scholarly journals Impact of psycho-education on care givers mental health and perceived stress of children with autism

2014 ◽  
Vol 23 (1) ◽  
pp. 39-45
Author(s):  
Jesan Ara ◽  
Kamal Uddin Ahmed Chowdhury
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Perceived Stress ◽  
Children With Autism ◽  
Autism Spectrum ◽  
Health Condition ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Mental Health Condition ◽  
Education Session ◽  
Care Givers ◽  
Experimental Group

The purpose of the study was to assess the impact of psycho-education on care givers mental health and level of stress. The study attempts to increase knowledge about autism in addition to reduce stress and disturbances of mental health condition among care givers of children with autism. Pre-post design was used to assess the perceived stress and mental health condition of the participants. The control group did not receive the psycho?education session and the experimental group received the psycho-education session. During the pretest all measures were administered and in post-test session all measures were re-administered to the experimental group and the control group. During postintervention phase, a significant improvement in care givers' perceived stress and mental health condition (except severe depression) was noted in the experimental group. But condition of the care givers of the control group who did not receive psycho-education remained the same for the same variables. Results suggested that psycho-educational intervention is effective in increasing knowledge regarding the condition and in meeting the needs of the care givers of children with autism spectrum disorders.

scholarly journals Mental health condition of college students compared to non-students during COVID-19 lockdown: the CONFINS study

BMJ Open ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (8) ◽  
pp. e053231
Author(s):  
Julie Arsandaux ◽  
Ilaria Montagni ◽  
Mélissa Macalli ◽  
Nathalie Texier ◽  
Mathilde Pouriel ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
College Students ◽  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Perceived Stress ◽  
Health Condition ◽  
Anxiety Symptoms ◽  
Secondary Outcome ◽  
Mental Health Condition ◽  
Online Questionnaire ◽  
Suicidal Thoughts

ObjectivesTo estimate the effect of student status on mental health condition during COVID-19 general lockdown in France.DesignCross-sectional analysis comparing students and non-students recruited in the same study.SettingParticipants of the web-based CONFINS study implemented during the general lockdown in France in spring 2020.Participants2260 participants (78% women) including 1335 students (59%).Primary and secondary outcome measuresThrough an online questionnaire, participants declared if they have experienced suicidal thoughts, coded their perceived stress on a 10-points scale and completed validated mental health scales (Patient Health Questionnaire-9 for depressive symptoms, Generalised Anxiety Disorder-7 for anxiety symptoms) during the last 7 days. The effect of college student status on each mental health condition was estimated using multivariate logistic regression analyses. Stratified models for students and non-students were performed to identify population-specific factors.ResultsStudent status was associated with a higher frequency of depressive symptoms (adjusted OR (aOR)=1.58; 95% CI 1.17 to 2.14), anxiety symptoms (aOR=1.51; 95% CI 1.10 to 2.07), perceived stress (n=1919, aOR=1.70, 95% CI 1.26 to 2.29) and suicidal thoughts (n=1919, aOR=1.57, 95% CI 0.97 to 2.53). Lockdown conditions that could be potentially aggravating on mental health like isolation had a higher impact on students than on non-students.ConclusionsCollege students were at higher risk of mental health disturbances during lockdown than non-students, even after taking into account several potential confounding factors. A close follow-up and monitoring of students’ mental health status is warranted during lockdown periods in this vulnerable population.

scholarly journals Effects of an attachment-based parent intervention on mothers of children with autism spectrum disorder: preliminary findings from a non-randomized controlled trial

2021 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Nobuyo Kubo ◽  
Megumi Kitagawa ◽  
Sayaka Iwamoto ◽  
Toshifumi Kishimoto
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Randomized Controlled Trial ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Intervention Group ◽  
Children With Autism ◽  
Autism Spectrum ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Randomized Controlled ◽  
Children With Asd

