hadassah and the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel.

* * Correspondence to last author at School of Occupational Therapy, Faculty of Medicine, Hadassah and the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, PO Box 24026, Mount Scopus, Jerusalem 91240, Israel. E-mail: msshulap@huji.ac.il

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 19 NOV 2008
  2. Article first published online: 24 OCT 2008
  3. Accepted for publication March 3rd 2008.

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Participation in childhood daily functional performance was examined in 78 children: 44 with sensory modulation disorder (SMD); (33 males, 11 females; mean age 7y 6mo [SD 1.20]) and 34 without SMD (18 males, 16 females; mean age 7y 8mo [SD 1.33]). Group classification was determined using two measures: the Short Sensory Profile (SSP) and the Full-form Sensory Profile. Parents completed a battery of caregiver questionnaires. Children with SMD scored significantly lower on all three participation scales than the control group. A high correlation was observed between level of activity performance of the Participation in Childhood Occupations Questionnaire (PICO-Q) and the SSP, and a moderate correlation was observed between the Enjoyment of Performance of the PICO-Q and the SSP. A low correlation was observed between Frequency of Performance of the PICO-Q and the SSP. Logistic regression indicated that all three participation scales (level of activity performance, level of enjoyment of the activity, and frequency of performance of the activity) are significantly associated with group classification, with odds ratios of 3.13, 2.05, and 1.73 respectively. These findings are the first, to our knowledge, to confirm claims of limited participation in daily activities among children with SMD. Our results have significant clinical implications and provide support for the need for practitioners and caregivers of children with SMD to facilitate participation.

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