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J Health Syst Res 2019, 15(2): 150-157 |
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Rezaei M, Ghasemi A, Kashi A, Vaez Mousavi S M K. Effectiveness of Play Therapy on Delayed Motor Development among Children Born Preterm in Amol, Iran. J Health Syst Res 2019; 15 (2) :150-157
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Effectiveness of Play Therapy on Delayed Motor Development among Children Born Preterm in Amol, Iran
1- PhD Candidate, Department of Physical Education and Sport Sciences, Islamic Azad University, Science and Research Branch, Tehran, Iran
2- Assistant Professor, Department of Physical Education and Sport Sciences, Faculty of Humanities, Science and Research Branch, Tehran, Iran
3- Assistant Professor, Department of Motor Behavior, Sport Sciences Research Institute of Iran, Tehran, Iran
4- Professor, Department of Physical Education and Sport Sciences, Imam Hussein University, Tehran, Iran
2- Assistant Professor, Department of Physical Education and Sport Sciences, Faculty of Humanities, Science and Research Branch, Tehran, Iran
3- Assistant Professor, Department of Motor Behavior, Sport Sciences Research Institute of Iran, Tehran, Iran
4- Professor, Department of Physical Education and Sport Sciences, Imam Hussein University, Tehran, Iran
Abstract: (1499 Views)
Background: Despite many studies on cognitive and neuromuscular interventions on children born preterm, a few investigations have assessed the effectiveness of play therapy to compensate for the delayed motor development in these children. This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of play therapy on motor skills of 2-4-year-old-children born preterm (32 to 37 weeks) in Amol, Iran. Methods: This study was conducted based on a pre-and post-test method with a control group. The experimental group (n=10) participated in 24 1-hour sessions (3 sessions per week). On the other hand, the control group (n=10) received no intervention. Peabody Development Motor Scale (version. 2) was used to evaluate the motor skills of children ( i.e., gross and fine motor skills). Findings: The results of the ANCOVA indicated a significant difference between the experimental and control group regarding all sub-scales of gross motor skills and a sub-scale of fine motor skill (i.e., visual-motor integration) (P< 0.05). Conclusion: According to the results, play therapy can be used as an effective intervention for children born preterm to compensate for their delayed motor development. Moreover, it can be employed in the intervention and rehabilitation programs developed for these children.
Type of Study: Research |
Subject:
education health and promotion
Received: 2020/07/16 | Accepted: 2019/09/15 | Published: 2019/09/15
Received: 2020/07/16 | Accepted: 2019/09/15 | Published: 2019/09/15
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