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Positive Effects of the Caregiver Skill Training Program on Children With Developmental Disabilities: Experiences From Serbia

Glumbić, Nenad; Grujičić, Roberto; Stupar, Sanja; Petrović, Sunčica; Pejovic-Milovančević, Milica

(Frontiers Media, 2022) 

TY  - JOUR
AU  - Glumbić, Nenad
AU  - Grujičić, Roberto
AU  - Stupar, Sanja
AU  - Petrović, Sunčica
AU  - Pejovic-Milovančević, Milica
PY  - 2022
UR  - http://rfasper.fasper.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/4570
AB  - Background: Intervention programs for children with developmental disabilities
increasingly target caregiver training to
implement effective strategies for child
development. Research conducted in different countries shows that the Caregiver Skills
Training Program (CST) developed by the World Health Organization and Autism Speaks
could also be a recommended intervention.
Methods: The pre-pilot phase included seven, and the pilot phase included 29 families
of children with developmental disabilities trained to implement the intervention program.
The caregivers were asked to complete the Autism Treatment Evaluation Checklist at the
beginning and at the end of the program.
Results: In the pre-pilot phase, the Wilcoxon signed-rank test determined a statistically
significant improvement in Speech, Language and Communication (z = −2.99, p <
0.05) and Health/Physical/Behavior (z = −2.375, p < 0.05) after caregiver participation
in the training program. In the pilot phase, the paired t-test also determined a statistically
significant improvement in Speech, Language and Communication between the first
(M = 24.52, SD = 5.57) and the second testing (M = 25.66, SD = 6.11), t(28)
=
−2.29, p < 0.05, as well as a significant improvement between the first (M = 36.62;
SD = 7.15) and the second testing (M = 35.38; SD = 5.91), t(28)
= 2.11, p <
0.05 in Health/Physical/Behavior. Eta squared values (0.16 and 0.14) indicate that the
intervention effect was significant. No differences were determined in Sociability and
Sensory/Cognitive Awareness between the first and the second testing.
Conclusion: The
initial results of the Caregiver Skills Training Program are
encouraging. For this program to be recommended as an evidence-based intervention,
further research should be conducted on
larger samples, controlling possible
intervening variables.
PB  - Frontiers Media
T2  - Frontiers in Psychiatry
T1  - Positive Effects of the Caregiver Skill Training Program on Children With Developmental Disabilities: Experiences From Serbia
SP  - 913142
VL  - 13
DO  - 10.3389/fpsyt.2022.913142
ER  - 
@article{
author = "Glumbić, Nenad and Grujičić, Roberto and Stupar, Sanja and Petrović, Sunčica and Pejovic-Milovančević, Milica",
year = "2022",
abstract = "Background: Intervention programs for children with developmental disabilities
increasingly target caregiver training to
implement effective strategies for child
development. Research conducted in different countries shows that the Caregiver Skills
Training Program (CST) developed by the World Health Organization and Autism Speaks
could also be a recommended intervention.
Methods: The pre-pilot phase included seven, and the pilot phase included 29 families
of children with developmental disabilities trained to implement the intervention program.
The caregivers were asked to complete the Autism Treatment Evaluation Checklist at the
beginning and at the end of the program.
Results: In the pre-pilot phase, the Wilcoxon signed-rank test determined a statistically
significant improvement in Speech, Language and Communication (z = −2.99, p <
0.05) and Health/Physical/Behavior (z = −2.375, p < 0.05) after caregiver participation
in the training program. In the pilot phase, the paired t-test also determined a statistically
significant improvement in Speech, Language and Communication between the first
(M = 24.52, SD = 5.57) and the second testing (M = 25.66, SD = 6.11), t(28)
=
−2.29, p < 0.05, as well as a significant improvement between the first (M = 36.62;
SD = 7.15) and the second testing (M = 35.38; SD = 5.91), t(28)
= 2.11, p <
0.05 in Health/Physical/Behavior. Eta squared values (0.16 and 0.14) indicate that the
intervention effect was significant. No differences were determined in Sociability and
Sensory/Cognitive Awareness between the first and the second testing.
Conclusion: The
initial results of the Caregiver Skills Training Program are
encouraging. For this program to be recommended as an evidence-based intervention,
further research should be conducted on
larger samples, controlling possible
intervening variables.",
publisher = "Frontiers Media",
journal = "Frontiers in Psychiatry",
title = "Positive Effects of the Caregiver Skill Training Program on Children With Developmental Disabilities: Experiences From Serbia",
pages = "913142",
volume = "13",
doi = "10.3389/fpsyt.2022.913142"
}
Glumbić, N., Grujičić, R., Stupar, S., Petrović, S.,& Pejovic-Milovančević, M.. (2022). Positive Effects of the Caregiver Skill Training Program on Children With Developmental Disabilities: Experiences From Serbia. in Frontiers in Psychiatry
Frontiers Media., 13, 913142.
https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2022.913142
Glumbić N, Grujičić R, Stupar S, Petrović S, Pejovic-Milovančević M. Positive Effects of the Caregiver Skill Training Program on Children With Developmental Disabilities: Experiences From Serbia. in Frontiers in Psychiatry. 2022;13:913142.
doi:10.3389/fpsyt.2022.913142 .
Glumbić, Nenad, Grujičić, Roberto, Stupar, Sanja, Petrović, Sunčica, Pejovic-Milovančević, Milica, "Positive Effects of the Caregiver Skill Training Program on Children With Developmental Disabilities: Experiences From Serbia" in Frontiers in Psychiatry, 13 (2022):913142,
https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2022.913142 . .
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