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Behavioral management in children with intellectual disabilities in a resource-poor setting in Barwani, India

BACKGROUND: Management of behavioral problems in children with intellectual disabilities (ID) is a great concern in resource-poor areas in India. This study attempted to analyze the efficacy of behavioral intervention provided in resource-poor settings. OBJECTIVE: This study was aimed to examine the...

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Autor principal: Lakhan, Ram
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3927244/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24574557
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0019-5545.124712
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description BACKGROUND: Management of behavioral problems in children with intellectual disabilities (ID) is a great concern in resource-poor areas in India. This study attempted to analyze the efficacy of behavioral intervention provided in resource-poor settings. OBJECTIVE: This study was aimed to examine the outcome of behavioral management provided to children with ID in a poor rural region in India. MATERIALS AND METHODS: We analyzed data from 104 children between 3 and 18 years old who received interventions for behavioral problems in a clinical or a community setting. The behavioral assessment scale for Indian children with mental retardation (BASIC-MR) was used to quantify the study subjects’ behavioral problems before and after we applied behavioral management techniques (baseline and post-intervention, respectively). The baseline and post-intervention scores were analyzed using the following statistical techniques: Wilcoxon matched-pairs signed-rank test for the efficacy of intervention; χ(2) for group differences. RESULTS: The study demonstrated behavioral improvements across all behavior domains (P < 0.05). Levels of improvement varied for children with different severities of ID (P = 0.001), between children who did and did not have multiple disabilities (P = 0.011). CONCLUSION: The outcome of this behavioral management study suggests that behavioral intervention can be effectively provided to children with ID in poor areas.
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spelling pubmed-39272442014-02-26 Behavioral management in children with intellectual disabilities in a resource-poor setting in Barwani, India Lakhan, Ram Indian J Psychiatry Original Article BACKGROUND: Management of behavioral problems in children with intellectual disabilities (ID) is a great concern in resource-poor areas in India. This study attempted to analyze the efficacy of behavioral intervention provided in resource-poor settings. OBJECTIVE: This study was aimed to examine the outcome of behavioral management provided to children with ID in a poor rural region in India. MATERIALS AND METHODS: We analyzed data from 104 children between 3 and 18 years old who received interventions for behavioral problems in a clinical or a community setting. The behavioral assessment scale for Indian children with mental retardation (BASIC-MR) was used to quantify the study subjects’ behavioral problems before and after we applied behavioral management techniques (baseline and post-intervention, respectively). The baseline and post-intervention scores were analyzed using the following statistical techniques: Wilcoxon matched-pairs signed-rank test for the efficacy of intervention; χ(2) for group differences. RESULTS: The study demonstrated behavioral improvements across all behavior domains (P < 0.05). Levels of improvement varied for children with different severities of ID (P = 0.001), between children who did and did not have multiple disabilities (P = 0.011). CONCLUSION: The outcome of this behavioral management study suggests that behavioral intervention can be effectively provided to children with ID in poor areas. Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2014 /pmc/articles/PMC3927244/ /pubmed/24574557 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0019-5545.124712 Text en Copyright: © Indian Journal of Psychiatry http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0 This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 Unported, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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title_short Behavioral management in children with intellectual disabilities in a resource-poor setting in Barwani, India
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3927244/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24574557
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0019-5545.124712
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