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A Meta-Analysis on Improvement in Locomotor Skills of Children with Disabilities by Physical Activity Programs (신체활동 프로그램 참여가 장애아동의 이동운동능력에 미치는 효과: 메타분석)

  • Han, Byum Suk;Lee, Tae Hee;Chun, Hea Ja
    • 재활복지
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    • v.20 no.3
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    • pp.83-104
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    • 2016
  • The purpose of this study was to identify improvement in locomotor skills by physical activity programs. Method of this study indicates that the current literature (2004-2015) were reviewed and the data from 24 studies with 518 disabled children were analyzed by using CMA3 (Comprehensive Meta-Analysis ver.3) program. Analyzing the data of the primary studies included gender, age, type of disabilities, duration of the physical activity program intervention(weeks, session per week, minutes per session), run, gallop, hop, leap, horizontal jump, and slide. For sensitivity analysis, publication bias and outlier were reviewed. Results of analysis indicates that the overall effect size of improvement in locomotor skills by physical activity programs was 1.143. There were large effect size in categorical analyses. Autistic spectrum among type of disabilities was 1.697 and run among 6 of locomotor skills was 1.019. 8~10 aged was 0.920 and the intervention of 100~120minutes(1.261)per session, 3sessions(1.078) per week, 16~20(1.587)weeks was found to be more larger than the others. In conclusion, improvement in locomotor skills by program participation showed that treated group was 37% more effective than control group.

A CASE OF SEVERELY SELF-INJURED CHILD ASSOCIATED WITH PHYSICAL ILLNESS (신체 질환과 연관된 심한 자해로 입원한 아동 보고 1례)

  • Hong, Kang-E;Jeon, Seong-Ill
    • Journal of the Korean Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
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    • v.7 no.2
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    • pp.258-266
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    • 1996
  • Self-injurious behaviors are commoly founded in the case of the developmentally impaired, such as mental retardation and autistic disorder. These behaviors are primary serious sources of distress for both child and their parents, another obstacle to overcome within the family and society. The author has a case that a child, had never before shown self-injurious behaviors. He abruptly started to injury his face and heel. The beginnings of these harmful behaviors are associated with symptoms of physical illness, such as fever, chills and general aches. The self-injured wounds were very severe. After the patient was treated with haloperidol and improved his physical conditions, self-injurious behaviors disappeared. The author reports the child's clinical process, characteristics of self-injurious behaviors, and discuss the treatment factors, along with a literature review.

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Topic Continuity in Naturalistic Speech Data by Korean High-Functioning Autistic Children (한국 고기능 자폐 아동의 자연발화에 나타난 주제 지속성)

  • Jee, Min-Jung;Hong, Eun-Mi;Song, Young-Wan;Park, Sun-Eon;Cho, Sook-Whan
    • Proceedings of the Korean Society for Cognitive Science Conference
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    • 2005.05a
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    • pp.261-266
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    • 2005
  • 본 논문은 고기능 자폐 아동들이 담화 주제어 연속성(topic continuity)을 어떻게 습득하는지에 대해 검토하였다. 연구의 목적을 위하여 세 고기능 자폐 아동(9;11-12:2)의 자연 발화를 관찰 분석하였다. 사전 연구에 의하면, 자폐아동들은 의사소통의 기본적인 규칙을 잘 이해하지 못할 뿐만 아니라 타인의 사고와 기대 등에 민감하지 못하여 담화 주제를 적절히 유지하거나 전환하는(topic shift) 일에 많은 어려움을 겪는다. 본 연구는 한국 자폐아동들이 주제어의 유지와 전환 등, 담화 화용적(discourse-pragmatic) 기능의 발달 양상을 규명하는 것을 주요 목표로 한다. 본 연구의 자료는 세 자폐 아동의 자연 발화 내용으로서 1주-2주에 한번씩 매번 방문 시 120분 동안 녹음하였다. 분석 결과 다음의 몇 가지 습득 양상을 발견하였다. 첫째, 세 자폐 아동들에게서 발견된 주제 유지 빈도는 정상 아동들에 비해 낮았다. 한편. 이 아이들은 가끔 화제를 자신의 담화 주제로 돌려 자신의 주제 중심으로 대화를 지속했다. 이 아동들은 대화 상대자의 주제에 대해서는 민감하지 않지만 자신의 주제를 유지하려는 경향을 보이기도 한다. 둘째, 개별 아동을 검토한 결과, 담화 주제의 지속성이 높은 발화를 하는 아동은 현재 담화 주제에 더 민감하고 반향어를 산출할 때에도 자기 자신의 말 반복과 담화 상대자의 말을 반복하는 빈도가 별로 차이가 나지 않았다. 반면, 담화 주제의 지속성이 낮은 발화를 하는 아동은 이전 담화 주제에 더 민감하고, 반향어는 담화 상대자의 말 보다는 자기 자신의 말을 반복하는 비율이 더 높았다. 본 연구의 결과는 자폐 아동들이 담화 주제를 지속하는 능력이 많이 부족하지만, 담화 주제의 연속성은 다른 발화 유형과 상호 작용을 하면서 발달될 수 있다는 가능성을 보여 주었다. 따라서 본 연구 결과는 앞으로 자폐 아동의 연구가 집단 간의 연구뿐만 아니라 개별 아동의 발화에 쓰인 유형 간의 상호 관계를 주목함으로써 자폐 아동의 개별적 언어 치료에 새로운 시각을 심어 줄 가능성을 시사한다.

