Relationship Between Sensory Integration and Occupational Participation for School-Aged Children

<p>Given the wide-spread use of sensory integration intervention for the pediatric population in occupational therapy practice, it is necessary to explore the connection between sensory integration and children’s participation in daily occupations. Although there is a wide breadth of knowledge examining the impact of sensory integration intervention, there is currently a gap in the literature establishing the underlying relationship between sensory integration and children’s occupational participation. This study recruited 22 children, ages 5-12 to examine the relationship between sensory integration and occupational participation by utilizing two parent report measures: Sensory Processing Measure (SPM) and Participation & Environment Measure- Children and Youth (PEM-CY). Our findings suggest there is a moderate negative correlation between sensory processing and occupational participation in the home setting; therefore, the less sensory dysfunction a child has, the more they were found to participate in occupations.</p>

Name thesis:degree_name

Master of Science in Occupational Therapy

Level thesis:degree_level

Capstone Project

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Occupational Therapy

Year dc:date.available

2021

Authors dc:creator

• Piwinski, Natalie
• Hoss, Jordan
• Velasco, Rebecca
• Jess, Victoria

Contributors dc:contributor

• Julia Wilbarger, PhD, OTR/L

• sensory integration
• occupational participation
• occupational performance
• school-aged children
• sensory processing disorder
• Occupational Therapy

Repository record dc:identifier

https://scholar.dominican.edu/occupational-therapy-capstone-projects/33

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:scholar.dominican.edu:occupational-therapy-capstone-projects-1033