Efficacy of short-term educational intervention for parents of preschool children with anxiety / 中国当代儿科杂志
Chinese Journal of Contemporary Pediatrics
; (12): 901-904, 2014.
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<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To study the efficacy of short-term educational intervention for parents of preschool children with anxiety.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>Forty-nine children with Spence Preschool Anxiety Scale (SPAS) scores of ≥ 48 were randomly divided into intervention and control groups. The children's parents in the intervention group received a collective curriculum on children's anxiety management six times, while the control group was only followed up. All children were evaluated for anxiety by the SPAS 3 and 6 months later, and then the results were compared between the two groups.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>The test was completed in 21 cases of the intervention group and 22 cases of the control group. At month 3, the intervention group had a significantly lower percentage of children with SPAS scores of ≥ 48 than the control group (62% vs 91%; P<0.05), and this percentage was also significantly lower in the intervention group than in the control group at month 6 (52% vs 82%; P<0.05). At month 3, the intervention group had a significantly reduced mean SPAS score, which was significantly lower than that of the control group (69 ± 12 vs 81 ± 12; P<0.01). At month 6, both groups showed significant decreases in SPAS score, but still the SPAS score was significantly lower in the intervention group than in the control group (65 ± 13 vs 78 ± 13; P<0.01).</p><p><b>CONCLUSIONS</b>Early short-term education for parents can relieve their preschool children's anxiety effectively, but the long-term effect needs to be evaluated by follow-up.</p>
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Ansiedade
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Pais
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Escalas de Graduação Psiquiátrica
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Terapêutica
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Educação
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Child, preschool
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Revista:
Chinese Journal of Contemporary Pediatrics
Ano de publicação:
2014
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