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Laparoscopic-Assisted Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy Reduces Major Complications in High-Risk Pediatric Patients

  • Balogh, Brigitta;Szucs, Daniel;Gavaller, Gabriella;Rieth, Anna;Kovacs, Tamas
    • Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition
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    • v.24 no.3
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    • pp.273-278
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    • 2021
  • Purpose: Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) is a safe method to feed patients with feeding difficulty. This study aimed to compare the outcomes of conventional PEG and laparoscopic-assisted PEG (L-PEG) placement in high-risk pediatric patients. Methods: In our tertiary pediatric department, 90 PEG insertions were performed between 2014 and 2019. Children with severe thoracoabdominal deformity (TAD), previous abdominal surgery, ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunt, and abdominal tumors were considered as high-risk patients. Age, sex, diagnosis, operative time, complications, and mortality were compared among patients who underwent conventional PEG placement (first group) and those who underwent L-PEG placement (second group). Results: We analyzed the outcomes of conventional PEG placement (first group, n=15; patients with severe TAD [n=7], abdominal tumor [n=6], and VP shunts [n=2]) and L-PEG placement (second group, n=10; patients with VP shunts [n=5], previous abdominal surgery [n=4], and severe TAD [n=1]). Regarding minor complications, 1 (6.6%) patient in the first group underwent unplanned PEG removal and 1 (10%) patient in the second group had peristomal granuloma. We observed three major complications: colon perforation (6.6%) in a patient with VP shunt, gastrocolic fistula (6.6%) in a patient with Fallot-tetralogy and severe TAD, and pneumoperitoneum (6.6%) caused by early tube dislodgement in an autistic patient with severe TAD. All the three complications occurred in the first group (20%). No major complications occurred in the second group. Conclusion: In high-risk patients, L-PEG may be safer than conventional PEG. Thus, L-PEG is recommended for high-risk patients.

No Association between Polymorphisms of Vitamin D and Oxytocin Receptor Genes and Autistic Spectrum Disorder in a Sample of Turkish Children

  • Bozdogan, Sevcan Tug;Kutuk, Meryem Ozlem;Tufan, Evren;Altintas, Zuhal;Temel, Gulhan Orekici;Toros, Fevziye
    • Clinical Psychopharmacology and Neuroscience
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    • v.16 no.4
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    • pp.415-421
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    • 2018
  • Objective: Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by impairment in social skills and communication with repetitive behaviors. Etiology is still unclear although it is thought to develop with interaction of genes and environmental factors. Oxytocin has extensive effects on intrauterine brain development. Vitamin D, affects neural development and differentiation and contributes to the regulation of around 900 genes including oxytocin receptor gene. In the present study, the contribution of D vitamin receptor and oxytocin receptor gene polymorphisms in the development of ASD in Turkish community was investigated. To our knowledge, this is the first study examining these two associated genes together in the literature. Methods: Eighty-five patients diagnosed with ASD according to DSM-5 who were referred to outpatient clinics of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry of Başkent University and Mersin University and 52 healthy, age and gender-matched controls were included in the present study. Vitamin D receptor gene rs731236 (Taq1), rs2228570 (Fok1), rs1544410 (Bsm1), rs7975232 (Apa1) polymorphisms and oxytocin receptor gene rs1042778 and rs2268493 polymorphisms were investigated using real time polymerase chain reaction method. Results: No significant difference between groups in terms of distribution of genotype and alleles in each of polymorphisms for these genes could be found. Conclusion: Knowledge of genes and polymorphisms associated with the development of ASD may be beneficial for early diagnosis and future treatment. Further studies with larger populations are required to demonstrate molecular pathways which may play part in the development of ASD in Turkey.

