ERIC Number: EJ1228843
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2019-Oct
Pages: 11
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ISSN: ISSN-0162-3257
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Description of School-Based Physical Therapy Services and Outcomes for Students with down Syndrome
Neal, Glen E.; Effgen, Susan K.; Arnold, Sandra; Baldwin, Jonathan; Jeffries, Lynn M.
Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, v49 n10 p4019-4029 Oct 2019
Students with Down syndrome (DS) receive school-based physical therapy (SBPT), however little data exists regarding services and outcomes. Using a prospective observational cohort study our aim was to explore SBPT activities and interventions, and students' goal achievement of 46 students with DS, tracked by 17 physical therapists (PTs). PTs provided on average 24.0 min/week direct service and 11.6 min/week services on behalf of the student. The most frequent activities employed were physical education/recreation, mobility, and sitting/standing/transitions. The most frequent interventions implemented were neuromuscular, mobility, and musculoskeletal. Although students individually met 69.5% of their primary outcome goals, their achievement could not be explained by total minutes of either direct and minutes on behalf of SBPT, nor minutes spent in most frequent activity.
Descriptors: Down Syndrome, Physical Therapy, Outcomes of Treatment, School Health Services, Intervention, Physical Education, Mobility, Recreational Activities, Psychomotor Skills, Muscular Strength, Neurological Organization, Achievement, Time
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
Sponsor: Institute of Education Sciences (ED)
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Grant or Contract Numbers: R324A110204