@article{ref1,
title="Effects of weighted vests on attention, impulse control, and on-task behavior in children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder",
journal="American journal of occupational therapy",
year="2014",
author="Lin, Hung-Yu and Lee, Posen and Chang, Wen-Dien and Hong, Fu-Yuan",
volume="68",
number="2",
pages="149-158",
abstract="OBJECTIVE. In this study, we examined the effectiveness of using weighted vests for improving attention, impulse control, and on-task behavior in children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). METHOD. In a randomized, two-period crossover design, 110 children with ADHD were measured using the Conners' Continuous Performance Test-II (CPT-II) task. RESULTS. In the weighted vest condition, the participants did show significant improvement in all three attentional variables of the CPT-II task, including inattention; speed of processing and responding; consistency of executive management; and three of four on-task behaviors, including off task, out of seat, and fidgets. No significant improvements in impulse control and automatic vocalizations were found. CONCLUSION. Although wearing a weighted vest is not a cure-all strategy, our findings support the use of the weighted vest to remedy attentional and on-task behavioral problems of children with ADHD.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0272-9490",
doi="10.5014/ajot.2014.009365",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.5014/ajot.2014.009365"
}