The Change in Participation Patterns in Play Activities of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder during COVID-19: A Scoping Review (COVID-19로 인한 자폐스펙트럼 장애아동의 놀이 활동 참여 변화: 주제범위 문헌고찰)

  • Kim, Hyang-Won;Song, Ye-Ji;Kang, Seong-Hyeon;Won, Ha-Eun;Jeong, Yun-Wha
    • The Journal of Korean Academy of Sensory Integration
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    • v.21 no.1
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    • pp.59-73
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    • 2023
  • Objective : To examine changes in participation patterns of children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) in play activities during COVID-19 by reviewing relevant literature. Methods : This scoping review was conducted via five steps. we created a research question and searched for relevant literature published in English through CINAHL, PubMed, ERIC, MEDLINE, Google Scholar and Google search engine. After selecting the literature based on inclusion criteria, data were charted based on 10 items (i.e., author name, journal name, publication year, nation, authors' majors, research method, participant' age and gender as well as quantitative and qualitative results of study). The results were analyzed using descriptive numerical and thematic analyses. Results : After reviewing 437 articles and 152 websites, six articles were included. Theses articles were conducted by experts from various fields and countries. Five themes were highlighted in selected articles: COVID-19 resulted in (1) decreased time of outdoor play, (2) increased play time on screen, (3) increased time spent with family, (4) increased sensory difficulties, and (5) recommendations for services for children with disabilities and during COVID-19. Conclusion : This study suggests telerehabilitation programs about parental behavior strategies in order to solve difficulties in which children with ASD may experience when participating in play activities during disasters. Study results can be used as fundamental evidence to emphasize importance of play activities and to systematize role of occupational therapists and service guidelines for supporting play activities of children with disabilities in disasters.

The effects of music listening, autogenic training, and music-assisted autogenic training on the quality of life, relaxation responses, and daily living of migraine patients

  • Lee, Suyeon
    • Journal of Music and Human Behavior
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    • v.2 no.1
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    • pp.67-85
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    • 2005
  • The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of music listening, autogenic training, and music-assisted autogenic training on the quality of life, physiological and psychological relaxation responses, and daily living in a population of migraine patients. Forty migraine patients, ranging 20 to 60 years, were referred to the researcher by their physicians and participated in the study. A convenience control-group pretest-posttest design was employed. The participants were randomly assigned to one of four groups: music listening (ML), autogenic training (AT), music-assisted autogenic training (MAT), or a control group participants, with n = 10 participants per group. The participants in experimental groups received four 30-minute sessions with an assigned treatment, once a week during a 4-week experiment period. The participants in the control group continued their regular medical treatment as prescribed by the doctor without receiving any other relaxation treatment. However, they were still aware of the research and their responsibilities for the study. The Migraine Assessment (MIDAS) and Migraine-Specific Quality of Life (MSQOL) questionnaire were used to investigate a migraine patients' quality of life collected before and after the 4-week experiment for all subjects. The physiological and psychological relaxation responses of migraine patients were measured by relaxation levels and forehead temperature recorded before and after each treatment session for the participants in three treatment conditions. The effect of the relaxation treatments on daily living of migraine patients was examined through the frequency and intensity of migraine headaches, and the amount of medication taken for migraine headaches during the 4-week experiment as recorded in participants' diary for all participants. The results found significant differences from pre- to posttest on the MIDAS, MSQOL, and relaxation levels while no significant was found among the groups. The analysis of forehead temperature showed no significant difference from pre- to posttest and among the groups. A one-way ANOVA was performed on the frequency, intensity, and amount of medication taken for migraine headaches during the 4-week experiment period. While results yielded no significant difference among the groups, the data indicate that the participants in the three treatment groups reported fewer migraine headaches, lower degrees of headache intensity, and less medication taken for migraine headaches than participants in the control group. A conclusion drawn from this study is that music listening itself as a relaxation treatment, or as an adjunct to other relaxation techniques can be effective in the treatment of migraine headaches.

