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Sandmire DA, O'Brien JC, Lemieux SM, et al. Cardiovascular and electroencephalographic responses to purposeful versus nonpurposeful activities in children. Occup Ther Health Care. 2008;22(4):1-18doi: 10.1080/07380570802244068.
Sandmire, D. A., O'Brien, J. C., Lemieux, S. M., Meyer, S. A., & Moutinho, S. D. (2008). Cardiovascular and electroencephalographic responses to purposeful versus nonpurposeful activities in children. Occupational therapy in health care, 22(4), 1-18. https://doi.org/10.1080/07380570802244068
Sandmire, David A, et al. "Cardiovascular and electroencephalographic responses to purposeful versus nonpurposeful activities in children." Occupational therapy in health care vol. 22,4 (2008): 1-18. doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/07380570802244068
Sandmire DA, O'Brien JC, Lemieux SM, Meyer SA, Moutinho SD. Cardiovascular and electroencephalographic responses to purposeful versus nonpurposeful activities in children. Occup Ther Health Care. 2008;22(4):1-18. doi: 10.1080/07380570802244068. PMID: 23930755.
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Occup Ther Health Care. 2008;22(4):1-18. doi: 10.1080/07380570802244068.

Cardiovascular and electroencephalographic responses to purposeful versus nonpurposeful activities in children.

Occupational therapy in health care

David A Sandmire, Jane Clifford O'Brien, Sandra M Lemieux, Sarah A Meyer, Sandra D Moutinho

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  1. College of Arts and Sciences, Department of Biological Sciences, University of England, Biddeford, Maine.

PMID: 23930755 DOI: 10.1080/07380570802244068

Abstract

To discern effects of purposefulness on cardiovascular and neural responses, heart rate and electroencephalographic recordings were taken in 31 children performing purposeful and nonpurposeful activities of equal duration and cardiopulmonary workload. Heart rate increased from resting levels during both purposeful (p = .001) and nonpurposeful (p = .01) activities, but the level of increase was the same for both (p = .30). Similarities in heart rate during purposeful and nonpurposeful activities suggest that purposefulness might not influence heart rate response in children. Encephalographic recordings did not show a higher beta-wave activity quotient during purposeful activity (p = .33).

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