Child and parent outcomes following parent interventions for child emotional and behavioral problems in autism spectrum disorders: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

TY - JOUR

T1 - Child and parent outcomes following parent interventions for child emotional and behavioral problems in autism spectrum disorders

T2 - A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

AU - Tarver, Joanne Helen

AU - Palmer, Melanie Louise

AU - Webb, Sophie

AU - Scott, Stephen Basil Cuthbert

AU - Slonims, Vicky

AU - Simonoff, Emily

AU - Charman, Tony

PY - 2019/10/1

Y1 - 2019/10/1

N2 - There is growing interest in the development of behavioral parent interventions targeting emotional and behavioral problems in children with autism spectrum disorders. Such interventions have potential to improve a number of child and parental well-being outcomes beyond disruptive child behavior. This systematic review and meta-analysis assesses evidence for the efficacy of behavioral parent interventions for disruptive and hyperactive child behavior in autism spectrum disorders, as well as parenting efficacy and stress. A total of 11 articles from nine randomized controlled trials were included. Sufficient data were available to calculate standardized mean difference and show favorable effects of behavioral parent interventions on parent-reported measures of child disruptive behavior (standardized mean difference = 0.67), hyperactivity (standardized mean difference = 0.31) and parent stress (standardized mean difference = 0.37); effects on parent efficacy are less clear (standardized mean difference = 0.39, p = 0.17). There were insufficient data to explore intervention effects on internalizing behavior in autism spectrum disorders, parenting behaviors, or observational and teacher-reported outcomes, providing important avenues for future research. This review adds to growing evidence of the efficacy of behavioral parent interventions for child behavior and parental well-being in autism spectrum disorders

AB - There is growing interest in the development of behavioral parent interventions targeting emotional and behavioral problems in children with autism spectrum disorders. Such interventions have potential to improve a number of child and parental well-being outcomes beyond disruptive child behavior. This systematic review and meta-analysis assesses evidence for the efficacy of behavioral parent interventions for disruptive and hyperactive child behavior in autism spectrum disorders, as well as parenting efficacy and stress. A total of 11 articles from nine randomized controlled trials were included. Sufficient data were available to calculate standardized mean difference and show favorable effects of behavioral parent interventions on parent-reported measures of child disruptive behavior (standardized mean difference = 0.67), hyperactivity (standardized mean difference = 0.31) and parent stress (standardized mean difference = 0.37); effects on parent efficacy are less clear (standardized mean difference = 0.39, p = 0.17). There were insufficient data to explore intervention effects on internalizing behavior in autism spectrum disorders, parenting behaviors, or observational and teacher-reported outcomes, providing important avenues for future research. This review adds to growing evidence of the efficacy of behavioral parent interventions for child behavior and parental well-being in autism spectrum disorders

KW - IAMHealth

KW - autism spectrum disorder

KW - emotional and behavioral problems

KW - parent efficacy

KW - parent stress

KW - parent training

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85062464816&partnerID=8YFLogxK

U2 - 10.1177/1362361319830042

DO - 10.1177/1362361319830042

M3 - Review article

SN - 1362-3613

VL - 23

SP - 1630

EP - 1644

JO - Autism

JF - Autism

IS - 7

ER -