"Tablet cognitive therapy improves visual perception motor function in children with delayed development"
Nov 28, 2024
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Professor Seo Ji-hyun of the Department of Rehabilitation Medicine at Ewha Womans University Mokdong Hospital published a study on the effect of improving visual perception motor integration ability of tablet PC-based cognitive training programs in children with developmental delays in the recent issue of BMC pediatrics, an SCI-level international academic journal.
Children with delayed development are known to have difficulty in copying and giving and receiving balls or playing keyboards due to decreased visual perception motor skills.
Existing treatments to improve visual perception motor skills were expensive and difficult for children attending kindergartens or schools to visit hospitals to provide one-on-one treatment with therapists, or to use special tools or devices.
Accordingly, the research team conducted a 12-week tablet PC-based cognitive training program on children aged 4 to 18 years old diagnosed with developmental delays and observed the improvement of visual perception motor integration ability as well as fine hand movements and daily life movement scores compared to before implementation.
In addition, it was confirmed that no deterioration was observed in the evaluation of smartphone addiction, which can lead to improvement in visual perception movement of children with delayed development without media addiction.
Professor Seo Ji-hyun, the lead author of the paper, said "If children with delayed development use the treatment method to effectively lead the development of visual perception movements at home, it can be of great help in adapting to kindergarten and school life."."
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