• DOI:10.5014/ajot.2014.009365
• Corpus ID: 14070807

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
        }
}

• Hung-Yu Lin, Posen Lee, +1 author Fu-Yuan Hong
• Published 1 March 2014
• Psychology
• The American journal of occupational therapy : official publication of the American Occupational Therapy Association

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 CPT-II task, including inattention; speed of processing and responding; consistency of executive management; and three of four on-task behaviors, including off task, out of seat, and fidgets. No significant improvements in impulse control and automatic vocalizations were found. CONCLUSION. Although wearing a weighted vest is not a cure-all strategy, our findings support the use of the weighted vest to remedy attentional and on-task behavioral problems of children with ADHD.