Promoting Wellbeing and Personal Values: A Pilot Study on a Group-Based Program for Individuals With Special Needs and Their Caregivers
Trial Snapshot
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sponsor
- The University of Hong Kong
- Enrollment
- 62
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Change from Baseline in Psychological Flexibility as Measured by the Multidimensional Psychological Flexibility Inventory
Study Overview
Brief Summary
Parenting children with special health care needs can be stressful and weigh on the caregivers' mental health. For the individuals with special needs, the mismatch between their needs and the normative practice in the world around them can be frustrating and detrimental to their functioning. The demands and concerns to these families can be so real that it may not be sensible to examine the validity or helpfulness of the distressing thoughts or feelings but to promote psychological flexibility, which is a key to value-guided living. This pilot study explores the effects and feasibility of a group-based intervention for families of individuals with special health care needs.
Study Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Allocation
- Na
- Intervention Model
- Single Group
- Primary Purpose
- Treatment
- Masking
- None
Eligibility Criteria
- Ages
- 18 Years to — (Adult, Older Adult)
- Sex
- All
- Accepts Healthy Volunteers
- Yes
Inclusion Criteria
- •be at or older than 18 years old
- •understand Cantonese
- •read as well as write Chinese
Exclusion Criteria
- •with borderline or greater intellectual deficits
- •weak language abilities
- •severe conditions related to mental, emotional, and/or behavioral functioning
Arms & Interventions
Treatment
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
Intervention: Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (Behavioral)
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Change from Baseline in Psychological Flexibility as Measured by the Multidimensional Psychological Flexibility Inventory
Time Frame: From baseline (T0) to two (T1), four (T2), and six (T3; post-intervention) weeks into treatment
Score on psychological flexibility is the sum of scores across items
Change from Baseline in Psychological Inflexibility as Measured by the Multidimensional Psychological Flexibility Inventory
Time Frame: From baseline (T0) to two (T1), four (T2), and six (T3; post-intervention) weeks into treatment
Score on psychological inflexibility is the sum of scores across items
Change from Baseline in Psychological Well-being as Measured by the 5-Item World Health Organization Well-being Index
Time Frame: From baseline (T0) to two (T1), four (T2), and six (T3; post-intervention) weeks into treatment
Score on psychological well-being is the sum of scores across items
Change from Baseline in Parenting Stress as Measured by the Parenting Stress Scale
Time Frame: From baseline to six weeks into treatment
Score on parenting stress is the sum of scores across items
Secondary Outcomes
- Change from Baseline in Child Externalizing as Measured by the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire(From baseline to six weeks into treatment (i.e., post-intervention))
- Change from Baseline in Child Internalizing as Measured by the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire(From baseline to six weeks into treatment (i.e., post-intervention))
- Participants' Satisfaction with the Intervention Program(Six-week into treatment (i.e., post-intervention))
- Participants' Personal Narratives on Their Experience with the Intervention Program(Within six weeks after completing the treatment)
Investigators
Amanda Kingsze CHEUNG
Research Assistant Professor
The University of Hong Kong