一个描述性的研究对高压氧气治疗对自闭症个体的影响,使用家长的证词
Tami Peterson1, Tiffany Hosey1, Jeffrey Mosteller2
1Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy, The Oxford Center, Brighton, USA.
Cureus
|April 8, 2024
概括
高压氧气疗法 (HBOT) 显示出改善自闭症症状的希望,大多数家长报告了积极的结果. 这项研究发现,HBOT对于自闭症患者来说是一种安全有效的治疗选择.
科学领域:
- 神经学 神经学
- 儿科 儿科 儿科
- 生物医学工程 生物医学工程
背景情况:
- 高压氧气疗法 (HBOT) 以其对各种身体和心理状况的治疗作用而闻名.
- 自闭症谱系障碍 (ASD) 带来了复杂的挑战,促使人们研究新的治疗方式,如HBOT.
- 父母的目标和看法对于评估ASD干预措施的有效性至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 评估自闭症患者的高压氧疗法 (HBOT) 后的家长目标和结果.
- 通过家长的证词来评估HBOT对自闭症症状的感知影响.
- 确定HBOT是否是一种安全有效的治疗方法来改善与自闭症相关的症状.
主要方法:
- 对31名自闭症患者 (30名儿童,1名成年人) 进行了回顾性图表审查,他们接受了HBOT.
- 使用Sechrist 3300H单位高压室使用1.5-2.0 ATA的医疗级氧气进行的HBOT.
- 进行了父母退出面试,并通过四个独立评分员在5分利克特级别上进行评分 (评分员之间的可靠性r = 0.831).
主要成果:
- 显著的多数家长报告了孩子自闭症症状的"略有改善"或"大大改善"结果.
- 评级者得分表明改善的百分比很高:评级者#1 (87.1%),评级者#2 (83.9%),评级者#3 (93.5%) 和评级者#4 (90.3%).
- 评分组之间没有发现统计学上显著的差异 (p = 0.984),表明评价一致.
结论:
- 高压氧气疗法 (HBOT) 被家长认为是改善自闭症症状的安全有效干预措施.
- 报告的副作用通常是轻微的,不需要停止治疗.
- 建议继续使用HBOT作为自闭症患者的可行治疗选择.
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