anxiety prevention
Conditions
Interventions
Experimental group: 21 children underwent a 10-week intervention (once a week) from CBT program, aiming to promote social-emotional skills and to prevent anxiety. Control Group: 22 children received t
Behavioural
F04.754.137
Sponsors
Universidade Federal de São Paulo
Universidade Federal de São Paulo
Eligibility
Age
4 Years to 7 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: age between 4 and 7 years; both genders; parental permission
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Mental disability
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Expected outcome 1: Significant reduction of anxiety symptoms in the Experimental Group, while the Control Group maintained or increased the values of anxiety symptoms after the intervention with the protocol.;Result Found 1: Both groups had a reduction in anxiety levels assessed by the pre-school anxiety scale (SBP), and behavioral anxiety inventory subscale (CBCL) The Experimental group had an average anxiety score assessed by the pre-school anxiety scale before intervention (February 2017) of 41.18 and the Control group had a mean of 40.93; by the anxiety subscale of the behavioral inventory, the Experimental group had a score of 4.62 and the Control Group of 4.06. After the 10-week intervention, the groups were evaluated again (May 2017), by the pre-school anxiety scale the mean score of the Experimental Group was 36.62 and the control group was 33.40. By the anxiety subscale of the behavioral inventory, the Experimental group had a mean score of 4.56 and the control group of 3.60.;Expected outcome 2: That the follow-up of the reduction of anxiety symptoms scores in the experimental group was maintained or decreased further, while the control group maintained or increased.;Result Found 2: A follow-up was performed three months after the intervention (August 2017), the pre-school anxiety scale, and the mean score of the Experimental Group was 31 and the control group was 30.30. by the anxiety subscale of the behavioral inventory, the Experimental group had a mean score of 3.75 and the control group of 3.13. To determine if there was any statistically significant difference between the two groups, one year of repeated measures was run for the pre-school anxiety scale F (2.58) = .11 p> 0.05, as well as for the anxiety inventory subscale of behaviors F (2.58) = .12 p> 0.05 | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Expected outcome 3: reduction of internalizing symptoms in the Experimental Group, while Control Group maintained symptom values after the intervention with the protocol.;Result Found 3: both groups presented reduction of internalizing symptoms, such as somatic complaints and depressive symptoms, this was evaluated through the subscale of internalizing symptoms of the behavioral inventory (CBCL). The Experimental group had a mean score of internalizing symptoms evaluated by the behavioral inventory before intervention (February 2017) of 14.31 and the Control group a mean of 11. After having performed the 10-week intervention, the groups (May 2017), through the inventory of behaviors, the Experimental group had a mean score of 13.56 and the control group of 10.;Expected outcome 4: That in follow-up the reduction of internalizing symptoms scores in the experimental group were maintained or decreased even more, while the control group was maintained or increased.;Result Found 4: A follow-up was carried out at three months after the intervention (August 2017), by the behavioral inventory the mean score of the Experimental Group was 13.43 and the control group was 8.33. To find out if there was any statistical difference between the two groups, one year of repeated measures F (2.58) = .48 p> 0.05;Expected outcome 5: increase in the pro-social behavior only in the experimental group, as measured by the subscales of the capacity and difficulty questionnaire (SDQ) after the intervention with the protocol.;Result Found 5: No changes were found in the pro-social behavior when assessed by parents through the skills and difficulties questionnaire (SDQ). The Experimental group had an average score of pro-social behavior assessed by subscales of the skills and difficulties questionnaire before intervention (February 2017) of 7.75 and the Control group a mean of 8. After having performed the intervention of 10 (May 2017), the Experimental group had a mean score of 7.75 and the | — |
Countries
Brazil
Contacts
Public ContactLina Herrera Nunez Rivero
Universidade Federal de São Paulo
Outcome results
None listed