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Hronis A, Hao J, Roberts R, Roberts L, Shires A, Kneebone I. A case series evaluation of the Fearless Me! © program for children with intellectual disabilities and anxiety. J Clin Psychol 2024. [PMID: 38781683 DOI: 10.1002/jclp.23709] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2022] [Revised: 03/25/2024] [Accepted: 05/11/2024] [Indexed: 05/25/2024]
Abstract
OBJECTIVES Children and adolescents with intellectual disabilities (ID) have high rates of mental health disorders, particularly anxiety disorders. Cognitive behavior therapy (CBT) has largely remained unexamined as a treatment option for this population. Fearless Me! © is an adapted CBT treatment program specifically designed for children and adolescents with ID. METHOD Eleven children, aged between eight and 17, completed 10 therapy sessions. Measures of anxiety were completed pre and posttreatment and at 3 and 12-month follow-ups by both the children and parents. RESULTS Six children reported significant reductions in anxiety, with all showing significant reductions in parent-reported child anxiety at either posttreatment assessment, 3-month follow-up, or 12-month follow-up. Results varied across the six children as all parents reported heightened anxiety, but not all children reported high levels of anxiety for themselves. CONCLUSION Overall, this evaluation provides a sound basis for continued investigation and research into the use of the Fearless Me! © modified CBT program to treat children with ID and anxiety.
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- Anastasia Hronis
- Graduate School of Health, University of Technology Sydney, Ultimo, Australia
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- Graduate School of Health, University of Technology Sydney, Ultimo, Australia
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- School of Psychology, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia
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- Graduate School of Health, University of Technology Sydney, Ultimo, Australia
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- Graduate School of Health, University of Technology Sydney, Ultimo, Australia
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- Graduate School of Health, University of Technology Sydney, Ultimo, Australia
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Golub-Victor AC, Peterson B, Calderón J, Lopes AD, Fitzpatrick DF. Student Confidence in Providing Healthcare to Adults With Intellectual Disability: Implications for Health Profession Curricula. INTELLECTUAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES 2022; 60:477-483. [PMID: 36454614 DOI: 10.1352/1934-9556-60.5.477] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/19/2021] [Accepted: 02/16/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Self-perceived confidence of health professions students at one university in caring for adults with intellectual disability (ID) was examined via an electronic survey using the Therapy Confidence Scale - Intellectual Disabilities (TCS-ID). A stepwise multiple regression of data collected from 232 completed surveys revealed that prior training and prior experience were predictors of TCS-ID total score. Adults with ID experience healthcare disparities due, in part, to poor provider communication and a lack of confidence. Results from this novel study suggest that opportunities for experiential learning and training with people with ID are important considerations for health professions curricula. Further research is needed for generalizability of results.
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- Ann C Golub-Victor
- Ann C. Golub-Victor, Brianna Peterson, Jessica Calderón, Alexandre Dias Lopes, and Diane F. Fitzpatrick, Northeastern University
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- Ann C. Golub-Victor, Brianna Peterson, Jessica Calderón, Alexandre Dias Lopes, and Diane F. Fitzpatrick, Northeastern University
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- Ann C. Golub-Victor, Brianna Peterson, Jessica Calderón, Alexandre Dias Lopes, and Diane F. Fitzpatrick, Northeastern University
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- Ann C. Golub-Victor, Brianna Peterson, Jessica Calderón, Alexandre Dias Lopes, and Diane F. Fitzpatrick, Northeastern University
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- Ann C. Golub-Victor, Brianna Peterson, Jessica Calderón, Alexandre Dias Lopes, and Diane F. Fitzpatrick, Northeastern University
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Huy NT, Chico RM, Huan VT, Shaikhkhalil HW, Uyen VNT, Qarawi ATA, Alhady STM, Vuong NL, Truong LV, Luu MN, Dumre SP, Imoto A, Lee PN, Tam DNH, Ng SJ, Hashan MR, Matsui M, Duc NTM, Karimzadeh S, Koonrungsesomboon N, Smith C, Cox S, Moji K, Hirayama K, Linh LK, Abbas KS, Dung TNT, Mohammed Ali AL-Ahdal T, Balogun EO, Duy NT, Mohamed Eltaras M, Huynh T, Hue NTL, Khue BD, Gad A, Tawfik GM, Kubota K, Nguyen HM, Pavlenko D, Trang VTT, Vu LT, Hai Yen T, Yen-Xuan NT, Trang LT, Dong V, Sharma A, Dat VQ, Soliman M, Abdul Aziz J, Shah J, Hung PDL, Jee YS, Phuong DTH, Quynh TTH, Giang HTN, Huynh VTN, Thi NA, Dhouibi N, Phan T, Duru V, Nam NH, Ghozy S. Awareness and preparedness of healthcare workers against the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic: A cross-sectional survey across 57 countries. PLoS One 2021; 16:e0258348. [PMID: 34936646 PMCID: PMC8694437 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0258348] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2021] [Accepted: 09/24/2021] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Since the COVID-19 pandemic began, there have been concerns related to the preparedness of healthcare workers (HCWs). This study aimed to describe the level of awareness and preparedness of hospital HCWs at the time of the first wave. METHODS This multinational, multicenter, cross-sectional survey was conducted among hospital HCWs from February to May 2020. We used a hierarchical logistic regression multivariate analysis to adjust the influence of variables based on awareness and preparedness. We then used association rule mining to identify relationships between HCW confidence in handling suspected COVID-19 patients and prior COVID-19 case-management training. RESULTS We surveyed 24,653 HCWs from 371 hospitals across 57 countries and received 17,302 responses from 70.2% HCWs overall. The median COVID-19 