title: Relationships between sensory modulation and social supports and health-related quality of life.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  We explored the relationships between sensory modulation and health-related quality of life (HRQOL), social supports, and mental health symptoms of anxiety and depression.
  
  
  METHODS
  Twenty-eight adult volunteers ages 18-60 participated in the study. Fourteen adults were sensory overresponsive (SOR), and 14 adults in a matched comparative group were not sensory overresponsive (NSOR). All participants were tested using self-administered measures of sensory processing.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Significant differences were found between SOR and NSOR groups on symptoms of anxiety, depression, and 4 of 8 indicators of HRQOL.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Several analyses exploring the relationships among the variables tested suggest that sensory response style, whether comparing SOR and NSOR groups or exploring the correlation of the response quadrants of the Adolescent/Adult Sensory Profile, appears significantly and differentially related to symptoms of affective mental health and quality-of-life indicators, including social participation.
authors.affiliation: Occupational Therapy Program, Department of Rehabilitation Science, College of Health Professions and Social Work, Temple University, 3307 North Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA 19140, USA. moya.kinnealey@temple.edu
authors.forename: Moya
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kinnealey
authors.forename: Kristie Patten
authors.initials: KP
authors.lastname: Koenig
authors.forename: Sinclair
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Smith
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001007:Anxiety / Q000523:psychology*; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D003863:Depression / Q000523:psychology*; D005163:Factor Analysis, Statistical; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009788:Occupational Therapy; D015143:Philadelphia; D011788:Quality of Life / Q000523:psychology*; D012647:Self-Assessment; D012678:Sensation Disorders / Q000523:psychology*; D058992:Social Participation; D012944:Social Support; D055815:Young Adult