Animasyon Terapisinin Dikkat Eksikliği ve Hiperaktivite Bozukluğu Olan Çocuklarda Dikkat ve Dürtüsellik Seviyelerine Etkisi

Abstract

BELEN Ö., Effect of Animation Therapy on Attention and Impusivity Levels of Children With Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorder, Hacettepe University Graduate School of Health Sciences Occupaitonal Therapy Program Master Thesis, Ankara 2019. Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is the most frequent disorder seen in childhood. The disorder is characterized with three main symptoms: inattention, hyperactivity and impulsivity. This study is planned to investigate the effects of animation therapy on the main sypmtoms of ADHD. 48 children between age of 6-12, diagnosed by a psychiatrist, on medication for ADHD and receiving therapy from Hacettepe University Occupationa Therapy Department and Special Education and Rehabilitation Centers in Ankara province were included. After a simple randomization process, children were seperated into two groups of 24 children as study group and control group. Study group received animation therapy for 10 weeks, 1 session per week, in addition to their medical and special education treatment. Control group continued their routine medical treatment and special education. Conners Parents Rating Scale Revised, Conners Teacher Rating Scale Revised, The Scales for Diagnosing ADHD-Home and The Scales for Diagnosing ADHD-School forms are used to measure the symptom levels of children. Statistically significant decrease was seen on the symptoms of ADHD for both groups after 10 week of study process (p<0.01). Sypmtom levels decrease in study group after 10 week animaton therapy were significantly more than control group (p<0.05). It is recommended that further studies would better assess the effects of animation therapy on unmedicated children to observe isolated effects of animation therapy. Also, levels of quality of life and skills in different functional domains like social, academic and family areas must be assessed beside the main symptoms,