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A STUDY ON THE PARENTAL MARITAL RELATIONSHIP OF CHILD PSYCHIATRIC PATIENTS (소아정신과 환아 부모의 부부관계에 대한 연구)

  • Lim, Ke-Won;Hong, Kang-E;Rhee, Kun-Hoo
    • Journal of the Korean Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
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    • v.2 no.1
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    • pp.160-175
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    • 1991
  • The purpose of this study is to investigate the parental marital relationships and the parent-child relationships of child psychiatric parents and its control group. This study was carried out two questionnaire instruments ; The marital satisfaction inventory(MSI) and the dyadic adjustment scale(DAS). The subjects are parents of the child psychiatric patients. A matched control group and parents of child psychiatric parents in Seoul area which were collected from July 1987 to September 1987, and classified into five subgroups : 1 Psychiatric disorder 2) Neurotic disorder 3) Tic disorder 4) Autistic disorder 5) Mental retardation. The results are as following ; 1) M.S.I scale scores of parents of patients group are lower than that of control group. 2) D.A.S scale score of parents of patients group is significantly lower than that of the control group(P<0.01). 3) The global distress scale(GDS) of the M.S.I. was most positively correlated with affective communication(AFC) and problem-sloving communication(PSC). 4) Female shoed more modern concept of role identification than male but tend to have heavier role assignment especially in child rearing practices which could be characterized by maternal domination. 5) Affective communication and sexual relationship between married couple and child rearing practices are influenced by their own family history of distress. 6) The marital global distress scale(GDS) score was highest in the parents of psychosis, the next in the parents of neurosis, autism, mental retardation, and tic disorder in descending order of severity. 7) The dyadic maladjustment score was highest in the parents of psychosis, the next in the parents of neurosis, tic, autism and mental retardation in descending order of severity. 8) Conflict in child rearing and parenting problems were particularly prominent in parents of the tic patients, and their marital relationship was not significantly disturbed. The above finding suggested that couple adjustment and marital dissatisfaction were closely related with child rearing problems and the children's disorder. So marital dissatisfaction and marital maladjustment seem to play a significant role in the genesis of psychosis and neurosis not much in autism and mental retardation.

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CLINICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF CHILD AND ADOLESCENT PSYCHIATRIC INPATIENTS WITH PERVASIVE DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER (입원한 전반적발달장애 소아청소년의 임상특성)

  • Pyo, Kyung-Sik;Bahn, Geon-Ho;Hong, Kang-E;Park, Tae-Won
    • Journal of the Korean Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
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    • v.9 no.2
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    • pp.237-246
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    • 1998
  • Objectives and Methods:This study investigated clinical characteristics, treatment modality, outcome of 57 children and adolescent inpatients(male 53, female 4) who were diagnosed as pervasive developmental disorder(PDD) by DSM-Ⅳ criteria recent five years. Results:1) The mean age at admission was $96{\pm}28.2$ months, and the mean age at which they first visited treatment facility was $52{\pm}26.6$ months. The mean hospitalization period was $43.7{\pm}31.3$ days. 2) Diagnosis:Twenty-seven(47.4%) of subjects met DSM-Ⅳ criteria for PDD NOS. Fifteen (26.3%) met for autistic disorder, nine(15.8%) met for Asperger's syndrome, and two(3.5%) met for childhood disintegrative disorder. 3) Comorbid diagnosis:The most common comorbid dignosis was attention deficit hyperactivity disorder(23.8%). 4) IQ test:IQ test for twenty-eight subjects was possible. The Average of the subjects was $70{\pm}27.5$. Fifteen(53.6%) of the subjects were approximate or under 70. 5) Neurology Abnormality:EEG findings of eleven(21.2%) subjects were abnormal, brain CT or MRI findings of eight subjects(21.6%) were abnormal. 6) Family Hx:Depressive disorder were found in Eight mothers(14%). Familial loading was found in twenty families(35.1%), and familial loading of PDD was found in three(5.3%). Conclusion:The most important thing for the management of PDD is early detection and early treatment. To do so, multidisciplinary team approach should be emphasized.

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