Managing environmental stimulation during meal time: eating problems in children with traumatic brain injury
✍ Scribed by Stephanie Hartnedy; Michael P. Mozzoni
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2000
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 106 KB
- Volume
- 15
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1072-0847
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
✦ Synopsis
Environmental over-stimulation is common in the ®rst few months following severe brain injury. The reduced ability to attend coupled with increased impulsivity, confusion and disinhibition leaves the person with a brain injury in a bewildering world. By limiting stimulation and reducing the number of stimuli to which the person has to attend can help the person with a brain injury interact more eectively with his/her environment. This study demonstrates the eectiveness of managing environmental stimulation for the confused person resulting in improved nutritional intake. The eating behaviors of two children aged six and 16 were observed in this study to determine the role of distraction as it interfered with their eating behavior. A multiple baseline, reversal design was used to assess the eectiveness of restricting environmental stimulation.