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The Effect of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Improving Psychological Well-Being in Parents of Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Background: Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) has been demonstrated as effective in improving psychological well-being in several clinical domains, but there is no evidence regarding the parents of children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). Methods: In this randomized controlled trial, we e...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8301771/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34209171 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/brainsci11070880 |
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author | Marino, Flavia Failla, Chiara Chilà, Paola Minutoli, Roberta Puglisi, Alfio Arnao, Antonino A. Pignolo, Loris Presti, Giovambattista Pergolizzi, Francesca Moderato, Paolo Tartarisco, Gennaro Ruta, Liliana Vagni, David Cerasa, Antonio Pioggia, Giovanni |
author_facet | Marino, Flavia Failla, Chiara Chilà, Paola Minutoli, Roberta Puglisi, Alfio Arnao, Antonino A. Pignolo, Loris Presti, Giovambattista Pergolizzi, Francesca Moderato, Paolo Tartarisco, Gennaro Ruta, Liliana Vagni, David Cerasa, Antonio Pioggia, Giovanni |
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description | Background: Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) has been demonstrated as effective in improving psychological well-being in several clinical domains, but there is no evidence regarding the parents of children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). Methods: In this randomized controlled trial, we evaluated the efficacy of the ACT matrix behavioral protocol in comparison to the Parent Training (PT) program, measuring several primary and secondary outcomes prior to and following treatments. Twelve parents were randomly and equally assigned to two demographically matched groups wherein individuals underwent 24 weekly meetings of ACT protocol (experimental group) or conventional PT (control group). Results: Parents enrolled in the ACT protocol demonstrated significant improvement in psychological flexibility, awareness states, personal values in everyday life, and parental stress, whereas reduced scores were elicited in parents’ perceptions of their child’s disruptive behaviors. Conclusions: The results of this randomized controlled trial, if repeated with a large number of subjects, could open the way to include ACT protocols in daily practice to support the development of new parenting skills. |
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spelling | pubmed-83017712021-07-24 The Effect of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Improving Psychological Well-Being in Parents of Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders: A Randomized Controlled Trial Marino, Flavia Failla, Chiara Chilà, Paola Minutoli, Roberta Puglisi, Alfio Arnao, Antonino A. Pignolo, Loris Presti, Giovambattista Pergolizzi, Francesca Moderato, Paolo Tartarisco, Gennaro Ruta, Liliana Vagni, David Cerasa, Antonio Pioggia, Giovanni Brain Sci Article Background: Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) has been demonstrated as effective in improving psychological well-being in several clinical domains, but there is no evidence regarding the parents of children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). Methods: In this randomized controlled trial, we evaluated the efficacy of the ACT matrix behavioral protocol in comparison to the Parent Training (PT) program, measuring several primary and secondary outcomes prior to and following treatments. Twelve parents were randomly and equally assigned to two demographically matched groups wherein individuals underwent 24 weekly meetings of ACT protocol (experimental group) or conventional PT (control group). Results: Parents enrolled in the ACT protocol demonstrated significant improvement in psychological flexibility, awareness states, personal values in everyday life, and parental stress, whereas reduced scores were elicited in parents’ perceptions of their child’s disruptive behaviors. Conclusions: The results of this randomized controlled trial, if repeated with a large number of subjects, could open the way to include ACT protocols in daily practice to support the development of new parenting skills. MDPI 2021-06-30 /pmc/articles/PMC8301771/ /pubmed/34209171 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/brainsci11070880 Text en © 2021 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Article Marino, Flavia Failla, Chiara Chilà, Paola Minutoli, Roberta Puglisi, Alfio Arnao, Antonino A. Pignolo, Loris Presti, Giovambattista Pergolizzi, Francesca Moderato, Paolo Tartarisco, Gennaro Ruta, Liliana Vagni, David Cerasa, Antonio Pioggia, Giovanni The Effect of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Improving Psychological Well-Being in Parents of Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders: A Randomized Controlled Trial |
title | The Effect of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Improving Psychological Well-Being in Parents of Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders: A Randomized Controlled Trial |
title_full | The Effect of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Improving Psychological Well-Being in Parents of Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders: A Randomized Controlled Trial |
title_fullStr | The Effect of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Improving Psychological Well-Being in Parents of Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders: A Randomized Controlled Trial |
title_full_unstemmed | The Effect of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Improving Psychological Well-Being in Parents of Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders: A Randomized Controlled Trial |
title_short | The Effect of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Improving Psychological Well-Being in Parents of Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders: A Randomized Controlled Trial |
title_sort | effect of acceptance and commitment therapy for improving psychological well-being in parents of individuals with autism spectrum disorders: a randomized controlled trial |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8301771/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34209171 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/brainsci11070880 |
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