Publications by authors named "Magdalena M Apanasionok"
Background: Interventions for anxiety need to be adapted to meet the needs of autistic people with moderate to severe learning disabilities and successfully modelled before evidence about efficacy can be generated from clinical trials.
Objectives: The objectives were to: (1) adapt a behavioural intervention for anxiety, develop an intervention fidelity checklist and logic model, and appraise candidate outcome measures, together with carers, autistic people, and clinicians, (2) characterise treatment-as-usual, (3) model the adapted intervention to determine the acceptability and feasibility for all stakeholders, judge the appropriateness of outcome measures, examine the feasibility and acceptability of consent and associated processes and (4) describe factors that facilitate or challenge intervention delivery.
Design: This study had two phases.
Article Synopsis
- There are not enough treatments for children with moderate to severe intellectual disabilities who have specific phobias.
- The study aims to create a special intervention for these kids and find out how well it works, along with checking in with their parents and doctors.
- They will also explore ways to make the intervention easy to access and understand for everyone involved.
Background: The aim of this feasibility study was to adapt and model a behavioural intervention for anxiety with autistic adults with moderate to severe intellectual disabilities.
Method: Twenty-eight autistic adults with moderate or severe intellectual disabilities, 37 carers, and 40 therapists took part in this single-group non-randomised feasibility study designed to test intervention feasibility and acceptability, outcome measures, and research processes.
Results: The intervention was judged as feasible and acceptable by autistic adults with intellectual disabilities, carers, and therapists.