Effects of Ball-Vests for Children Exhibiting Sensory Seeking Behaviour: A Pragmatic Randomized Controlled Trial
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| Title: | Effects of Ball-Vests for Children Exhibiting Sensory Seeking Behaviour: A Pragmatic Randomized Controlled Trial |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Ann Natasja Nielsen, Sören Möller (ORCID |
| Source: | Child Care in Practice. 2026 32(1):104-119. |
| Availability: | Routledge. Available from: Taylor & Francis, Ltd. 530 Walnut Street Suite 850, Philadelphia, PA 19106. Tel: 800-354-1420; Tel: 215-625-8900; Fax: 215-207-0050; Web site: http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 16 |
| Publication Date: | 2026 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Research |
| Descriptors: | Perceptual Impairments, Sensory Experience, Tactual Perception, Stimuli, Intervention, Children, Preadolescents, Attention, Time on Task, Competence, Equipment, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Foreign Countries |
| Geographic Terms: | Denmark |
| DOI: | 10.1080/13575279.2024.2387665 |
| ISSN: | 1357-5279 1476-489X |
| Abstract: | Children with challenges processing sensory information can have difficulties affecting their ability to participate in school activities, which may affect their potential for learning. The aim of this study was to examine the possible effects of an intervention with three weeks use of ball-vests that provide proprioceptive-tactile stimulation for children exhibiting sensory seeking behaviour. Methods: The study was a pragmatic randomized controlled trial that included 142 children (105 boys and 37 girls, mean age 8.9 years) with dysfunction in sensory processing and sensory seeking behaviour. The children's ability for attention was measured with the "Test of Everyday Attention--Children" (TEA-Ch), their occupational competence in school activities with the "Child Occupational Self-Assessment" (COSA) and the extent of off-task behaviour with the "Observational off-task Behavior among School--children" (OBS-Children). Data was analysed using linear mixed model regression. Results: Children in the intervention group had a significantly larger increase in self-assessed occupational competence than children in the control group (B = 5.78, p = 0.004). No differences regarding attention or extent of off-task behaviour between intervention and control group were found. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Entry Date: | 2026 |
| Accession Number: | EJ1500760 |
| Database: | ERIC |
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| Abstract: | Children with challenges processing sensory information can have difficulties affecting their ability to participate in school activities, which may affect their potential for learning. The aim of this study was to examine the possible effects of an intervention with three weeks use of ball-vests that provide proprioceptive-tactile stimulation for children exhibiting sensory seeking behaviour. Methods: The study was a pragmatic randomized controlled trial that included 142 children (105 boys and 37 girls, mean age 8.9 years) with dysfunction in sensory processing and sensory seeking behaviour. The children's ability for attention was measured with the "Test of Everyday Attention--Children" (TEA-Ch), their occupational competence in school activities with the "Child Occupational Self-Assessment" (COSA) and the extent of off-task behaviour with the "Observational off-task Behavior among School--children" (OBS-Children). Data was analysed using linear mixed model regression. Results: Children in the intervention group had a significantly larger increase in self-assessed occupational competence than children in the control group (B = 5.78, p = 0.004). No differences regarding attention or extent of off-task behaviour between intervention and control group were found. |
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| ISSN: | 1357-5279 1476-489X |
| DOI: | 10.1080/13575279.2024.2387665 |
