An Intervention Program Targeting Daily Adaptive Skills Through Executive Function Training for Adults With Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Pilot Study
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 入组人数
- 7
- 试验地点
- 1
- 主要终点
- The change in the Korean version of Barkley Deficits in Executive Functioning Scale (K-BDEFS)
研究概览
简要总结
The current study is a single group pilot study of a novel intervention program which targets improvements in executive functions and adaptive skills in transition age young adults with high-functioning autism spectrum disorder. The main aim of the study is to test the effectiveness of the intervention using a pretest-posttest comparison. It is hypothesised that there will be an increase in executive functions and adaptive skills after the intervention.
详细描述
The participants engaged in a 10-week group-based intervention program which aims to improve daily adaptive skills based on executive functions and help the transition into adulthood in young adults with ASD. Before and after the intervention, the participants and their parents completed questionnaires that measure executive functions and adaptive skills, and the participants additionally completed an assessment of social adaptive skills. The differences between pre- and post-intervention scores of the outcome measures were analyzed using Wilcoxon signed-rank tests to evaluate the effect of the program.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Na
- 干预模型
- Single Group
- 主要目的
- Treatment
- 盲法
- None
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 18 Years 至 35 Years（Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 否
入选标准
- •A clinical diagnosis of ASD as measured by the Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule and the Autism Diagnostic Interview-Revised
- •Full-scale IQ of 70 or above as measured by the Weschler Adult Intelligence Scale
排除标准
- •Full-scale IQ less than 70
- •Uncooperative and lacking motivation to participate in the programme
- •Reporting clinically significant behavioural problems, emotion regulation problems, psychotic symptoms, risk of self-harm or harm to others which can affect the participation to the programme, which is screened by the screening assessments and interviews.
研究组 & 干预措施
SAFE intervention
The single group received the SAFE intervention for 10 weeks.
干预措施: Skills for Adaptive Functioning through Executive training (SAFE; tentative title) (Behavioral)
结局指标
主要结局
The change in the Korean version of Barkley Deficits in Executive Functioning Scale (K-BDEFS)
时间窗: 1 week before the intervention, between 5th and 6th session of the intervention and 1-3 week after the intervention.
The Korean version of Barkley Deficits in Executive Functioning Scale measures executive functions of adults in everyday life. The score range is 89-356. Higher score indicates worse executive functioning.
The change in the Cognitive Flexibility Inventory (CFI)
时间窗: 1 week before the intervention and 1-3 week after the intervention.
The Cognitive Flexibility Inventory assesses cognitive flexibility. The score range is 19-113. Higher score indicates better cognitive flexibility.
The change in the Community Integration Skills Assessment-2 (CISA-2)
时间窗: 1 week before the intervention and 1-3 week after the intervention.
The Community Integration Skills Assessment-2 measures adaptive skills necessary for people with developmental disorders to integrate into the community. The scores are converted into a standard score with a mean of 100 and a standard deviation of 15. Higher score indicates better community integration skills.
The change in the Korean version of Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scale-II (K-Vineland-II)
时间窗: 1 week before the intervention and 1-3 week after the intervention.
The Korean version of Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scale-II measures adaptive behavior. The scores are converted into a standard score with a mean of 100 and a standard deviation of 15. Higher score indicates better adaptive functioning.
次要结局
未报告次要终点