Effectiveness of Online-Delivered Project ImPACT for Children With ASD and Their Parents: A Pilot Study During the COVID-19 Pandemic

作者：Fēi Li, Fēi Li, Danping Wu, Fang Ren, Lixiao Shen, Minbo Xue, Juehua Yu, Lingli Zhang, Yun Tang, Xin Liu, Minyi Tao, Li Zhou, Liping Jiang, Mingyu Xu, Fēi Li, Fēi Li · 发表于：Frontiers in Psychiatry · 年份：2022 · DOI：10.3389/fpsyt.2022.806149 · 被引用次数：32 · 研究领域：Family and Disability Support Research、Autism Spectrum Disorder Research、Infant Development and Preterm Care

Objective: During the COVID-19 pandemic, face-to-face intervention services for families of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) were limited. This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of an 8-week, online-delivered Project ImPACT program for children with ASD and their parents in China during the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: A pilot non-randomized study with a waitlist control group was conducted in 68 children with ASD and their parents in the Department of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics between April 15, 2020 and March 19, 2021. Participants were allocated to either the intervention (IG) or the waitlist group (WLG) according to their order of recruitment. Parents in the IG immediately received 8 weeks of the online-delivered Project ImPACT program, and the WLG received the same program with a delay when the IG had completed all sessions. Participants in both groups received treatment as usual during the research period. Results: The online-delivered Project ImPACT program significantly improved the parent-reported social communication skills of children with ASD. Furthermore, parent's involvement in the training program produced a collateral reduction in parenting stress and an increase in perceived competence in the parental role. Parents rated the program acceptable in terms of curriculum schedule, session content, homework assignments, and therapist feedback. Conclusions: The 8-week, online-delivered Project ImPACT program is a feasible and effectiv...