Abstract Background Caregivers of children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) often experience difficulties in responding appropriately to the needs of those children, who typically express attachment in distinct and nonconventional ways. This highlights the need for an attachment-based approach targeted at caregivers of children with ASD. Circle of Security Parenting (COSP), an attachment-based parenting program, is designed to increase caregivers’ sensitivity to children’s attachment needs. The aim of this study was to provide verification of the effectiveness of COSP in mothers of children with ASD. Methods This study was a non-randomized controlled trial. Sixty mothers of children with ASD aged 4–12 were recruited. Twenty mothers received the COSP intervention, while 40 did not. The characteristics of children in the control group were matched with those of the intervention group. To evaluate the outcomes of the intervention, changes in parental self-efficacy and mental health were assessed using the Tool to Measure Parenting Self-Efficacy (TOPSE) and the General Health Questionnaire-30 (GHQ-30). The children’s improvement in emotional and behavioral problems was assessed from the mothers’ perspective using the Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL). Both groups completed the assessments in parallel. Evaluations were compared between baseline (T1) and 6-month follow-up (T2). Results Scores for self-efficacy and mental health of mothers and behavior of children were significantly improved from T1 to T2 in the intervention group, but not in the control group. Participants’ mental health was markedly worsened in the control group. Conclusion This study demonstrated that the COSP program for mothers of children with ASD improved their parental self-efficacy and mental health, and reduced their subjective sense of difficulties related to their children’s behaviors. Our findings support the effectiveness of the attachment-based program for mothers of children with ASD, providing the groundwork for further studies of the attachment-based intervention for children with ASD and their families. Future studies with larger samples and randomization are also needed for direct evaluation of the improvement of children's attachment security, and for exploration of the synergistic relationship between various family support strategies and COSP. Trial Registration This trial was registered with the University Hospital Medical Information Network Clinical Trial Registry (No. UMIN000039574)

The effectiveness of the )TEACCH( program in the effective expression of children with autism spectrum disorder

2021 ◽  
Vol 28 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Autism Spectrum Disorder ◽  
Children With Autism ◽  
Autism Spectrum ◽  
Learning Disorders ◽  
Spectrum Disorder ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Psychological Profile ◽  
The Third ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Experimental Group

The current research aimed to know the effectiveness of the TEACCH program in developing an effective expression for children with autism spectrum disorder, and the target community for research were children with autism spectrum disorder, and the sample consisted of (10) children, all of whom were males, chosen by a simple random method, and their ages ranged between (3-6) years, who are present (at Al-Nourain Center for Autism and Learning Disorders) in Al-Diwaniyah. The children were distributed into two groups, by (the experimental group included (5) children, and (5) children for the control group), the psychological profile battery was used - the third version Which is called idiomatically (PEP-3), and the effective expression scale has been adopted as a tool for data collection, which is the independent scale in the third edition of the Psychological Profile Battery (2014), and the premium for using the CARS ST-2 scale to determine the level of disorder (ASD), In addition, the results of the study indicated that there were statistically significant differences between the scores of the experimental group members for the effective expression scale between the pre and post-tests, and in favor of the post-test, there were no statistically significant differences between the scores of the individuals in the control group for the scale. Effective expression, there are statistically significant differences between the mean scores of the experimental group and the control group in the post scale and for the reconciliation of the experimental group. Keywords: TEACCH, effective expression, for children with autism spectrum disorder

Pre- and Post Tests Results of Teaching Learning Resource Package Applied on Children with Autism

2012 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Hina Fazil ◽  
Shaista Naz ◽  
Nasir Sulman
Keyword(s):  
Special Education ◽  
Social Skills ◽  
Portfolio Assessment ◽  
Children With Autism ◽  
Autism Spectrum ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Single Subject ◽  
Learning Resource ◽  
Teaching Learning ◽  
Experimental Group

Autism is an extensively multifaceted clutter. The core deficits in the areas of communication, social behavior, and excessive repetitive behavior could incline children with autism spectrum disorders to present problem behavior. Children with autism are misdiagnosed in Pakistan and majorities are placed in schools for children with mental retardation. Special education teachers are not fully trained to teach children with autism according to their needs. The objectives of the study were to develop language and social skills of children with autism in Pakistan and to measure the efficacy of Teaching Learning Resource (TLR) for children with Autism in Pakistan. Researchers have developed a TLR package which focused on visual based learning and applied with Pre –Post design (ABA) to determine the effectiveness of its usability. Researchers have selected two groups (experimental group N=5, control group N=5). Only the experimental group took three months (15 hours per week) training. The qualitative research methods such as portfolio assessment and case study method were used to report developmental changes while paired samples t-test was applied to measure the effectiveness of TLR package with regards to performance of the children with autism. The results of the study showed significant improvement in the socialization and communication skills of children in the experimental group. This study concludes that after proper adaptation, TLR package is likely to be successful in training autistic children in particular and children with developmental disabilities in general at various situations like home, in a classroom situation and in distance training program.   Keywords - Special Education, Teaching Learning Resource Package for children with autism, Development of Language and social skills, Single subject design(ABA), Children with Autism in Pakistan.

