How does therapist guided game-based intervention program effect motor skills in children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder?: Single blind randomised study design

Barkın K., Ege T., Özgün K. K., Koray K., Sedef Ş.

Research in Developmental Disabilities, vol.137, 2023 (SSCI) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 137
  • Publication Date: 2023
  • Doi Number: 10.1016/j.ridd.2023.104495
  • Journal Name: Research in Developmental Disabilities
  • Journal Indexes: Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, ASSIA, PASCAL, BIOSIS, CINAHL, EBSCO Education Source, Education Abstracts, Educational research abstracts (ERA), EMBASE, Linguistics & Language Behavior Abstracts, MEDLINE, Psycinfo
  • Keywords: Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorder, Game Based Intervention, Motor Skills, Virtual Reality
  • Hacettepe University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Background: Virtual reality and game-based approaches to the rehabilitation process also brought an opportunity to design more accessible intervention programs.It was seen that many studies utilized trademarked and commercially available games, which were not originally designed as rehabilitation tools but were administrated by a rehabilitation professional to achieve the maximum therapeutic value. Aims: Study aims to investigate the effects of a Self-oriented game based program(SGBP)and Therapist Guided Game-based Intervention Program(TGGIP) on the motor skills of children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder(ADHD). Methods and Procedures: This study was designed as a single-blind, randomized, controlled trial. A total of 176 children with ADHD participated in the study and were randomly divided into two groups (TGGIP and SGBP). Intervention in both groups was done with a telerehabilitation methodology. Outcomes and Results: According to the within-group comparisons of pre- and post-intervention BOT2-BF scores, there were significant increases in all sub-scores and the total score(p < 0.05). The comparison of the BOT2-BF all sub-scores and the total score changes between the groups showed significantly higher in TGGIP. Conclusion and Implications: TGGIP was found to be more effective compared to SGBP in improving motor skills of children with ADHD.TGGIP that we designed acts as a facilitator for therapists in using trademarked and easily accessible games for structured and supervised virtual reality and game-based rehabilitation.