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Rinat Meerson1,2, Hanna Buchholz1, Klaus Kammerer3

  • 1Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Psychosomatics and Psychotherapy, Center of Mental Health, University Hospital of Wuerzburg, Wuerzburg, Germany.

Frontiers in Digital Health
|October 1, 2024
PubMed

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This study shows the ProVIA-Kids app can help caregivers manage challenging behaviors in children with autism or developmental disabilities. The app improved caregiver stress and child behavior, demonstrating its potential as a valuable tool.

Area of Science:

  • Child Psychology
  • Developmental Disabilities
  • Digital Health

Background:

  • Challenging behavior (CB) is prevalent in children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) or intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD).
  • Caregiver support is often limited, necessitating accessible and cost-effective interventions.
  • Mental health applications offer a low-threshold solution for managing CB and supporting caregivers.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate the feasibility and preliminary effectiveness of the ProVIA-Kids smartphone app.
  • To assess the app's ability to identify causes of CB and provide individualized guidance.
  • To determine the impact of the app on parental stress, child behavior, and caregiver well-being.

Main Methods:

  • A pre-post study design involving 18 caregivers of children aged 4-11 with ASD, IDD, or both.
  • An 8-week intervention using the ProVIA-Kids app for algorithm-based behavior analysis and guidance.
  • Primary outcome: change in parental stress. Secondary outcomes: CB intensity, parenting, caregiver mood, and app feedback.

Main Results:

  • Increased parental stress regarding feelings of incompetence was observed.
  • Improvements were noted in parental stress experience related to CB and overreactive parenting.
  • Descriptive improvements in CB intensity and caregiver mood were also reported.

Conclusions:

  • The ProVIA-Kids app demonstrates high acceptance among participants.
  • Pilot results suggest the app's potential to positively impact child behavior and caregiver mental health.
  • ProVIA-Kids represents a novel digital approach to behavior analysis and intervention for CB.
Abstract

Keywords:
autism spectrum disorderbehaviour analysischallenging behaviourcognitive behaviour therapyintellectual and development disabilitiesmental health applicationparent trainingparental stress

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