scholarly journals Effect of a Service-Learning Program on the Active Lifestyle of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Pilot Study

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (11) ◽  
pp. 4354
Author(s):  
Teresa Valverde-Esteve ◽  
Oscar Chiva-Bartoll ◽  
Celina Salvador-García ◽  
María Maravé-Vivas
Keyword(s):  
Service Learning ◽  
Intervention Program ◽  
Children With Autism ◽  
Autism Spectrum ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Learning Program ◽  
Physically Active ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
Active Lifestyles ◽  
Experimental Group

Background: active lifestyles and Physical Activity (PA) are closely related to health. Healthy habits such as being physically active should be consolidated during childhood. Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) present fewer opportunities to be involved in PA. For this reason, we conducted a Service-Learning (SL) program to enhance the possibility of participating ASD children enjoying PA sessions. The aim of this study was to analyze and describe the evolution in terms of the frequency and intensity of PA performed by ASD children who participated in the SL program. Methods: we used a quasi-experimental design. The sample was formed by 26 children with ASD (Experimental group: n = 16; 4 girls, 12 boys) (Control group: n = 10; 1 girl, 9 boys) with ASD level 1. Results: after the intervention program, moderate PA during the week increased significantly (Pre-Median: 92.04, Range: 35.71–126.47 min; Post-Median: 212.67, Range: 99.75, 271.04 min) (p ≤ 0.001). When comparing both groups, the tendency to do PA in the Experimental group remained more stable. Also, the improvements in moderate intensities were higher in the Experimental group after the intervention. Conclusion: a six-month SL program improved the moderate PA routines of ASD children. However, longer programs and longitudinal studies are required.

Health care professionals who experience mental health issues

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 63-67 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christopher Francis Barber
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Health Care Professionals ◽  
Health Condition ◽  
Work Place ◽  
Mental Health Condition ◽  
Health Issues ◽  
Short Article ◽  
Care Givers ◽  
Mental Health Issues ◽  
To Come

Healthcare professionals are as likely to experience mental health issues as any other group of people within society. Many of these professionals are reluctant or afraid to ‘come out’ as living with a mental health condition and those that do tend to experience a lack of understanding and compassion from their colleagues, with some reporting covert and even overt discrimination. This short article focuses on the work place experiences of those who live with a mental health condition, including those who are informal care givers and the role of the nurse in challenging such discrimination.

scholarly journals The Effects of Structured Physical Activity Program on Social Interaction and Communication for Children with Autism

2018 ◽  
Vol 2018 ◽  
pp. 1-13 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mengxian Zhao ◽  
Shihui Chen
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Social Skills ◽  
Social Interaction ◽  
Children With Autism ◽  
Autism Spectrum ◽  
Physical Activity Program ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Children With Asd ◽  
Activity Program ◽  
Experimental Group

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of structured physical activity program on social interaction and communication of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Fifty children with ASD from a special school were randomly divided into experimental and control groups. 25 children with ASD were placed in the experimental group, and the other 25 children as the control group participated in regular physical activity. A total of forty-one participants completed the study. A 12-week structured physical activity program was implemented with a total of 24 exercise sessions targeting social interaction and communication of children with ASD, and a quasi-experimental design was used for this study. Data were collected using quantitative and qualitative instruments. SSIS and ABLLS-R results showed that an overall improvement in social skills and social interaction for the experimental group across interim and posttests, F=8.425, p=0.001 (p<0.005), and significant improvements appeared in communication, cooperation, social interaction, and self-control subdomains (p<0.005). Conversely, no statistically significant differences were found in the control group (p>0.005). The study concluded that the special structured physical activity program positively influenced social interaction and communication skills of children with ASD, especially in social skills, communication, prompt response, and frequency of expression.

scholarly journals Changes in Developmental Trajectories of Preschool Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder during Parental Based Intensive Intervention

