Effects of visual perceptual intervention on visual-motor integration and activities of daily living performance of children with cerebral palsy.
[Purpose] The purpose of this study was to find the effects of a visual perceptual intervention on visual-motor integration and activities of daily living performance of children with cerebral palsy as subjects. [Methods] This study was conducted with 56 children who were diagnosed as having cerebral palsy. The visual perceptual intervention was implemented for 8 weeks, 3 times a week, for 30 minutes per session, for a total of 24 sessions. All children were assessed using the VMI and WeeFIM to evaluate visual motor integration and activities of daily living skills, immediately before and after the 8-week intervention. [Results] The VMI and WeeFIM scores of all of the 56 children with CP who participated in the study improved, and the improvements were statistically significant. [Conclusion] Visual perceptual intervention had a positive influence on the visual-motor integration and activities of daily living performance of children with cerebral palsy.
Department of Occupational Therapy, Rehabilitation Science, Graduate School of Inje University, Republic of Korea.
MiLim
M
Cho
Department of Occupational Therapy, Sorabol College, Republic of Korea.
DeokJu
D
Kim
Department of Occupational Therapy, College of Biomedical Sciences and Engineering, Inje University, Republic of Korea.
Yeongae
Y
Yang
Activities of daily living; Visual perceptual intervention; Visual-motor integration