Embregts,P. J. C. M.van Oorsouw,W.M.W.J.Wintels,S.van Delden,R.Evers,V.Reidsma,D.2025-02-012025-02-012020Embregts, P J C M, van Oorsouw, W M W J, Wintels, S, van Delden, R, Evers, V & Reidsma, D 2020, 'Comparing a playful interactive product to watching television : An exploratory study for people with profound intellectual and multiple disabilities', Journal of Intellectual and Developmental Disability, vol. 45, no. 1, pp. 78-88. https://doi.org/10.3109/13668250.2018.15378461366-8250ORCID: /0000-0003-3567-1528/work/5636865510.3109/13668250.2018.1537846https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14602/69833The work presented in this paper has been funded by the Dutch national research programme COMMIT/ (subproject: IUALL) and has received additional funding from the Dutch health-care organization Dichterbij. The authors thank all the clients, parents, and staff, and especially Carla, Jan, Gerryan, and Luciënne, for their participation, input, and passionate enthusiasm.Background: New technologies could broaden activities for people with profound intellectual and multiple disabilities (PIMD). This study compared watching television with a newly-developed interactive ball. Method: The ball responded with sounds, lights, and wiggling to the player’s voice and movements. Five control sessions (watching television) were compared to five experimental sessions (interactive ball). Observations were evaluated with 10s-partial-interval recording focussed on indicators of alertness and affect, yielding 900 measurements/participant. Data were analysed with Nonoverlap-of-All-Pairs analyses and visual inspection. Results: Four out of nine participants responded positively to the ball regarding alertness. Three of them also showed positive changes regarding affective behaviour. For three participants, responses were comparable to television sessions. Finally, responses of two participants appeared difficult to observe. Conclusions: Responses to the ball varied widely, which fits the heterogeneous character of the targetgroup. Results are reasonably encouraging when it comes to the development and implications of interactive technologies for people with PIMD.enginfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessCOMMUNICATIONHAPPINESSINCREASING INDEXESINDIVIDUALSINVENTORYQUALITYSUPPORTTechnologyUNHAPPINESSVERSIONalertnessintellectual disabilityinteractive activityleisurequality of lifeComparing a playful interactive product to watching television: An exploratory study for people with profound intellectual and multiple disabilitiesArticleGeneral rights Copyright and moral rights for the publications made accessible in the public portal are retained by the authors and/or other copyright owners and it is a condition of accessing publications that users recognise and abide by the legal requirements associated with these rights. - Users may download and print one copy of any publication from the public portal for the purpose of private study or research. - You may not further distribute the material or use it for any profit-making activity or commercial gain - You may freely distribute the URL identifying the publication in the public portal" Take down policy If you believe that this document breaches copyright please contact us providing details, and we will remove access to the work immediately and investigate your claim.https://app-eu.readspeaker.com/cgi-bin/rsent?customerid=10118&lang=en_us&readclass=rs_readArea&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tandfonline.com%2Fdoi%2Ffull%2F10.3109%2F13668250.2018.1537846https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/85063153814open282076272066046https://research.tilburguniversity.edu/en/publications/413e1cb6-726a-4225-bdfb-2760d762cd25(c) Universiteit van TilburgEmbregts, P. J. C. M.§0000-0003-3567-1528van Oorsouw, W.M.W.J.Wintels, S.van Delden, R.Evers, V.Reidsma, D.