A Pilot Study Investigating the Feasibility and Acceptability of a Parent-Only Behavioral Weight-Loss Treatment for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder

Autor/inn/en	Matheson, Brittany E.; Drahota, Amy; Boutelle, Kerri N.
Titel	A Pilot Study Investigating the Feasibility and Acceptability of a Parent-Only Behavioral Weight-Loss Treatment for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder
Quelle	In: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 49 (2019) 11, S.4488-4497 (10 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Matheson, Brittany E.)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0162-3257
DOI	10.1007/s10803-019-04178-8
Schlagwörter	Children; Autism; Pervasive Developmental Disorders; Body Weight; Health Programs; Intervention; Parents; Feasibility Studies; Program Effectiveness + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Child; Kind; Kinder; Autismus; Körpergewicht; Eltern
Abstract	Evidence-based weight-loss treatments for children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) are lacking. Therefore, a parent-based weight-loss treatment for children with ASD (PBT-ASD) was developed. A pilot study was conducted to test the initial efficacy, feasibility, and acceptability of this intervention. Parents of 20 children with ASD and overweight/obesity (mean age = 9.90 (SD = 2.31) years; 90% male; 40% Hispanic) participated in a 16-session PBT-ASD. The PBT-ASD program was found to be feasible and acceptable. Both children and parents lost weight from pre- to post-treatment (p's < 0.05). Parent-reported child physical activity and vegetable consumption increased at post-treatment (p's < 0.05). This pilot study provides a proof-of-concept for PBT-ASD. Randomized controlled trials with larger samples and follow-up are needed. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01