School of Psychological Sciences and Turner Institute for Brain and Mental Health, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
Faculty of Education, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
Sci Rep. 2024 Jun 18;14(1):14065. doi: 10.1038/s41598-024-63473-2.
Difficulties in executive functioning (EF) can result in impulsivity, forgetfulness, and inattention. Children living in remote/regional communities are particularly at risk of impairment in these cognitive skills due to reduced educational engagement and poorer access to interventions. This vulnerability has been exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic and strategies are needed to mitigate long-term negative impacts on EF. Here we propose a pilot trial investigating the benefits, feasibility, and acceptability of a school-based EF intervention for primary school students (6-8 years) living in regional, developmentally vulnerable, and socio-economically disadvantaged communities. Students were randomised to a digital intervention or teaching as usual, for 7 weeks. Children completed measures of EF and parents/educators completed ratings of everyday EF and social/emotional wellbeing at pre-intervention, post-intervention, and 3-month follow-up. Change in EFs (primary outcome), everyday EF, and social/emotional wellbeing (secondary outcomes) from pre- to post-intervention and pre-intervention to 3-month follow-up were examined. Feasibility and acceptability of the intervention was assessed through educator feedback and intervention adherence.Protocol Registration: The stage 1 protocol for this Registered Report was accepted in principle on 20 April 2023. The protocol, as accepted by the journal, can be found at: https://doi.org/10.17605/OSF.IO/WT3S2 . The approved Stage 1 protocol is available here: https://osf.io/kzfwn .
执行功能(EF)困难可导致冲动、健忘和注意力不集中。由于受教育程度降低以及获得干预措施的机会减少,生活在偏远/地区社区的儿童在这些认知技能受损的风险特别高。这种脆弱性因 COVID-19 大流行而加剧,因此需要采取策略来减轻对 EF 的长期负面影响。在这里,我们提出了一项试点试验,研究针对生活在地区、发育脆弱和社会经济劣势社区的小学生(6-8 岁)的基于学校的 EF 干预措施的益处、可行性和可接受性。学生被随机分配到数字干预组或常规教学组,进行 7 周的干预。在干预前、干预后和 3 个月随访时,儿童完成 EF 测量,家长/教育者完成日常 EF 和社会/情绪健康的评定。从干预前到干预后以及从干预前到 3 个月随访,检查 EF 的变化(主要结局)、日常 EF 和社会/情绪健康(次要结局)。通过教育者反馈和干预依从性评估干预的可行性和可接受性。方案注册:本注册报告的第 1 阶段方案于 2023 年 4 月 20 日原则上被接受。该方案在期刊上的接受版本可在以下网址找到:https://doi.org/10.17605/OSF.IO/WT3S2。 这里提供了经过批准的第 1 阶段方案:https://osf.io/kzfwn。
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