preparedness score was 11.0 (interquartile range [IQR] = 6.0-14.0) and the median awareness score was 29.6 (IQR = 26.6-32.6). HCWs at COVID-19 designated facilities with previous outbreak experience, or HCWs who were trained for dealing with the SARS-CoV-2 outbreak, had significantly higher levels of preparedness and awareness (p<0.001). Association rule mining suggests that nurses and doctors who had a 'great-extent-of-confidence' in handling suspected COVID-19 patients had participated in COVID-19 training courses. Male participants (mean difference = 0.34; 95% CI = 0.22, 0.46; p<0.001) and nurses (mean difference = 0.67; 95% CI = 0.53, 0.81; p<0.001) had higher preparedness scores compared to women participants and doctors. INTERPRETATION There was an unsurprising high level of awareness and preparedness among HCWs who participated in COVID-19 training courses. However, disparity existed along the lines of gender and type of HCW. It is unknown whether the difference in COVID-19 preparedness that we detected early in the pandemic may have translated into disproportionate SARS-CoV-2 burden of disease by gender or HCW type.
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- Nguyen Tien Huy
- School of Tropical Medicine and Global Health, Nagasaki University, Nagasaki, Japan
- * E-mail: (NTH); (RMC)
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- Department of Disease Control, Faculty of Infectious & Tropical Diseases, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom
- * E-mail: (NTH); (RMC)
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- Faculty of Medicine, Pham Ngoc Thach University, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
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- School of Biotechnology, International University—Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
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- University of Medicine and Pharmacy at Ho Chi Minh City, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
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- Traditional Medicine Hospital of Ministry of Public Security, Vietnam
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Medicine and Pharmacy at Ho Chi Minh City, Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam
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- Department of Immunogenetics, Institute of Tropical Medicine, Nagasaki University, Nagasaki, Japan
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- School of Tropical Medicine and Global Health, Nagasaki University, Nagasaki, Japan
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- P.N. Lee Statistics and Computing Ltd., Sutton, United Kingdom
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- Hospital Enche’ Besar Hajjah Khalsom, Johor, Malaysia
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- Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh—Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Dhaka, Bangladesh
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- School of Tropical Medicine and Global Health, Nagasaki University, Nagasaki, Japan
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- University of Medicine and Pharmacy at Ho Chi Minh City, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
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- School of Medicine, Sabzevar University of Medical Sciences, Sabzevar, Iran
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- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand
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- School of Tropical Medicine and Global Health, Nagasaki University, Nagasaki, Japan
- London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom
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- London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom
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- School of Tropical Medicine and Global Health, Nagasaki University, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Institute of Tropical Medicine, Nagasaki University, Nagasaki, Japan
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- VinUniversity, College of Health Sciences, Hanoi, Vietnam
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- University of Medicine and Pharmacy at Ho Chi Minh City, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
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- Department of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Ar-Ramtha, Jordan
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- Department of Biochemistry and African Center of Excellence on Neglected Tropical Diseases and Forensic Biotechnology, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria
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- Department of Gyn. Endocrinology and Reproductive Medicine, University Hospital Giessen and Marburg, Marburg, Germany
- Philipps University Marburg, Marburg, Germany
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- University of Medicine and Pharmacy at Ho Chi Minh City, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
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- University of Medicine and Pharmacy at Ho Chi Minh City, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
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- University of Medicine and Pharmacy at Ho Chi Minh City, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
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- University of Medicine and Pharmacy at Ho Chi Minh City, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
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- School of Biotechnology, International University—Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
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- American University of the Caribbean, Cupe Coy, Saint Maarten, United States of America
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- University College of Medical Sciences & Guru Teg Bahadur Hospital, Dilshad Garden, Delhi, India
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Hanoi Medical University, Hanoi, Vietnam
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- Medical Laboratory Science, College of Health Science, University of Human Development, Kurdistan Region, Sulaimani, Iraq
- Baxshin Research Training Organization, Baxshin Hospital, Kurdistan Region, Sulaimani, Iraq
