Population Health Sciences Institute, Sir James Spence Institute, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle University, Queen Victoria Road, NE1 4LP, Newcastle, UK.
Complex Neurodevelopmental Disorders Service, Cumbria, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust, Walkergate Park, NE6 4QD, Cumbria, Northumberland, UK.
J Autism Dev Disord. 2023 Sep;53(9):3460-3474. doi: 10.1007/s10803-022-05645-5. Epub 2022 Jul 5.
Anxiety related to uncertainty is common in autism. Coping with Uncertainty in Everyday Situations (CUES©) is a parent-mediated group intervention aiming to increase autistic children's tolerance to uncertain situations. A pilot study was conducted to test its feasibility and acceptability.
Parents of 50 autistic children were randomised to receive CUES© or enhanced services as usual.
All children met the clinical threshold for at least one anxiety disorder. Of the 26 participants randomised to CUES©, 72% attended 4-8 sessions. Parents and therapists reported they found CUES© useful and acceptable.
Families were willing to be recruited and randomised, the format/content was feasible to deliver, and the outcome measures were acceptable. CUES© should be evaluated in a clinical and cost effectiveness randomised controlled trial.
自闭症患者普遍存在与不确定性相关的焦虑。应对日常不确定情境(CUES©)是一种家长介导的团体干预措施,旨在提高自闭症儿童对不确定情境的容忍度。一项试点研究旨在测试其可行性和可接受性。
将 50 名自闭症儿童的家长随机分为接受 CUES©或增强服务作为常规治疗。
所有儿童至少符合一种焦虑障碍的临床标准。在随机接受 CUES©的 26 名参与者中,有 72%的人参加了 4-8 次课程。家长和治疗师报告说,他们发现 CUES©有用且可接受。
家庭愿意参与招募和随机分组,干预的形式/内容具有可操作性,且结果评估方法也可接受。CUES©应在临床和成本效益随机对照试验中进行评估。