Promoting Walker-Assisted Step Responses by an Adolescent with Multiple Disabilities Through Automatically Delivered Stimulation. Research Report

Autor/inn/en	Lancioni, Giulio E.; Singh, Nirbhay N.; O'Reilly, Mark F.; Campodonico, Francesca; Oliva, Doretta; Doretta, Cecilia M.
Titel	Promoting Walker-Assisted Step Responses by an Adolescent with Multiple Disabilities Through Automatically Delivered Stimulation. Research Report
Quelle	In: Journal of Visual Impairment and Blindness, 99 (2005) 2, S.109-114 (17 Seiten) PDF als Volltext (1); PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei (2) Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0145-482X
Schlagwörter	Multiple Disabilities; Assistive Technology; Severe Disabilities; Physical Activities; Psychomotor Skills; Adolescents; Stimulation; Conditioning; Incentives + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Multiple disability; Mehrfachbehinderung; Severe disability; Schwerbehinderung; Psychomotorische Aktivität; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Anreiz
Abstract	Persons with multiple disabilities often have limited functioning of their lower limbs and tend to spend large amounts of time sitting in a wheelchair. Efforts to enable some of these persons (that is, those who are in better overall physical condition) to make some use of their legs may involve the use of support walkers. The risk may be even greater if the disabilities include blindness, which may increase a person's level of difficulty or insecurity in taking steps and thus reduce his or her motivation to try to do so. Recently, a study was conducted in which a walker was used in conjunction with the automatic delivery of contingent stimuli with two participants. As a result of this intervention, both participants increased the frequency of their steps, and their moods improved. The aim of the study reported in this article was to extend the previous research with a new participant with multiple disabilities, including blindness. This blind participant also used a walker and received a brief period of favorite stimulation at each step that he performed. A positive outcome with this participant was thought to be important to support the generality of the previous findings and the overall suitability of the intervention strategy. (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10