A PILOT STUDY TO ASSESS THE EFFECTIVENESS OF SNOEZELEN AND PLAY THERAPY ON BEHAVIOUR AND BIOPHYSIOLOGICAL CHANGES AMONG CHILDREN WITH CEREBRAL PALSY

Abstract

A pilot study was conducted to analyse the effectiveness of snoezelen and play therapy on behavior among cerebral palsy children. The Experimental crossover design was used. The data was analysed from twelve children between the age group of 3- 11 years. . Simple random sampling technique was used. Six of them received initially play therapy than snoezelen, six of them received initially snoezelen than play therapy. Behavior assessment scale for Indian children with cerebral palsy was used to assess the basic and post intervention score. The study demonstrated that both play therapy and snoezelen have a positive effect. Play therapy and snoezelen was highly significant than snoezelen and play therapy. The result revealed a reduction in maladaptive behavior across all behavior domain, Adaptive behavior also showed significant differences . Both this therapies can be effectively provided to the children with cerebral palsy.