Effects of Occupational Therapy via Telerehabilitation on Occupational Balance, Well-Being, Intrinsic Motivation and Quality of Life in Syrian Refugee Children in Covid-19 Lockdown

A Randomized Controlled Trial

Bibliographic Data

ID15714308
AuthorsSümeyye Belhan Çelik (0000-0002-2333-0286, Istanbul University, corresponding author), Esma Özkan (0000-0001-6857-4084, Sağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi), Gonca Bumın (0000-0002-8241-2206, Hacettepe University), Gonca BUMİN (Hacettepe University)
Year2022
Volume9
Issue4
Pages485-485
Publication date2022-04-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueChildren (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2227-9067 • E-ISSN: 2227-9067
PublisherMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH)
DOI10.3390/children9040485
PMID35455529
OpenAlexW4224323688
LanguageEN
Citations received4
References cited38

We aimed to evaluate the effects of an occupational training program via telerehabilitation on well-being (WB), occupational balance (OB), intrinsic motivation (IM), and quality of life (QoL) in Syrian refugee children resettled in Turkey during the COVID-19 pandemic. This was a single-center, prospective, randomized, non-blinded trial in which children aged 13-15 years and attending a secondary school were recruited. OB, WB, IM, and QoL were evaluated via the OB Questionnaire (OBQ11), the Well-Star Scale (WSS), the IM Scale (IMS), and the Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory (PedsQL). The intervention group attended online occupational therapy classes. Online classes were carried out as five sessions per week, each session lasting 1 h, for 3 weeks. Questionnaires were performed at the outset of the study and following the training program. Overall, 52 refugee children were randomized into the intervention and control groups, each including 26 children. The mean OBQ11, WSS, IMS, and PedsQL scores significantly improved more in the intervention group than in the control group. This was the first study investigating the effects of a customized online training course on OB, WB, IM, and QoL in Syrian refugee children, also affected unfavorably by the COVID-19 lockdown. Our results showed significant improvements in all the study scales that we used to quantify the alterations in the aforementioned traits

Balance (ability · Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19 · Health care · Physical medicine and rehabilitation · Physical therapy · Political science · Psychotherapist · Quality of life (healthcare · Randomized controlled trial · Refugee · Telemedicine · Telerehabilitation · COVID-19 and Mental Health · Long-Term Effects of COVID-19 · Medicine · Psychology · Resilience and Mental Health · Internal Medicine · Occupational Therapy · Surgery

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