The relationship between sensory-processing patterns and occupational engagement among older persons

2017 ◽  
Vol 84 (1) ◽  
pp. 10-21 ◽  
Author(s):  
Batya Engel-Yeger ◽  
Sara Rosenblum
Keyword(s):  
Sensory Processing ◽  
Successful Aging ◽  
Older Persons ◽  
Sensory Input ◽  
Real Life ◽  
Sensory Profile ◽  
Occupational Engagement ◽  
Processing Abilities ◽  
Sensory Processing Patterns ◽  
The Relationship

Background. Meaningful occupational engagement is essential for successful aging. Sensory-processing abilities that are known to deteriorate with age may reduce occupational engagement. However, the relationship between sensory-processing abilities and occupational engagement among older persons in daily life is unknown. Purpose. This study examined the relationship between sensory-processing patterns and occupational engagement among older persons. Method. Participants were 180 people, ages 50 to 73 years, in good health, who lived in their homes. All participants completed the Adolescent/Adult Sensory Profile and the Activity Card Sort. Findings. Better registration of sensory input and greater sensory seeking were related to greater occupational engagement. Implications. Sensory-processing abilities among older persons and their relation to occupational engagement in various life settings should receive attention in research and practice. Occupational therapists should encourage older people to seek sensory input and provide them with rich sensory environments for enhancing meaningful engagement in real life.

scholarly journals Sensory Processing as a Predictor of Leisure Participation in Early Adolescents

Children ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (11) ◽  
pp. 1005
Author(s):  
Young-Eun Choi ◽  
Hyerim Jung
Keyword(s):  
Sensory Processing ◽  
Sensation Seeking ◽  
Leisure Activities ◽  
Early Adolescents ◽  
Sensory Profile ◽  
Sensory Sensitivity ◽  
Leisure Participation ◽  
Regression Methods ◽  
Processing Abilities ◽  
The Relationship

Sensory processing may be associated with adolescents’ preferences for different leisure activities. However, knowledge about how different sensory processing patterns may relate to adolescents’ participation in leisure activities is scarce. This study sought to investigate the relationship between sensory processing and leisure participation in early adolescents. Study participants were typical early adolescents aged from 11 to 12 years (mean = 11.88 ± 0.33, n = 140). The Adolescent/Adult Sensory Profile (AASP) and Children’s Assessment for Participation and Enjoyment (CAPE) were used to determine the participants’ sensory processing abilities. Correlational and multiple regression methods were employed to analyze the relationship between sensory processing and leisure participation. There were significant positive relationships between sensory seeking and participation (r = 0.177–0.350, p = 0.000–0.037). There were also significant negative relationships between low registration, sensory sensitivity, and overall participation (r = −0.202, p = 0.017, r = −0.212, p = 0.012). We found that formal activities, skill-based activities, and self-improvement activities were the main distinguishing factors between sensory processing types. Results suggest that sensation seeking and sensory sensitivity from the AASP were predictive of leisure participation. This study provides evidence to inform practices regarding the association of sensory processing and leisure participation and supports the need for assessing sensory processing in early adolescents.

scholarly journals Sensory Processing Patterns affect Headache Severity among Adolescents with Migraine

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jacob Genizi ◽  
Ayelet Halevy ◽  
Mitchell Schertz ◽  
Khaled Osman ◽  
Nurit Assaf ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sensory Processing ◽  
Sensory Input ◽  
Pain Catastrophizing ◽  
Episodic Migraine ◽  
Healthy Controls ◽  
Sensory Sensitivity ◽  
Headache Severity ◽  
Sensory Processing Patterns ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Disability Level

