Učinkovitost kognitivnega pristopa pri učenju plavalnih veščin v programu po konceptu Halliwick
Efficiency of the cognitive approach in the Halliwick based swimming program

slovenian

2019

volume 18, issue 2

cognitive approach   Halliwick   learning

Univerzitetni rehabilitacijski inštitut RS – Soča
(Obvezni izvod spletne publikacije)

Background: One of the water activity options that have been developed specifically for people with impaired mobility and learning abilities is the Halliwick-based swimming program. As children learn to swim through play activities, they progress relatively slowly. Thus, we wanted to check whether we could use the Cognitive Orientation to daily Occupational Performance (CO-OP) approach in Halliwick base swimming program. Methods: We included children who chose swimming as a therapy goal in the period from March 2017 to October 2018. They were referred to the CO-OP program to teach them general CO-OP strategies and help them find specific strategies for independent swimming. At the beginning and the end of the 10-week program, performance and satisfaction were assessed using the Canadian Occupational Performance Measure (COPM). Performance was evaluated using the Performance Quality Rating Scale (PQRS). Descriptive statistics were used to analyse the data. Results: We included five girls (mean age 7.7 years) who received an average of 7.3 treatments in the program. Three girls were enrolled in the program because of a developmental coordination disorder, one girl due to spina bifida with paraparesis, one girl due to Sturge-Weber syndrome. By the end of the program, three girls had achieved independent swimming, one was still using a worm for swimming safety, and one was still having some problems. On average, they achieved significantly higher mean scores in performance (COPM initial 2.3, final 7.8) and satisfaction with performance (COPM initial 3.4, final 9.2). The quality of the performance also significantly improved (PQRS initial 3.2, final 7.3). Conclusion: The results show that the Cognitive Orientation to daily Occupational Performance as part of the Halliwick-concept-based swimming program could be effective so that learning is faster and focused on a clear goal.

17.02.2020