TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2014//
TI  - Effects of weighted vests on attention, impulse control, and on-task behavior in children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
JO  - American journal of occupational therapy
A1  - Lin, Hung-Yu
A1  - Lee, Posen
A1  - Chang, Wen-Dien
A1  - Hong, Fu-Yuan
SP  - 149
EP  - 158
VL  - 68
IS  - 2
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 0272-9490
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.5014/ajot.2014.009365
ID  - ref1
ER  -