Effects of weighted vests on attention, impulse control, and on-task behavior in children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.
@article{Lin2014EffectsOW, title={Effects of weighted vests on attention, impulse control, and on-task behavior in children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.}, author={Hung-Yu Lin and Posen Lee and Wen-Dien Chang and Fu-Yuan Hong}, journal={The American journal of occupational therapy : official publication of the American Occupational Therapy Association}, year={2014}, volume={68 2}, pages={ 149-58 } }
OBJECTIVE. In this study, we examined the effectiveness of using weighted vests for improving attention, impulse control, and on-task behavior in children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). METHOD. In a randomized, two-period crossover design, 110 children with ADHD were measured using the Conners' Continuous Performance Test-II (CPT-II) task. RESULTS. In the weighted vest condition, the participants did show significant improvement in all three attentional variables of the…
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