Inoue Masahiko, Okamoto Kazuko
Department of Clinical Psychology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Tottori University, Yonago 683-8503, Japan.
Tenryu Hospital, Hamamatu 434-8511, Japan.
Yonago Acta Med. 2022 Jul 15;65(3):266-269. doi: 10.33160/yam.2022.08.004. eCollection 2022 Aug.
This study involved qualitative analyses of the benefits and difficulties of providing home-based Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) for Japanese parents of young children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). An open-ended questionnaire survey was administered to 35 parents of children with autism who were implementing home-based ABA. The mean age of the parents was 38.7 years old (SD = 3.80), and the time since initiation of home-based ABA was 25.5 months (SD = 19.58). The mean age of the children with ASD was 64.5 months old (SD = 37.7). Data were analyzed using the KJ method of qualitative analysis. The benefits of implementing home-based ABA were related to growth of the parents themselves and child development. Identified difficulties included balancing work and household responsibilities and psychological problems. These findings were then compared with similar previous studies to discuss support for families implementing in-home ABA programs.
本研究对为患有自闭症谱系障碍(ASD)幼儿的日本家长提供居家应用行为分析(ABA)的益处和困难进行了定性分析。对35位正在实施居家ABA的自闭症儿童家长进行了开放式问卷调查。家长的平均年龄为38.7岁(标准差=3.80),自开始居家ABA以来的时间为25.5个月(标准差=19.58)。患有ASD的儿童的平均年龄为64.5个月(标准差=37.7)。使用定性分析的KJ法对数据进行了分析。实施居家ABA的益处与家长自身的成长和儿童发展有关。确定的困难包括平衡工作和家庭责任以及心理问题。然后将这些结果与之前的类似研究进行比较,以讨论对实施居家ABA项目的家庭的支持。