Effectiveness of Recreational Play Program on Reducing Social Withdrawal and Stereotype Behavior among Children with Autism | ||
| Journal of Nursing Science Benha University | ||
| Volume 4, Issue 2, July 2023, Pages 777-792 PDF (691.73 K) | ||
| Document Type: Scientific peer reviewed journal | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/jnsbu.2023.310305 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Nora Abdel Hakeem omar* 1; Ghada Mohamed Mourad2; Naglaa Fathi Mohamed EL-attar3 | ||
| 1Assistant lecture at psychiatric nursing and mental health, Faculty of nursing, Sohag University | ||
| 2Professor of Psychiatric & Mental Health Nursing Faculty of Nursing - Ain shams University | ||
| 3Assistant professor of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing - Benha University | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Background: Autism spectrum disorders is the most common and fasting-growing developmental disability with unclearly identified psychopathology. Participation in recreation activities is an important contributor to quality of life and wellbeing of autism children. Aim of the study: to evaluate the effectiveness of a recreational play program on reducing social withdrawal and stereotype behavior among children with autism. Design: A quasi-experimental design was utilized in this study. Setting: The study was conducted at outpatient clinic at psychiatric health hospital at Benha City, Kaluobia Governorate. Sample: A purposive sample consisting of 60 children with autism Tools: In this study four tools were used for data collection: Tool (I): A semi-structured interviewing questionnaire included socio-demographic data and knowledge about recreational play activities. Tool (II) Social withdrawal behavior scale for children with autism. Tool (III): Stereotype behavior scale for children with autism. Results: There was highly statistically significant difference for the studied children's total social withdrawal behavior pre and post program implementation and there was highly statistically significant difference for studied children's total stereotype behavior pre and post program implementation and there was high and there was correlation between the total score of the knowledge about recreational activities and the total scores of social withdrawal behavior and total score of the stereotype behavior among autistic children pre and post program implementation. Conclusion: Recreational play program had positive effect on reducing social withdrawal and stereotype behavior and there was improvement in the total scores of social withdrawal and stereotype behavior of autism children Recommendations: Application of the recreational play activities as an educational strategy due to it is importance and provide children with different desired behaviors. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Children with autism; Recreational play program; social withdrawal; Stereotype behavior | ||
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