Use of a pressure vest to reduce the physiological arousal of people with profound intellectual and physical disabilities during routine nail care / by Rebecca LaChappelle.
| Author/creator | LaChappelle, Rebecca |
| Other author | Velde, Beth P. |
| Other author | East Carolina University. Department of Occupational Therapy. |
| Format | Theses and dissertations |
| Publication Info | [Greenville, N.C.] : East Carolina University, 2009. |
| Description | 75 pages : digital, PDF file. |
| Supplemental Content | Access via ScholarShip |
| Subjects |
| Series | ECU College of Allied Health Sciences thesis ECU College of Allied Health Sciences thesis. UNAUTHORIZED |
| Summary | This single subject ABAB study explored whether the use of a commercially available deep pressure vest would decrease physiological arousal in a male with profound mental retardation during nail care activities. Psychophysiological responses of electrodermal activity, skin temperature, electromyography, and heart rate were used as indicators of physiological arousal and recorded using the NeXus-10. Visual and statistical analysis revealed that the use of the deep pressure vest did not reduce physiological arousal during nail care. |
| General note | Presented to the faculty of the Department of Occupational Therapy. |
| General note | Advisor: Beth Velde. |
| General note | Title from PDF t.p. (viewed July 22, 2010). |
| Dissertation note | M.S. East Carolina University 2009. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references. |
| Technical details | System requirements: Adobe Reader. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
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