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- Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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- University of Medicine and Pharmacy at Ho Chi Minh City, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
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- School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kelantan, Malaysia
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- Center for Biomedical Research, Pham Ngoc Thach University of Medicine, Vietnam
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- Institute of Research and Development, Duy Tan University, Da Nang, Vietnam
- Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, University of Da Nang, Da Nang, Vietnam
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- Faculty of Medicine of Tunis, University of Tunis El Manar, Tunis, Tunisia
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- Vinmec International Hospital, Hanoi, Vietnam
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- Department of Parasitology and Entomology, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Nigeria
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- Division of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery and Transplantation, Department of Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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- Faculty of Medicine, Mansoura University, Mansoura, Egypt
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Smith SE, McCann HP, Urbano RC, Dykens EM, Hodapp RM. Training Healthcare Professionals to Work With People With Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities. INTELLECTUAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES 2021; 59:446-458. [PMID: 34814171 DOI: 10.1352/1934-9556-59.6.446] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2019] [Accepted: 02/25/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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This study assessed 155 healthcare providers, from nine disciplines, who work professionally with people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD). Using a national, web-based survey, respondents rated their experience, comfort, and competence in treating individuals with different disability types and preferred methods of continuing education; respondents also provided suggestions for attracting others to work with the IDD population. Findings revealed that experiences, comfort, and competence were all higher concerning persons with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and intellectual disability (ID), lower for those with deaf-blindness. Overall, levels of experience exceeded levels of comfort, which in turn exceeded levels of competence. The most helpful venues for continued training involved day-to-day contact with persons with IDD, which also characterized open-ended responses. Research and practical implications are discussed.
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- Sydnie E Smith
- Sydnie E. Smith and Hannah P. McCann, Vanderbilt University, Peabody College, Department of Special Education and Vanderbilt Kennedy Center's University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities
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- Sydnie E. Smith and Hannah P. McCann, Vanderbilt University, Peabody College, Department of Special Education and Vanderbilt Kennedy Center's University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities
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- Richard C. Urbano, Vanderbilt Kennedy Center's University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities and Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Department of Pediatrics
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- Elisabeth M. Dykens, Vanderbilt University, Peabody College, Department of Psychology and Human Development and Vanderbilt Kennedy Center's University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities
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- Robert M. Hodapp, Vanderbilt University, Peabody College, Department of Special Education and Vanderbilt Kennedy Center's University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities
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Hronis A, Roberts R, Roberts L, Kneebone I. Fearless Me! © : A feasibility case series of cognitive behavioral therapy for adolescents with intellectual disability. J Clin Psychol 2019; 75:919-932. [PMID: 30659608 DOI: 10.1002/jclp.22741] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2018] [Revised: 10/26/2018] [Accepted: 11/06/2018] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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OBJECTIVE This study evaluated the feasibility of the Fearless Me! program, an online cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) program for children with intellectual disability (ID) and anxiety. METHOD Twenty-one adolescents with mild to moderate ID participated in ten sessions of the therapist-assisted Fearless Me! program, combining face-to-face group sessions and an online component. A case series design was adopted to assess anxiety symptoms at baseline, throughout intervention, and postintervention. Feasibility of the measures, intervention, and trial design were considered. RESULTS The measures were appropriate and sensitive to changes in anxiety, whereas the need for attention to factors influencing parent's completion of them was identified. Reliable Change Index and visual analyses of results indicated reductions in anxiety, particularly for older adolescents with heightened levels of anxiety at baseline. CONCLUSIONS This is one of the first CBT programs for adolescents with ID, and provides preliminary evidence of adapted CBT as a feasible treatment.
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- Anastasia Hronis
- Discipline of Clinical Psychology, Graduate School of Health, University of Technology Sydney, Ultimo, NSW, Australia
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- School of Psychology, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, Australia
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- Discipline of Clinical Psychology, Graduate School of Health, University of Technology Sydney, Ultimo, NSW, Australia
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- Discipline of Clinical Psychology, Graduate School of Health, University of Technology Sydney, Ultimo, NSW, Australia
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