Single group
Playfulness in Children with Limited Motor Abilities when using a Robot
Rios AM, Adams K, Magill-Evans J, & Cook A
Physical & Occupational Therapy in Pediatrics (IPOP)
DOI: 10.3109/01942638.2015.1076559
Link to full text:https://era.library.ualberta.ca/files/8g84mq002/Rios%202016%20IPOP.pdf
Objective: For children with limited motor skills, how does robot play change playfulness?
Process: Four children with GMFCS levels IV or V played with Lego robot for 15 minutes twice a week for 14 weeks. The Test of Playfulness was applied at baseline, during intervention and at follow-up.
Findings: "Test of Playfulness scores of the four children with cerebral palsy significantly increased during the intervention compared with baseline."