母親の語りから検討した感覚統合療法の効果

Effectiveness of sensory integration intervention by maternal narratives

要旨：感覚統合療法(以下，SI)介入の効果を，日々の暮らしやすさという視点から検討することを目的に，SIを受けている子どもの母親16名と面接を行った．母親の語りをカード化し，類似性に基づいて分類し，基準を設けて点数化したものを統計的に分析した．カードは，①感覚調整，②問題行動，③運動，④身辺処理，⑤遊び，⑥理解・表現，⑦対人関係，⑧家族，⑨意欲・積極性，⑩幼稚園・保育園・学校，⑪期待・希望，⑫母親の見方，⑬母親の気持ちの13の大分類に分類された．①から⑩の大分類を点数化したところ，①から⑩の合計得点，①から⑧の各大分類得点で介入後の得点が有意に低く，日々の暮らしやすさが改善されたと考えられた．

　The purpose of this research was to investigate how handicapped children and their families come to feel comfortable in their daily living by sensory integration intervention (SI). Data was collected through interviews with sixteen mothers of children with sensory integrative dysfunction regarding the performance of their children's daily activities before and after the SI. The narrative data were coded, classified and scored based on the criterion, and statistically examined. The narrative data describing improvements in sensory modulation, problem of behavior, activities of daily living, motor skills and communication skills, etc. were obtained from the mothers' interviews. A significant difference between the average total scores of before and after intervention proves that children's comfort and their families' daily living improved after SI intervention (p＜0.01). It was meaningful to examine the effectiveness of client-centered SI interventions by investigating the quality of life of disabled children and their families.