Revisiting an RCT Study of a Parent Education Program for Latinx Parents in the United States: Are Treatment Effects Maintained over Time?

Autor/inn/en	Zeng, Weiwen; Magaña, Sandy; Lopez, Kristina; Xu, Yue; Marroquín, J. Marisol
Titel	Revisiting an RCT Study of a Parent Education Program for Latinx Parents in the United States: Are Treatment Effects Maintained over Time?
Quelle	In: Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 26 (2022) 2, S.499-512 (14 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Zeng, Weiwen) ORCID (Magaña, Sandy)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1362-3613
DOI	10.1177/13623613211033108
Schlagwörter	Hispanic Americans; Autism; Pervasive Developmental Disorders; Behavior Modification; Maintenance; Empowerment; Self Esteem; Incidence; Evidence Based Practice; Intervention; Behavior Problems; Interpersonal Communication; Communication Skills; Communication Problems; Services; Mothers; Young Children; Geographic Location; Parent Education; Outcomes of Education; California; Illinois; Childhood Autism Rating Scale; Scales of Independent Behavior + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Hispanic; Hispanoamerikaner; Autismus; Behaviour modification; Verhaltensänderung; Self-esteem; Selbstaufmerksamkeit; Vorkommen; Interpersonale Kommunikation; Kommunikationsstil; Kommunikationsbarriere; Dienstleistung; Mother; Mutter; Frühe Kindheit; Parents education; Elternbildung; Elternschule; Lernleistung; Schulerfolg; Kalifornien
Abstract	This study examined maintenance of treatment effects in a culturally tailored parent education program for Latinx families of children with autism spectrum disorder using a behavior maintenance framework. In a two-site randomized waitlist-control study, we compared differences in parent and child outcomes across three timepoints using linear mixed models to determine whether outcomes observed at 4 months after baseline (Time 2) were maintained for an additional 4-month period (Time 3). Parent outcomes included family empowerment, self-reported confidence in, and frequency of using evidence-based strategies. Child outcomes included parent-reported challenging behaviors, social communication impairments, and the number of services received. Participants were 109 Latina mothers (intervention = 54, control = 55) of children with autism spectrum disorder. Results showed that at Time 3, mothers in the intervention groups reported significantly greater confidence in and frequency of using evidence-based strategies, and that their child received significantly more services. Site-specific treatment differences were found in outcomes such as parent-reported empowerment and child social communication impairments. Findings suggest that the intervention for Latinx parents of children with autism spectrum disorder was efficacious and could be maintained, and that site-specific policy and service differences may need to be examined in future research to inform dissemination and implementation. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01