Evaluation of a Primary Prevention Program for Anxiety Disorders Using Story Books
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 发起方
- 入组人数
- 73
- 试验地点
- 2
- 主要终点
- Change from pre-program on the Coping scale for children and youth
研究概览
简要总结
The purpose of this study is to assess the impact of a primary prevention program for anxiety disorders.
This study was completed between 2000 and 2002, with the final report transmitted to the Quebec ministry of health in 2003.
详细描述
This study reports the results of a study evaluating a book-supported prevention program "Dominique's Handy Tricks" for anxiety disorders in children aged 9 to 12 years of age. This cognitive-behavioural program is delivered using a combination of story-based books and workshop sessions. The originality of the program comes from the use of story books that were not developed for anxiety management specifically. Every session is based on a story describing characters facing common stressors in childhood and how they managed to cope with their daily problems. In our randomized control trial with 46 children, participation in the program lead to a significant improvement in coping skills, self-efficacy, anxiety sensitivity, signs of anxiety and phobic avoidance. The theoretical and practical elements underlying the delivery of this primary prevention programs are described. It is suggested that such an approach, without any labelling specific to anxiety disorders, can be useful in universal primary prevention programs.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Randomized
- 干预模型
- Parallel
- 主要目的
- Prevention
- 盲法
- None
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 9 Years 至 12 Years（Child）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 是
入选标准
- •Recruitment for this study was open to every child in the school and was carried out with the help of staff from schools in Gatineau and Saint-André Avelin, Quebec.
- •A total of 73 children aged between 9 and 12 years of age were screened.
排除标准
- •Since the program does not target a clinical population, the following exclusion criteria were used:
- •(1) a global score > 75 on the Child Behavior Checklist;
- •(2) a score > 60 on the Screen for Child Anxiety Related Emotional Disorders (SCARED, child version);
- •(3) outliers on outcome measures administered at pre-test; and
- •(4) children who did not show up for the first workshop. The final enrolled study sample consisted of 59 children.
结局指标
主要结局
Change from pre-program on the Coping scale for children and youth
时间窗: Pre (week 0), Post (week 10), F-up (6-months)
Self-report questionnaire. Participants were assessed before implementing the prevention program (pre), after the program (week 10) and at the 6-month follow-up.
次要结局
- Change from pre-program on the Childhood anxiety sensitivity index(Pre (week 0), Post (week 10), F-up (6-months))