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- Title
Movement-to-music computer technology: a developmental play experience for children with severe physical disabilities.
- Authors
Tam, Cynthia; Schwellnus, Heidi; Eaton, Ceilidh; Hamdani, Yani; Lamont, Andrea; Chau, Tom
- Abstract
Children with severe physical disabilities often lack the physical skills to explore their environment independently, and to play with toys or musical instruments. The movement-to-music (MTM) system is an affordable computer system that allows children with limited movements to play and create music. The present study explored parents' experiences of using the MTM system with their children. A qualitative methodology employing in-depth interview techniques was used with six mothers and their children. The themes extracted from the data were organized under two main concepts of the International Classification of Functioning, Disability, and Health (ICF) (WHO, 2001) framework. The results showed that the MTM expanded horizons for the child along the ICF health dimensions and the MTM had a positive impact on ICF environmental determinants of health. The small sample size should be noted as a limitation of this study. Further research should be carried out with a larger sample of children with restricted mobility to obtain a better understanding of the impact of MTM technology on children's psychosocial development. Copyright © 2007 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
- Subjects
CHILDREN with disabilities; MUSICAL instruments; COMPUTER systems; CHILD development; MULTIMEDIA systems
- Publication
Occupational Therapy International, 2007, Vol 14, Issue 2, p99
- ISSN
0966-7903
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1002/oti.227