Use of weighted vests in pediatric occupational therapy practice

Physical and Occupational Therapy in Pediatrics

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 45-60

  Olson, Laurette J ^a   Moulton, Heather J ^b,c  

^a MERCY COLLEGE   (United States)

^b Grad Prog in Occupational Therapy   (United States)

^c Division of Sociomedical Sciences ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Attention; Autism; Sensory modulation; Therapist perceptions; Weighted vests

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ATTENTION; AUTISM; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PERCEPTION; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RELIABILITY; REVIEW; SAMPLING; SCHOOL CHILD; SELF CARE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CLOTHING; DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; UNITED STATES;

EID: 1842470123     PISSN: 01942638     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J006v24n03_04     Document Type: Review

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