小说智能手机应用程序和对儿童破坏性行为问题的治疗的支持性问责制:随机对照试验的协议
Oliver Lindhiem1, Claire S Tomlinson1, David J Kolko1
1University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, United States.
JMIR research protocols
|March 11, 2025
概括
这项研究评估了智能手机应用程序的儿童行为问题. 该应用程序有或没有指导,旨在提高育儿技能和减少破坏性行为,提供可扩展的数字健康解决方案.
科学领域:
- 儿童心理学 儿童心理学
- 数字健康干预措施 数字健康干预措施
- 行为科学 行为科学
背景情况:
- 针对儿童行为问题的基于证据的治疗方法面临着访问和完成障碍.
- 智能手机应用程序为家庭干预提供了一个具有成本效益的交付方法.
- 幼儿的破坏性行为需要可访问和可扩展的支持.
研究的目的:
- 为了评估UseIt!的有效性! 移动卫生系统.
- 为了比较独立的应用程序干预与辅导员辅助的应用程序干预.
- 为了评估UseIt! 系统对5-8岁儿童破坏性行为的影响.
主要方法:
- 随机对照试验与324个亲子二合体.
- 干预小组:独立使用它! 应用程序,教练辅助使用它! 应用程序,并控制正念应用程序.
- 结果措施包括应用程序的使用,育儿知识,策略的使用,症状的减少和父母的心理健康.
主要成果:
- 招聘正在进行中,截至2024年12月,超过一半的目标样本 (n=214) 已注册.
- 参与者被随机分配到独立应用 (n=72),辅助教练应用 (n=71) 或控制 (n=71) 条件.
- 预计到2026年底将收集全部数据.
结论:
- 这项研究解决了对儿童行为问题的有效数字治疗方法的需求.
- 调查结果将为基于应用程序的干预与辅导的可行性,有效性和实用性提供信息.
- 结果对推进儿科行为健康的科学知识和临床实践有影响.
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