Khin, Nyein Yin and Voo, Siew Ching and Chin, Suliong and May Honey Ohn and Fatimah Ahmedy and Ohnmar Htwe and Dayang Maryama Ag. Daud and Helen Lasimbang (2021) Occupational performance of the primary schoolchildren with special education needs in Malaysia: exploring the needs of school-based therapy service. Borneo Journal of Medical Sciences, 15. pp. 21-33. ISSN 1985-1758 (P-ISSN) , 2710-7353 (E-ISSN)
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Children’s occupational performance are activities of daily living, play/ leisure, social participation, education, and work. In developed countries, school-based therapy services are being provided for schoolchildren with special needs. The importance of these services in Malaysia is timely to be explored. This exploratory cross-sectional study identified occupational performance levels of primary schoolchildren with special needs in integrated special education programmes in Malaysia; children with intellectual disability, autism, attention deficit hyperactive disorder, Down syndrome, speech impairment, visual impairment, hearing impairment, and specific learning disorder. Researchers conducted Motor-Free Visual Perceptual Test Third Edition (MVPT-3), Beery-Buktenica Developmental Test of Visual-Motor Integration Fifth Edition (Beery-VMI), Test of Gross Motor Development – 2 (TGMD-2), Test of Hand Writing Skills-Revised (THS-R), and School Function Assessment (SFA) for 121 students. Results showed that 69.5% of the students scored very low to low average in MVPT-3 (median standard score = 70.0, Std. IQR = 37); 69.4% were very low to below average in Beery-VMI (mean standard score = 78.8, Std. deviation = 20.5); 73% were below age level raw score in TGMD-2; 72.8% were below average in THS-R (median standard score = 74.0, Std. IQR = 27.0); and 81% were below the criterion cut-off in school function. The children with below-normal MVPT, VMI, TGMD2, and THS scores, compared to the children with normal scores for these tests had significantly lower scores (p < 0.001). All the students had impairment in occupation performance at least in one area. This study recommends school-based occupational therapy and other rehabilitation services in the school system in Malaysia.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Keyword: | Occupational performance , Children , Special education , Occupational therapy , Rehabilitation |
| Subjects: | L Education > LC Special aspects of education > LC8-6691 Special aspects of education > LC1390-5160.3 Education of special classes of persons > LC3950-4806.5 Exceptional children and youth. Special education > LC4001-4806.5 Children and youth with disabilities. Learning disabled children and youth |
| Department: | FACULTY > Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences |
| Depositing User: | SAFRUDIN BIN DARUN - |
| Date Deposited: | 20 Sep 2021 15:48 |
| Last Modified: | 20 Sep 2021 15:48 |
| URI: | https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/30487 |
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