Massage Therapy Can Prevent the Risk of Autism Spectrum Disorders in Children

Andy Martahan Andreas; Ratna Djuwita; Helda Helda; Rini Sekartni; Sri Hartati R. Suradijono; Thjin Wiguna; Angela B. M. Tulaar; Yusuf Kristianto; Hendrik Hendrik

doi:10.3889/oamjms.2021.7436

Authors

Andy Martahan Andreas Community Epidemiology Study Program, Faculty of Public Health, University of Indonesia, Jakarta, Indonesia
Ratna Djuwita Community Epidemiology Study Program, Faculty of Public Health, University of Indonesia, Jakarta, Indonesia
Helda Helda Community Epidemiology Study Program, Faculty of Public Health, University of Indonesia, Jakarta, Indonesia
Rini Sekartni Department of Pediatrics and Development, Faculty of Medicine, University of Indonesia, Jakarta, Indonesia
Sri Hartati R. Suradijono Department of Developmental Psychology, Faculty of Psychology, University of Indonesia, Jakarta, Indonesia
Thjin Wiguna Department of Child Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, University of Indonesia, Jakarta, Indonesia
Angela B. M. Tulaar Department of Medical Rehabilitation, Faculty of Medicine, University of Indonesia, Jakarta, Indonesia
Yusuf Kristianto Health Polytechnic, Ministry of Health Jakarta 1, Jakarta, Indonesia
Hendrik Hendrik Department of Physiotherapy, Health Polytechnic, Ministry of Health Makassar, Makassar, Indonesia https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3508-0050

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3889/oamjms.2021.7436

Keywords:

Massage therapy, Babies, Autism spectrum disorders, Modified checklist for autism in toddler

Abstract

Abstract

Background: The prevalence of people with autism spectrum disorders in some parts of the world tends to increase, in Indonesia alone, accurate and complete data and information from people with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) are still lacking, so it is feared that many children with risk symptoms of autism spectrum disorders do not get treatment early.

Aim: This study aims to prevent the risk of autism spectrum disorders in children by applying massage therapy based on analysis of the Modified Check List for Autism in Toddler (M-Chat) scores.

Methods: The study was conducted from May 2019 to March 2020 at three public health centers in the city of Jakarta. An analysis was carried out before and after the application of massage in a time series of four periods on 10 children aged 18-36 months with M-Chat scores, then analyzed by receiver operating characteristic (ROC) to obtain a cut off point to determine the risk status of autism spectrum disorders.

Results: The results showed that there was an effect of massage therapy on the M-Chat score of children with autism spectrum disorder risk p=0.004 <0.05 and changes in the M-Chat score of children with autism spectrum disorder risk experienced significant changes after massage in the third and fourth therapy periods. with p = 0.005 and p = 0.007 < 0.05.

Conclusion: The results show that massage therapy can prevent the risk of autism spectrum disorders in children based on the Modified Check List for Autism in Toddler (M-Chat).

Keywords: Massage therapy, babies, autism spectrum disorders, modified checklist for autism in toddler

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