Abstract Objective : To evaluate the relationship between pain catastrophizing level, sensory processing patterns, and headache severity among adolescents with episodic migraine. Background : Catastrophizing about pain is a critical variable in how we understand adjustment to pain and has a unique contribution in predicting pain intensity. Recent reports found that migraine is also related to enhanced sensory sensitivity. However, the relationship between pain severity, pain catastrophizing level and sensory sensitivity requires greater study especially among adolescents. Methods : Participants were 92 adolescents aged 13-18 years, 40 with episodic migraine and 52 healthy controls. The migraine patients were prospectively recruited from outpatient pediatric neurology clinics. All participants completed the Short Sensory Profile (SSP), and the Pain Catastrophizing Scale for children (PCS-ch). The migraine groups also completed the PedMIDAS, which measures Headache related disability. Results : Adolescents with migraine had significantly lower tendency to seek sensory input than healthy controls. Elevated rumination and helplessness correlated with higher migraine pain severity. Tendency to avoid sensory input predicted the migraine related disability level. They also significantly higher pain catastrophizing level than healthy controls, as seen in enhanced rumination (p ≤ 0.001) and helplessness (p ≤ 0.05). Conclusions : Sensory processing difficulties are common among adolescents with episodic migraine. Sensory avoidance may be related to pain experience, and pain catastrophizing and disability level.

scholarly journals Sensory Processing Patterns affect Headache Severity among Adolescents with Migraine

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jacob Genizi ◽  
Ayelet Halevy ◽  
Mitchell Schertz ◽  
Khaled Osman ◽  
Nurit Assaf ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sensory Processing ◽  
Sensory Input ◽  
Pain Catastrophizing ◽  
Episodic Migraine ◽  
Healthy Controls ◽  
Sensory Sensitivity ◽  
Headache Severity ◽  
Sensory Processing Patterns ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Disability Level

Abstract Objective: To evaluate the relationship between pain catastrophizing level, sensory processing patterns, and headache severity among adolescents with episodic migraine. Background: Catastrophizing about pain is a critical variable in how we understand adjustment to pain and has a unique contribution in predicting pain intensity. Recent reports found that migraine is also related to enhanced sensory sensitivity. However, the relationship between pain severity, pain catastrophizing level and sensory sensitivity requires greater study especially among adolescents. Methods: Participants were 92 adolescents aged 13-18 years, 40 with episodic migraine and 52 healthy controls. The migraine patients were prospectively recruited from outpatient pediatric neurology clinics. All participants completed the Adolescent/Adult Sensory Profile (AASP), and the Pain Catastrophizing Scale for children (PCS-ch). The migraine groups also completed the PedMIDAS, which measures Headache related disability. Results: Adolescents with migraine had significantly lower tendency to seek sensory input than healthy controls. Elevated rumination and helplessness correlated with higher migraine pain severity. Tendency to avoid sensory input predicted the migraine related disability level. They also significantly higher pain catastrophizing level than healthy controls, as seen in enhanced rumination (p ≤ 0.001) and helplessness (p ≤ 0.05). Conclusions: Sensory processing difficulties are common among adolescents with episodic migraine. Sensory avoidance may be related to pain experience, and pain catastrophizing and disability level.

Sensory Modulation and Participation in Daily Occupations in Stroke Survivors

2021 ◽  
pp. 000841742110473
Author(s):  
Avivit Fuks Sharony ◽  
Batya Engel-Yeger
Keyword(s):  
Sensory Input ◽  
Occupational Therapists ◽  
Sensory Profile ◽  
Stroke Survivors ◽  
Healthy Controls ◽  
Social Activities ◽  
Sensory Modulation ◽  
Card Sort ◽  
The Relationship

