ACT Combined Yoga for Parental Burnout in Parents with Autistic Children

Condition(s) studied

Investigational drug(s) / intervention(s)

Acceptance commitment therapy and yoga: The intervention used a combination of online and offline methods, based on ACT, supplemented by hatha yoga exercise intervention, the intervention group used the combination of offline ACT psychological intervention and online hatha yoga training, and the control group used mental health education, so as to explore and validate the effect of ACT combined with yoga on the improvement of parental parental burnout in children with ASD. The offline ACT psychological intervention was implemented by the researchers and psychologists, and the ACT psychological intervention was carried out once a week in community health centers or hospitals for 8 weeks. Online, a WeChat group was set up for parents with ASD, and Hatha Yoga training content and videos were sent to the group chat, and the researchers and volunteers supervised the training and clocking in and out of the group, three times a week.

Active Comparator: Mental Health Education Group: The control group was provided with 8 weeks of mental health education, including emotional management skills, positive coping styles, and scientific parenting methods.

Study summary

OBJECTIVE: To explore the intervention effect of ACT combined with a yoga intervention program on parenting burnout in parents with ASD.

METHODS: This study used a combination of qualitative research and quantitative analysis to examine the intervention effects of an ACT-centered intervention program on parenting burnout in parents of children with ASD, and to clarify the evaluations and perceptions of parents with ASD about the research program through qualitative research.

RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: To clarify the intervention effect of ACT combined with yoga intervention program on parenting burnout of ASD parents.

Eligibility

Primary outcome measure(s)

• Measuring parental Burnout Levels — 3 months
  Developed by Roskam et al. to assess parenting burnout levels. There are 23 items in the scale, which are divided into four dimensions: the sense of exhaustion of the parental role, the boredom of the parental role, the emotional alienation from the children, and the self-comparison with the previous parental role. Scores range from 23-161. Higher scores indicate higher levels of parental burnout.
• Measuring parenting stress Levels — 3 months
  The scale consists of 15 items divided into three dimensions: parenting distress (items 1-5), dysfunctional parent-child interactions (items 6-10), and difficult child characteristics (items 11-15). The total score ranges from 15 to 75, with higher scores indicating more severe parenting stress.

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