McLay Laura-Lee Kathleen, France Karyn
a School of Health Sciences, University of Canterbury , Christchurch , New Zealand.
Dev Neurorehabil. 2016;19(2):123-34. doi: 10.3109/17518423.2014.904452. Epub 2014 Apr 11.
This paper examines the efficacy of non-behavioural and non-pharmacological approaches to the treatment of sleep disturbance in individuals with autism spectrum disorder.
A systematic search of electronic databases and reference lists identified eight studies that met inclusion criteria. Studies were evaluated according to (a) treatment used, (b) participants, (c) experimental design, (d) baseline measures, (e) dependent variables, (f) follow-up measures, (g) reliability and treatment integrity, (h) results and certainty of evidence and (i) implications for treatment.
Positive outcomes were reported for the use of massage therapy and vitamin supplements. Aromatherapy was reported to have no effect on sleep. No studies were found that examined other non-traditional treatment approaches, nor did any of the studies provide conclusive evidence.
The limited corpus of evidence and the methodological limitations suggests that the efficacy of non-traditional approaches to treatment of sleep problems in individuals with autism is yet to be demonstrated.
本文探讨非行为和非药物方法治疗自闭症谱系障碍个体睡眠障碍的疗效。
对电子数据库和参考文献列表进行系统检索，确定了八项符合纳入标准的研究。根据以下方面对研究进行评估：(a) 使用的治疗方法，(b) 参与者，(c) 实验设计，(d) 基线测量，(e) 因变量，(f) 随访测量，(g) 信度和治疗完整性，(h) 结果和证据的确定性，以及(i) 对治疗的启示。
报告称按摩疗法和维生素补充剂有积极效果。据报道，芳香疗法对睡眠没有影响。未发现研究其他非传统治疗方法的研究，也没有任何一项研究提供确凿证据。
证据有限且存在方法学局限性，这表明非传统方法治疗自闭症个体睡眠问题的疗效尚未得到证实。
