Short-Term Low-Intensity Early Start Denver Model Program Implemented in Regional Hospitals in Northern Taiwan

Autor/inn/en	Chiang, Chung-Hsin; Lin, Tzu-Ling; Lin, Hsiang-Yuan; Ho, Suk Yin; Wong, Ching-Ching; Wu, Hsin-Chi
Titel	Short-Term Low-Intensity Early Start Denver Model Program Implemented in Regional Hospitals in Northern Taiwan
Quelle	In: Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 27 (2023) 3, S.778-787 (10 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Chiang, Chung-Hsin) ORCID (Lin, Hsiang-Yuan)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1362-3613
DOI	10.1177/13623613221117444
Schlagwörter	Autism Spectrum Disorders; Preschool Children; Program Effectiveness; Early Intervention; Child Development; Foreign Countries; Skill Development; Cognitive Ability; Cognitive Development; Language Skills; Child Behavior; Symptoms (Individual Disorders); Taiwan; Taiwan (Taipei); Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule; Mullen Scales of Early Learning; MacArthur Bates Communicative Development Inventories + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Autism; Autismus; Pre-school age; Preschool age; Child; Children; Pre-school education; Preschool education; Vorschulalter; Kind; Kinder; Vorschulkind; Vorschulkinder; Vorschulerziehung; Vorschule; Kindesentwicklung; Ausland; Kompetenzentwicklung; Qualifikationsentwicklung; Denkfähigkeit; Kognitive Entwicklung; Language skill; Sprachkompetenz; Psychiatrische Symptomatik
Abstract	The Early Start Denver Model is an evidence-based, comprehensive naturalistic developmental behavioral intervention for young and very young children with autism spectrum disorder. This interdisciplinary model is suitable for the Taiwanese public health system. In this study, we evaluated the effectiveness of an Early Start Denver Model program with adaptation, including a lower intensity, shorter duration, and delivery in general hospitals by multidisciplinary professionals. A quasi-experimental study with pre-, post-intervention, and 6-month follow-up was conducted. Forty-five young children with autism spectrum disorder, aged 2-4 years, were grouped into the Early Start Denver Model and control (the usual community treatment) groups. The Early Start Denver Model group received 6 months of one-on-one intervention for approximately 8-9 h per week. Compared with the control group, the Early Start Denver Model group showed greater improvements in overall development quotient and nonverbal development quotient from pre- to post-intervention, but these differences (a Group-by-Time interaction) did not sustain at the 6-month follow-up. Being mindful of some potential threats to internal validity associated with clinical trial designs and implementation, this study provides preliminary evidence to support the effectiveness of the Early Start Denver Model intervention in regional general hospital settings in the context of Han-Chinese-mainly culture. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01