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The Effects of a 16-Week School-Based Exercise Program on Anxiety in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder
Physical activity interventions have been shown to decrease anxiety in children with ASD. There is little known regarding the effects of an exercise program on anxiety in both home and school settings and the optimal dosage to reduce anxiety. Therefore, the aim of this study was to assess the effect...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9104305/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35564866 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19095471 |
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author | Carey, Marie Sheehan, Damien Healy, Sean Knott, Fiona Kinsella, Sharon |
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description | Physical activity interventions have been shown to decrease anxiety in children with ASD. There is little known regarding the effects of an exercise program on anxiety in both home and school settings and the optimal dosage to reduce anxiety. Therefore, the aim of this study was to assess the effects of a 16-week exercise program on the anxiety levels of children with moderate to severe symptoms of ASD in home and school settings, and to compare the effects at 8 and 16 weeks. This study was a within-subject, non-controlled design, intervention study. Twenty-four children (5–18 years) with moderate to severe ASD were included. A school-based exercise program was implemented three days a week for 16 weeks. Parents and teachers completed the Anxiety Scale for Children for ASD (ASC-ASD) at baseline, week 8, and week 16. A one-way repeated-measure ANOVA with post hoc analysis using Bonferroni adjustment was used to test for a significant effect for time (p < 0.05), with Cohen’s d used to calculate the effect size. For teacher-reported anxiety, there were significant decreases from baseline to week 16 for total ASC-ASD (p < 0.001), performance anxiety (p < 0.001), anxious arousal (p < 0.001), and uncertainty (p < 0.001). There was no significant decrease in parent-reported anxiety. The findings demonstrate that a 16-week exercise program can reduce anxiety in children with ASD in school settings. Results demonstrate that 16 weeks, as opposed to 8, may be necessary to have a significant effect on in-school anxiety. |
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spelling | pubmed-91043052022-05-14 The Effects of a 16-Week School-Based Exercise Program on Anxiety in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder Carey, Marie Sheehan, Damien Healy, Sean Knott, Fiona Kinsella, Sharon Int J Environ Res Public Health Article Physical activity interventions have been shown to decrease anxiety in children with ASD. There is little known regarding the effects of an exercise program on anxiety in both home and school settings and the optimal dosage to reduce anxiety. Therefore, the aim of this study was to assess the effects of a 16-week exercise program on the anxiety levels of children with moderate to severe symptoms of ASD in home and school settings, and to compare the effects at 8 and 16 weeks. This study was a within-subject, non-controlled design, intervention study. Twenty-four children (5–18 years) with moderate to severe ASD were included. A school-based exercise program was implemented three days a week for 16 weeks. Parents and teachers completed the Anxiety Scale for Children for ASD (ASC-ASD) at baseline, week 8, and week 16. A one-way repeated-measure ANOVA with post hoc analysis using Bonferroni adjustment was used to test for a significant effect for time (p < 0.05), with Cohen’s d used to calculate the effect size. For teacher-reported anxiety, there were significant decreases from baseline to week 16 for total ASC-ASD (p < 0.001), performance anxiety (p < 0.001), anxious arousal (p < 0.001), and uncertainty (p < 0.001). There was no significant decrease in parent-reported anxiety. The findings demonstrate that a 16-week exercise program can reduce anxiety in children with ASD in school settings. Results demonstrate that 16 weeks, as opposed to 8, may be necessary to have a significant effect on in-school anxiety. MDPI 2022-04-30 /pmc/articles/PMC9104305/ /pubmed/35564866 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19095471 Text en © 2022 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 Carey, Marie Sheehan, Damien Healy, Sean Knott, Fiona Kinsella, Sharon The Effects of a 16-Week School-Based Exercise Program on Anxiety in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder |
title | The Effects of a 16-Week School-Based Exercise Program on Anxiety in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder |
title_full | The Effects of a 16-Week School-Based Exercise Program on Anxiety in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder |
title_fullStr | The Effects of a 16-Week School-Based Exercise Program on Anxiety in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder |
title_full_unstemmed | The Effects of a 16-Week School-Based Exercise Program on Anxiety in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder |
title_short | The Effects of a 16-Week School-Based Exercise Program on Anxiety in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder |
title_sort | effects of a 16-week school-based exercise program on anxiety in children with autism spectrum disorder |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9104305/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35564866 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19095471 |
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