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- Title
Effect of Occupational Therapy-Led Playgroups in Early Intervention on Child Playfulness and Caregiver Responsiveness: A Repeated-Measures Design.
- Authors
Fabrizi, Sarah E.; Ito, Max A.; Winston, Kristin
- Abstract
OBJECTIVE. This study's objective was to investigate the effects of a community playgroup on the playfulness of children with special needs ages 15 mo to 3 yr and the responsiveness of their caregivers. METHOD. Using a pretest-posttest, repeated-measures design, we evaluated 8 child-caregiver dyads participating in an 8-wk occupational therapist-led community playgroup recruited from a purposive sample enrolled in early intervention. Video recordings from four time points over 4 mo were used to determine playfulness (Test of Playfulness) of the child and the responsiveness of the caregiver. RESULTS. Blinded raters assessed playfulness and responsiveness outcomes. A repeated-measures analysis of variance demonstrated that participation in the playgroup significantly increased child playfulness (ηp² = .89, p < .01). Analysis did not detect a change in caregiver responsiveness. CONCLUSION. The results of this study have implications for the use of playgroups in comprehensive occupational therapy practice in early intervention.
- Subjects
SCIENTIFIC observation; OCCUPATIONAL therapy; PLAY; STATISTICS; VIDEO recording; DATA analysis; UNOBTRUSIVE measures; COMMUNITY-based social services; REPEATED measures design; DATA analysis software; ONE-way analysis of variance
- Publication
American Journal of Occupational Therapy, 2016, Vol 70, Issue 2, pp1
- ISSN
0272-9490
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.5014/ajot.2016.017012