The Effect of Sensory Diet on the Impulsivity of Children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
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Abstract
Introduction: The present study was conducted to evaluate the effect of a family-centered sensory diet program on the impulsivity in children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).
Materials and Methods: This is a quasi-experimental study with a pretest-posttest design with a control group. The study population included all children with ADHD aged 6-12 years in Tehran, Iran referred to the clinics of Hasti, Bahar, and Masir-e Sabz in 2020. Of these, 30 children were selected using a convenience sampling method and randomly divided into two groups of intervention and control. The intervention group underwent 12 sessions of a family-centered sensory diet program, 3 days a week, each for 45 minutes based on the Wilbarger protocol. The used tools were the Wechsler intelligence scale for children-Fourth Edition to test intellectual ability and the Conners’ parent rating scale to diagnose ADHD in children. Independent t test and analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) were used in SPSS software v. 20 for data analysis.
Results: In this study, the mean age of participants was 9.56±4.38 years, including 11 girls (36.6%) and 19 boys (63.3%), and the mean age of mothers of these children was 34.23±6.9. The mean impulsivity scores of children in the intervention group decreased and the results of the ANCOVA showed a statistically significant difference in the mean posttest scores between the two groups (P=0.001).
Conclusion: The family-centered sensory diet program has a positive effect on the impulsivity of children with ADHD. It is recommended that therapists use the sensory diet program as a complementary therapy along with other therapeutic interventions.
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3. Tabasi, F. M., Aliabadi, F., Alizade zarei, M., Qorbani, M., Rostami, R. The relationship between behavioral problems and sensory processing in children with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder. MEJDS.2016; 6, 282-287.
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6. Bundy A. Sensory integration: A. Jean Ayres' theory revisited. Sensory integration: Theory and practice. 2002; Davis, 3–33.
7. Alizade, H. Attention Deficit/ Hyperactivity Disorder (characteristics, assessment and treatment), 2nd ed. 2008; Tehran: Roshd, [Persian].
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11. Sheikh Taheri, A, Khan Ahmadi, S, Surtaj, H. Creating a mobile phone-based application application for educating parents of children with attention deficit / hyperactivity disorder. Health Management.2020; 10-20.
12. Hatlestad, Brittany.The Wilbarger Protocol. Augustana College, Rock Island Illinois.2018.
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31. Chu S, Reynolds F. Occupational therapy for children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), part 1: a delineation model of practice. British Journal of Occupational Therapy. 2007 Sep; 70(9):372-83.
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33. Hadi N, Saghebi A, Ghanizadeh A, Montazeri A, Psychitrist M. Assessment of health-related quality of life in mothers of children with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), Shiraz, 2008-2009. Shiraz E-Med J. 2013 Apr; 14(2):91-101.
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Shabdini S, Azizi MP, Peymani J. The Effect of Sensory Diet on the Impulsivity of Children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. jmr. 2022;16(4):364-371.
