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Lessons Learned: A Pilot Study On Occupational Therapy Effectiveness For Children With Sensory Modulation Disorder., Lucy Jane Miller, Sarah A. Schoen, Katherine James, Roseann C Schaaf
Lessons Learned: A Pilot Study On Occupational Therapy Effectiveness For Children With Sensory Modulation Disorder., Lucy Jane Miller, Sarah A. Schoen, Katherine James, Roseann C Schaaf
Department of Occupational Therapy Faculty Papers
OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this pilot study was to prepare for a randomized controlled study of the effectiveness of occupational therapy using a sensory integration approach (OT-SI) with children who have sensory processing disorders (SPD).
METHOD: A one-group pretest, posttest design with 30 children was completed with a subset of children with SPD, those with sensory modulation disorder.
RESULTS: Lessons learned relate to (a) identifying a homogeneous sample with quantifiable inclusion criteria, (b) developing an intervention manual for study replication and a fidelity to treatment measure, (c) determining which outcomes are sensitive to change and relate to parents' priorities, and …