청각기억 중심의 감각통합중재가 발달지연 아동의 주의력에 미치는 효과 = The Effects of a Sensory Integration Intervention Focusing on Auditory Memory on Attention in Children with Developmental Delay

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

Purpose: This study investigated the effects of an auditory memory-centered sensory integration intervention on selective sustained attention and selective switching of attention in children with developmental delay. Method: A study was conducted on 3 children aged 7-9 years with developmental delay and suspicious findings twice a week for 12 weeks, for a total of 24 sessions. A sensory integration intervention centered on auditory memory was applied twice a week for 6 weeks for 40 min per week. Through a multi-probe design across subjects, selective sustained attention and switching attention were measured and recorded at the baseline, intervention, and maintenance stages. Selective sustained attention was measured using a four-minute-duration recording method, and selective switching attention was measured using a response opportunity recording method over 10 sessions. Data were interpreted through visual analysis using trends, change rates, and non-overlapping ratios. Results: Selective sustained attention and selective switching of attention in children’s hearing improved after the applying auditory memory-centered sensory integration intervention, and the degree of improvement varied depending on the children’s characteristics. Conclusion: Sensory integration interventions centered on auditory memory can increase auditory duration and name-calling responses in children with developmental delay, and generalization across a large number of children seems necessary.