Background. Stroke may alter sensory modulation and restrict participation in daily occupations. Although studies highlight the relationship between altered sensory modulation and reduced participation, this relationship in stroke survivors has not been studied enough. Purpose. To examine the prevalence of altered sensory modulation among stroke survivors; to compare sensory modulation and participation between stroke survivors and healthy controls; to estimate the relationship between sensory modulation and participation among stroke survivors. Method. Thirty stroke survivors and 30 healthy controls, aged 18–70, completed the MoCA, the Adolescent-Adult Sensory Profile and the Activity Card Sort. Findings. Altered sensory modulation was more prevalent among stroke survivors. Their participation was significantly restricted as compared to healthy controls. Lower tendency to seek sensory input predicted lower participation in social activities. Implications. Occupational therapists should screen for altered sensory modulation in stroke survivors and understand their impacts on participation, in order to improve intervention outcomes.

scholarly journals Sensory Behaviours and Resting Parasympathetic Functions among Children with and without ADHD

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 ◽  
pp. 1-6
Author(s):  
Ivan Neil Gomez ◽  
Lissa Martha Domondon ◽  
Hector WH Tsang ◽  
Chetwyn CH Chan ◽  
Cynthia YY Lai
Keyword(s):  
Sensory Processing ◽  
Sensory Profile ◽  
Controlled Environment ◽  
Typically Developing ◽  
Experimental Protocol ◽  
Children With Adhd ◽  
Hyperactivity Disorder ◽  
Adhd Children ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Moderate Positive Correlation

Previous studies suggest that parasympathetic functions support sensory behaviours. However, the relationship between sensory behaviours and parasympathetic functions remain inconclusive and inconsistent among children with and without attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). This research aims to examine the sensory behaviours and resting parasympathetic functions among children with and without ADHD. We compared sensory behaviours and baseline parasympathetic functions of 64 participants, with 42 typically developing and 24 ADHD male children aged 7–12 years. Sensory behaviours were evaluated using the sensory profile. Baseline parasympathetic functions were indexed using the normalized unit of heart rate variability high-frequency bands (HF n.u.). Children underwent an experimental protocol consisting of watching a silent cartoon movie while HF n.u. is continuously monitored, within a controlled environment. The results of this research showed significantly lower HF n.u. (t(64) = 7.84, p < 0.01 ) and sensory processing total score (t(64) = 14.13 =  p < 0.01 ) among children with ADHD compared to their typically developing peers. Likewise, a significant moderate positive correlation (r = 0.36, p < 0.05 ) was found between the HF n.u. and sensory profile total scores among children with ADHD. Children with ADHD have significantly lower resting state parasympathetic functions compared to their typically developing peers.

Relationships between adolescent body mass index, physical activity, and sensory-processing patterns

2017 ◽  
Vol 84 (3) ◽  
pp. 189-198
Author(s):  
Joan Ziegler Delahunt ◽  
Lisa A. Mische Lawson
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Body Mass Index ◽  
Body Mass ◽  
Sensory Processing ◽  
Rank Correlation ◽  
Correlation Coefficients ◽  
Sensory Profile ◽  
Sensory Sensitivity ◽  
Spearman’S Rank Correlation ◽  
Sensory Processing Patterns

Background. Trends show a significant decline with adolescent physical activity (PA). Knowledge regarding how sensory-processing patterns and body mass index (BMI) relate to adolescents’ PA participation is scarce. Purpose. This study investigated if relationships exist between adolescent BMI, sensory processing, and PA participation. Method. This correlational study collected data from 141 adolescents who completed the Adolescent/Adult Sensory Profile and the Physical Activity Questionnaire–Adolescent. Their BMIs were calculated using self-reported age, height, and weight. The data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and two-tailed Spearman’s rank correlation coefficients. Findings. Adolescents with different sensory-processing patterns reported participation in both similar and distinct PAs. Participation in PA and BMI shared no significant correlation. Sensory sensitivity and BMI total ( rs = –.171, p = .044) and BMI percentile ( rs = –.191, p = .024) demonstrated significant correlations. Analysis revealed a correlation between sensory seeking patterns and PA ( rs = .224, p = .008) as well as correlations among sensory quadrants and participation in specific PAs. Implications. Occupational therapists should consider an adolescent’s sensory preferences when recommending PA interventions.

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