Making a difference? A comparison between multi-sensory and regular storytelling for persons with profound intellectual and multiple disabilities.

Background: Multi-sensory storytelling (MSST) was developed to include persons with profound intellectual and multiple disabilities in storytelling culture. In order to increase the listeners' attention, MSST stories are individualised and use multiple sensory stimuli to support the verbal text. In order to determine the value of MSST, this study compared listeners' attention under two conditions: (1) being read MSST books and (2) being read regular stories.

Peer Interactions among Children with Profound Intellectual and Multiple Disabilities during Group Activities.

Background: Children with profound intellectual and multiple disabilities (PIMD) meet other children with PIMD in day care centres or schools. This study explores the peer-directed behaviours of children with PIMD, the peer interaction-influencing behaviour of the direct support workers and the children's positioning.

Method: Group activities for children with PIMD initiated by a direct support worker were video-recorded.

Multi-sensory storytelling for persons with profound intellectual and multiple disabilities: an analysis of the development, content and application in practice.

Background: Multi-sensory storytelling (MSST) books are individualized stories, which involve sensory stimulation in addition to verbal text. Despite the frequent use of MSST in practice, little research is conducted into its structure, content and effectiveness. This study aims at the analysis of the development, content and application in practice of the MSST books in persons with profound intellectual and multiple disabilities (PIMD).

Staff interactive style during multisensory storytelling with persons with profound intellectual and multiple disabilities.

Background: Multisensory storytelling (MSST) is an individualised activity for people with profound intellectual and multiple disabilities (PIMD) in which a story is being told with an emphasis on sensory experiences and social interaction. MSST is a promising approach, but needs more empirical research evidence. In general, there is a lack of research about staff interaction during specific activities with people with PIMD.

Medical treatment of senile cataract: clinical investigation of bendazac-lysine using objective and subjective methods.

A modified Zeiss slit lamp coupled with a digital image-processing system was used to evaluate objectively changes in lens transparency over 1 year at 4-month intervals in 150 eyes of 92 patients affected by early senile cataract. A total of 59 patients were treated daily with 1.5 g bendazac-lysine, and 33 patients constituted the control group.