Effects of individual and group Sensory- Perceptual Motor Training on Motor Proficiency and Quality of Life in Children with Down Syndrome

2016-04-01T19-45-49Z
Source: International Journal of Therapies and Rehabilitation Research
Gehan Mosaad Abd El-Maksoud, Amira Mahmoud Abd-Elmonem, Soheir Samaan Rezk-Allah.
Background / Aim: Children with Down syndrome (DS) show sensory, motor, cognitive and perceptual impairments that may influence the development and learning of various fundamental and complex actions. Those children experience decreased motor proficiency, reduced social participation and lower life quality. The aim of the present study was to investigate the effects of individual and group sensory perceptual motor (SPM) training on motor proficiency and quality of life in children with DS. Methods: Forty eight children with DS, from both sexes, aged between 8 and 12 years, participated in this study. They were randomly assigned to three groups of equal number. Individual and group SPM training were given to first group (I) and second group (II) respectively. The third group (III) was a control group and received the home programme only. The SPM training was applied for 2 hours, 3 sessions per week for 3 months. Motor proficiency and quality of life were evaluated before and after training for all children using Bruininks - Oseretsky Test of Motor Proficiency-2nd edition and Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory respectively. Findings: This study showed a statistically significant improvement of motor proficiency and quality of life in group I (P =0.000) and group II (P=0.000), however none significant improvement was obtained in group III (P = 0.317 and 0.102 respectively). Moreover, a significant difference was observed between group I and II, but in favor to group II, in motor proficiency (P=0.025) and life quality (P=0.009). Conclusion: SPM training improved motor proficiency and quality of life in children with DS when applied as individual or group treatment.


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