자폐스펙트럼장애 아동의 수면 장애에 대한 국외 작업치료 중재의 체계적 고찰 : 2011년부터 2021년까지

• Published in: Journal of the Korean Society of Integrative Medicine Vol. 10; no. 3; pp. 95 - 105
• Main Authors: 최지은, 안선정, Choi, Ji-Eun, An, Sun-Joung
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: Korean
• Published: 대한통합의학회 01.08.2022
• Subjects: 예방의학; sleep; sleep disorder; autism spectrum disorder; systematic review; occupational therapy
• ISSN: 2288-1174; 2383-9651

Purpose : This study aims to systematically review the methods of occupational therapy intervention in children with autism spectrum disorders having sleep disorders and evaluate the improvements with intervention effects, based on experimental studies of children with sleep disorders. Methods : Studies published overseas from January 2011 to June 2021 were searched from a total of two databases. Science Direct and OTseeker. The five selected studies were analyzed by dividing them into age, number, intervention period, intervention type, intervention effect, evaluation tool, research design type, and evidence level. Results : The total number of subjects was 182, 95 subjects in ther experimental group, and 87 in the control group. The interventions included weighted blankets, swimming, and sleep education for parents. Ther interventions were found to increase total sleep time, improve mood when waking up, reduce sleep anxiety, reduce sleep time, reduce the number of waking up of during sleep, and reduce sleep resistance behavior. Conclusion : Many people have sleep disorders, with or without disabilities, and the number is gradually increasing. Consequently, research on occupational therapy intervention in children with autism spectrum disorder are actively conducted in foreign countries, and these interventions have a positive effect. Based on the results of this study, it can be concluded that such occupational therapy intervention studies are necessary for children with autism spectrum disorder with sleep disorders in Korea. In addition, further research on the quality of life of parents of children with autism spectrum disorders due to sleep disorders and their methods are required.