Assisting parents of children with autism to make intervention decisions by improving their health literacy about evidence

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Parents of children with an autism spectrum disorder and intervention decision-making; Mental Health - Autistic spectrum disorders; Public Health - Health promotion/education; Public Health - Health service research

• Registration Number: ACTRN12613000490774
• Lead Sponsor: The University of Queensland

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2013-05-01
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 150

Inclusion Criteria

Parents of children with an autism spectrum disorder, diagnosed within the past 12 months and aged under seven years. Children must be receiving Helping Children With Autism funding, and live in Australia.

Exclusion Criteria

Participants must meet inclusion criteria as described above. The Gilliam Autism Rating Scale - 2 will be used to ensure participants' children meet diagnostic criteria for autism.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
The Decisional Conflict Scale (O'Connor, 2010) will be used to determine participant’s self-efficacy with decision-making, factors affecting decision-making, and satisfaction levels in relation to decisions made.[3 months post provision of access to the decision aid.]

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Parenting Sense of Competence Scale (PSOC) (Johnston & Mash, 1989) will be used to measure parent self-efficacy. [3 months post access to decision aid. ];Self-report likert scale measuring parent's level of confidence with decision-making.[3 months post access to decision aid. ]