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (5) ◽  
pp. 289 ◽  
Author(s):  
Arianna Bentenuto ◽  
Giulio Bertamini ◽  
Silvia Perzolli ◽  
Paola Venuti
Keyword(s):  
Autism Spectrum Disorder ◽  
Preschool Children ◽  
Children With Autism ◽  
Autism Spectrum ◽  
Spectrum Disorder ◽  
Initial Assessment ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Positive Effects ◽  
Intensive Intervention ◽  
Experimental Group

Background: Research highlights the positive effects of early intensive intervention with parent and school involvement for preschool children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) on general developmental outcomes and social skills in randomized controlled trials. However, given the inter-individual variability in the response to treatment, it is necessary to investigate intervention effects in terms of mediators and moderators in order to explain variability and to highlight mechanisms of change. Methods: 25 children in the experimental group were exposed to early intensive intervention and 14 children in the control group were subjected to “as usual” intervention. The initial assessment was obtained at the time of diagnosis (T1) and the follow-up assessment was conducted after 15 months of intervention (T2) in both groups. Results: Participants in the experimental group achieved more prominent gains in both cognitive and socio-interactive skills. The role of specific factors able to predict general quotient and language quotient after intervention were investigated, pointing out the contribution of personal–social and performance abilities. Conclusions: The findings support the importance of parental involvement in targeting ASD core symptoms. Further, results informed our understanding of early predictors in order to identify specific elements to be targeted in the individualized intervention design.

scholarly journals Kaleidoscope

2016 ◽  
Vol 208 (5) ◽  
pp. 503-504 ◽  
Author(s):  
Derek K. Tracy ◽  
Dan W. Joyce ◽  
Sukhwinder S. Shergill
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Assortative Mating ◽  
Substance Misuse ◽  
Population Sample ◽  
Autism Spectrum ◽  
Health Condition ◽  
Health Conditions ◽  
Mental Health Condition ◽  
Hyperactivity Disorder ◽  
Threefold Increase

Nordsletten and colleagues1 report on the first study looking at assortative mating and psychiatric disorders in a representative population sample (of over 700 000). Compared with the general population, the odds of having a partner who also suffers from a mental health problem – both within and across disorders – were significantly elevated: cross-assortative mating was approximately 0.15 for bipolar disorder, 0.36 for substance misuse, and over 0.40 for attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and schizophrenia. Overall, having one of these disorders was associated with an approximately two- to threefold increase in the odds of having a mate with the same or an alternative mental health condition. Interestingly and importantly, such cross-assortative mating was not found for a range of physical health conditions, including diabetes, rheumatoid arthritis and multiple sclerosis.

scholarly journals Psychoeducation group for parents who raise a child with autism spectrum disorder

2018 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Desvi Yanti Mukhtar ◽  
T Dicky Hastjarjo ◽  
Amitya Kumara ◽  
M G Adiyanti
Keyword(s):  
Autism Spectrum Disorder ◽  
Parenting Stress ◽  
Children With Autism ◽  
Autism Spectrum ◽  
Spectrum Disorder ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Experimental Group ◽  
Test Of Knowledge

The aim of the research is to know how the impact of psychoeducation group to the level of parenting stress of parents who raise a child with autism spectrum disorder. This research used quasi experimental method with the design of the untreated control group with dependent pretest and posttest samples. This research involved 25 parents  (20 mothers and 5 fathers) who raise a child with autism spectrum disorder divided into two groups, experimental group and  the control group. The experimental group has received psychoeducation treatment with ecological approach for two months (8 meetings, conducted once a week). This research used Scale of Parenting Stress, observation, test of knowledge about parenting of children with autism spectrum disorder, and sheet of evaluation of psychoeducationactivities  in collecting the data. The result of the analysis with mixed anovahave shown that psychoeducation group has no effect to the level  of parenting stress (F = 0,697 p > 0,05). The result of check manipulation have shown that the knowledge of subject on parenting of children with autism increase after join in the psychoeducation group. The result of the evaluation have  shown that subject get other benefits from the psychoeducation group, for instance make a friend, increase the knowledge about parenting of children with autism spectrum disorder, increase confidence in parenting, more patience, instance optimism and excitement in parenting and facing the future,  be grateful for the condition of the children, realize role and responsibility in parenting child with autism and feel get support from professionals.

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