TITLE:
Snoezelen to Promote Improved Emotional Status in Stroke Caused by Defoliat Exposure in the Vietnam War: Case Study
AUTHORS:
Su-Kyoung Lee, Sang-Yeol Lee, Myoung-Kwon Kim
KEYWORDS:
Defoliant; Snoezelen; Stroke
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Pathology,
Vol.3 No.2,
April
25,
2013
ABSTRACT: Objectives: The effects of snoezelen-based therapy on
emotional status were investigated in Vietnam War veterans with brain injury
suspected to be caused by defoliant exposure. Methods: A single subject A-B-A’-B’ experimental design was used to
determine the effects of snoezelen-based therapy. Results: A pegboard test to examine physical changes in a
psychologically stable state, showed a decrease in measured time required from pegboard
test. In the present study, which used an A-B-A’-B’ research design, the first test
showed that the snoezelen reduced tension-anxiety, anger-hostility and depression-dejection
while the second test showed similar effects, except for fatigue-inertia and
confusion-bewilderment. Conclusion: Snoezelen
therapy had a positive effect on emotional stability and cognitive ability in a
patient with emotional instability due to combat experience in the Vietnam War
and with stroke caused by defoliant exposure.