目的:欲探討桌球是否能提升思覺失調症患者之注意力。方法:以立意取樣17名在慢性精神科病房的思覺失調症患者,隨機分為實驗組9人與控制組8人。實驗組除了常規病房職能活動,另外接受四周桌球運動,控制組則只接受一般病房職能活動,兩組皆在實驗前後進行前後測,測驗工具為褚氏注意力測驗,並於訓練結束四周後進行後後測。統計方式以獨立樣本t檢定及單因子相依變異數分析來比較兩組思覺失調症患者注意力改善成效。結果:實驗組後測與後後測之褚氏注意力標準化分數顯著優於對照組(P<.05),且實驗組桌球訓練介入四周後所提升之褚氏注意力後測及後後測亦分別與前測(P<.05)達顯著差異。結論:桌球介入能有效提升思覺失調症患者之注意力,未來可運用桌球於思覺失調症患者的活動中,幫助個案日常及職業功能之維持與提升。
Purpose: This study utilized table tennis to investigate whether this sport improves the attention of patients with schizophrenia. Method: Using purposive sampling, 17 participants with chronic schizophrenia were randomly divided into two groups. 9 participants in the experimental group attended 4-week table tennis program, while 8 participants in the control group received regular occupational group therapy. Participants were assessed with Chu's Attention Test before and after program and 4-weeks after training. To compare the differences between experimental group and control group were assessed with Independent t-test and One-Way Repeated Measured ANOVA. Results: The performance in attention test was significantly higher in experimental group than in control group after training; as well as the retentive test carried out four weeks after training(P<.05). In experimental group, attention was significantly improved after training and the effect was reserved after four weeks(P<.05). Conclusion: By using table tennis training in the occupational therapy activity is more efficiently improving schizophrenia patients' attention and could be utilized in the rehabilitation of patients with schizophrenia to enhance and maintain their daily and vocational functions in the future.