Rehabilitasyon Otizm Spektrum Bozukluğu Terapötik At Binme Yaşam Kalitesi Motor Performans
The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect
of therapeutic horseback riding on the quality of
life and motor performance in children diagnosed with
autism spectrum disorder. For this purpose, 12 children
(5 girls and 7 boys) diagnosed with autism spectrum
disorder between the ages of 8 and 13 (Meanage Sd:
9.66 1.61) were participated to the study. They joined
an 8-week and 1-hour session per week therapeutic
horseback riding training. The assessment of quality
of life and motor performance measurements during
arm reaching movements were performed one day
before and one day after the therapeutic horseback
riding training sessions. To assess the quality of life,
the pediatric quality of life scale parent form was used.
We assessed the two sub-dimensions of that scale, the
total of physical health and psychosocial health. For the
motor performance measurements, children were asked
to reach a target with either hand and upper extremity
kinematics during their reaching movements were
recorded in horizontal plane. Accuracy in pointing and
hand linearity were two parameters to assess motor
performance in children. Only four children participated
in the motor performance tests. The statistical analysis
showed improvements on the quality of life following
the 8-week therapeutic horseback riding training. Even
though there was an improvement in the motor performance
test from the pre- to post-test, this improvement
did not reach the significant level. Therapeutic horseback
riding is therefore recommended as an alternative rehabilitation
treatment for the children diagnosed with autism
spectrum disorder.
Rehabilitation Autism Spectrum Disorder Therapeutic Horseback Riding Quality of Life Scale Motor Performance
Birincil Dil | Türkçe |
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Konular | Spor Hekimliği, Sağlık Kurumları Yönetimi |
Bölüm | Makaleler |
Yazarlar | |
Yayımlanma Tarihi | 27 Ağustos 2017 |
Gönderilme Tarihi | 12 Mayıs 2017 |
Yayımlandığı Sayı | Yıl 2016 Cilt: 27 Sayı: 4 |
SPOR BİLİMLERİ DERGİSİYayın hakkı © Hacettepe Üniversitesi Spor Bilimleri Fakültesi |