Autism Spectrum Disorder
Conditions
Keywords
Autism, positive parenting program, parent education, psychiatric nursing
Brief summary
This project will be conducted in a private autism center in order to investigate the effects of Triple P training, which will be given to parents of children with Autism Spectrum Disorder, on the children's repetitive behaviors and the parents' burnout levels. The study is a randomized controlled trial and the study sample will consist of parents of children with Autism Spectrum Disorder. The children/parents included in the study sample will be numbered according to the order of arrival and 35 will be assigned to the intervention group and 35 will be assigned to the control group. During the randomization phase of the study, 70 children/parents with ASD will be randomly assigned to the intervention and control groups using Statistical Analysis Software. Data analysis will be performed using the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS v26.0, IBM Corp., Armonk, NY, USA). Descriptive data will be analyzed as mean, frequency and percentage. The conformity of quantitative data to normal distribution will be evaluated using the Kolmogorov-Smirnov test. Paired sample t-test will be used to compare dependent groups with normal distribution, independent sample t-test will be used to compare independent groups with normal distribution. P value will be considered significant if it is less than 0.05.
Interventions
OTHERParenting Education
The intervention group will receive 8 sessions of Triple P (positive parenting training).
Sponsors
Uskudar University
Özlem Teke
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
DOUBLE (Subject, Outcomes Assessor)
Intervention model description
Randomized controlled trial
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
0 Years to 12 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Having a child diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder between the ages of 0 and 12 * Being willing to participate in the study * Parents who speak Turkish
Exclusion criteria
* Parents of children with Autism Spectrum Disorder who are 13 years of age or older * Parents who do not speak Turkish
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| General mental state of parents of children with autism spectrum disorder | T1: Baseline T2: 8 weeks T3: 3 months post-intervention | General Health Questionnaire-28-Will be used to evaluate the general mental state of parents of children with autism spectrum disorder. The scale, developed by Goldberg and utilizing the GSA-type scoring method, is used as a four-item scale in which the first two items are scored negatively and the last two items positively. Accordingly, items a and b are scored as 0 (zero), while items c and d are scored as 1 (one). The total score on the scale can range from a minimum of 0 to a maximum of 28. Individuals who score 4 or below are considered to be normal in terms of mental health, whereas those who score 5 or above are evaluated as being in the at-risk group regarding their mental health. |
Other
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Assessment of repetitive behaviors in children with autism spectrum disorders | T1: Baseline T2: 8 weeks T3: 3 months post-intervention | Repetitive Behavior Scale-Revised/RBS-R-It will be used to evaluate the repetitive behaviors of children with autism spectrum disorder and the severity of these behaviors. The items in the scale are rated using a four-point Likert scale (0: Behavior not present, 1: Mild level, 2: Moderate level, 3: Severe level). Higher scores on the scale are interpreted as indicating an increased severity of repetitive behaviors observed in children. |
| Burnout levels of parents of children with autism spectrum disorder | T1: Baseline T2: 8 weeks T3: 3 months post-intervention | Parent Burnout Assessment (PBA)- Will be used to assess burnout levels of parents of children with autism spectrum disorder. The scale consists of 23 items and is scored using a 7-point Likert system. Higher total scores on the scale indicate greater severity of parental burnout. The possible score range for each item varies between 0 and 6. |
Countries
Turkey (Türkiye)
Contacts
Primary ContactÖzlem Teke, MAS
Backup ContactElçin Babaoğlu, Asst. Prof. Dr.
Outcome results
None listed