title: Assessing the effects of automatically delivered stimulation on the use of simple exercise tools by students with multiple disabilities.
abstract: We assessed the effects of automatically delivered stimulation on the activity level and mood (indices of happiness) of three students with multiple disabilities during their use of a stepper and a stationary bicycle. The stimulation involved a pool of favorite stimulus events that were delivered automatically, through an electronic control system, while the students were active in using the aforementioned exercise tools. Data showed that stimulation had an overall positive impact, but this was not evident on both measures (i.e., level of activity and indices of happiness) or with both exercise tools across students. These findings are discussed in relation to the outcome of an earlier study in the area by the same authors and in terms of practical implications for daily contexts.
authors: University of Leiden, The Netherlands. g.lancioni@psico.uniba.it
authors: Giulio E
authors: GE
authors: Lancioni
authors: Nirbhay N
authors: NN
authors: Singh
authors: Mark F
authors: MF
authors: O'Reilly
authors: Doretta
authors: D
authors: Oliva
authors: Francesca
authors: F
authors: Campodonico
authors: Jop
authors: J
authors: Groeneweg
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001331:Automation / Q000379:methods*; D006233:Persons with Disabilities; D015444:Exercise; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male