Cooperative parent-mediated therapy for Italian preschool children with autism spectrum disorder: a randomized controlled trial.
Parent-mediated intervention is widely used for pre-schoolers with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Previous studies indicate small-to-moderate effects on social communication skills, but with a wide heterogeneity that requires further research. In this randomized controlled trial (RCT), cooperative...
| Published in: | European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Vol. 29; no. 7; pp. 935 - 947 |
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Springer Nature
Jul2020
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ccm&AN=144282092&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: ccm uiTerm: 144282092 longDbName: CINAHL Complete uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: dissinfo: jinfo: jid: 10188827 EJ3 jtl: European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry issn: 10188827 maglogo: N pubinfo: dt: Jul2020 vid: 29 iid: 7 pid: 237 pub: Springer Nature place: New York, New York artinfo: ui: 144282092 144282092 144282092 10.1007/s00787-019-01395-5 144282092 ppf: 935 ppct: 12 formats: fmt: – @attributes: type: T – @attributes: type: P tig: atl: Cooperative parent-mediated therapy for Italian preschool children with autism spectrum disorder: a randomized controlled trial. aug: au: Valeri, Giovanni Casula, Laura Menghini, Deny Amendola, Filomena Alessandra Napoli, Eleonora Pasqualetti, Patrizio Vicari, Stefano affil: Department of Neuroscience, IRCCS Children's Hospital Bambino Gesù, Piazza Sant' Onofrio, 4 00165, Rome, Italy sug: subj: Cooperative Behavior Parental Behavior Autism Spectrum Disorder Therapy Treatment Outcomes Human Randomized Controlled Trials Child, Preschool Child Male Female Communication Skills Evaluation Autism Spectrum Disorder Diagnosis Scales Severity of Illness Affective Disorders Diagnosis Self Report Caregivers Stress, Psychological Evaluation Multidisciplinary Care Team Child, Preschool: 2-5 years Child: 6-12 years Male Female ab: Parent-mediated intervention is widely used for pre-schoolers with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Previous studies indicate small-to-moderate effects on social communication skills, but with a wide heterogeneity that requires further research. In this randomized controlled trial (RCT), cooperative parent-mediated therapy (CPMT) an individual parent coaching program for young children with ASD was administered to preschool children with ASD. All children received the same low-intensity psychosocial intervention (LPI) delivered in community settings, to evaluate the potential additional benefit of CPMT. Thirty-four participants with ASD (7 females; 27 males; aged 2, 6, 11 years) and their parents were included in the trial. The primary blinded outcome was social communication skills, assessed using the ADOS-G social communication algorithm score (ADOS-G SC). Secondary outcomes included ASD symptom severity, parent-rated language abilities and emotional/behavioral problems, and self-reported caregiver stress. Evaluations were made at baseline and post-treatment (at 6 months) by an independent multidisciplinary team. Results documented that CPMT showed an additional benefit on LPI with significant improvements of the primary blinded outcome, socio-communication skills, and of some secondary outcomes such as ASD symptom severity, emotional problems and parental stress related to parent–child dysfunctional interaction. No additional benefit was found for language abilities. Findings of our RCT show that CPMT provide an additional significant short-term treatment benefit on ASD core symptoms, when compared with active control group receiving only LPI. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: research tables/charts randomized controlled trial Journal Article ougenre: Article language: English refInfo: holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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