Bhuvanesh, R (2018) Effectiveness of Sensory Integration to Reduce Negative Symptoms and to Improve Functional Abilities in Schizophrenic Patients. Masters thesis, KMCH College of Occupational Therapy, Coimbatore.
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Abstract
OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study is to find the effectiveness of sensory integration to reduce negative symptoms and to improve functional abilities in schizophrenic patients. METHOD: 30 schizophrenic patients with negative symptoms, with an age group of 20-60 years were selected and they were conveniently assigned into experimental and control groups. Each group consist of 15 subjects. Subjects were evaluated at the beginning and end of treatment with Adult Sensory Profile, Scale for the Assessment of Negative Symptoms and Specific Level of Functioning Assessment. Sessions lasted for 45 min to 1 hour. Statistical analyses were performed using ‘t’ test and independent ‘t’ test. RESULT: The statistical analyses showed that there was a significant reduction in the negative symptoms and also improvement in the functional abilities of the patients with schizophrenia. CONCLUSION: The result helps to conclude that sensory integration is an effective treatment in reducing the negative symptoms and improving the functional abilities of patients with schizophrenia. It also encourages the use of sensory integration therapy in adult population as it is cost effective and has better recovery.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Masters) |
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| Additional Information: | Reg.No.411612001 |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Schizophrenia, Negative Symptoms, Sensory Integration, Cognitive Remediation. |
| Subjects: | OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY > Occupational Therapy in Psychiatry |
| Depositing User: | Ravindran C |
| Date Deposited: | 16 Sep 2019 15:52 |
| Last Modified: | 17 Sep 2019 02:11 |
| URI: | http://repository-tnmgrmu.ac.in/id/eprint/11519 |
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