Call Nathan A, Alvarez Jessica P, Simmons Christina A, Lomas Mevers Joanna E, Scheithauer Mindy C
1 Emory University, USA.
2 Marcus Autism Center, USA.
Autism. 2017 Apr;21(3):375-379. doi: 10.1177/1362361316644732. Epub 2016 Jul 9.
The external validity of behavioral treatments for elopement (i.e. leaving supervision without permission) remains unclear because studies to date include only small samples ( n = 1-3). This study quantified the overall effectiveness of behavioral treatments for elopement by retrospectively examining treatment data from all patients seen for the treatment of elopement at an intensive day treatment clinic ( n = 11), irrespective of treatment success. Reductions in elopement from baseline to the final treatment for each participant demonstrate that behavioral intervention is a highly effective treatment for elopement, as determined by the large effect size (Cohen's d = 1.18).
针对出走行为（即未经许可离开监管）的行为治疗的外部有效性仍不明确，因为迄今为止的研究样本量都很小（n = 1 - 3）。本研究通过回顾性分析在一家强化日间治疗诊所接受出走行为治疗的所有患者（n = 11）的治疗数据，对行为治疗针对出走行为的总体有效性进行了量化，无论治疗是否成功。每位参与者从基线到最终治疗阶段出走行为的减少情况表明，行为干预是一种针对出走行为的高效治疗方法，这由较大的效应量（科恩d值 = 1.18）所确定。
