A preliminary investigation into the effectiveness of a group-delivered sleep management intervention for parents of children with intellectual disabilities

Journal of Intellectual Disabilities : JOID
Lucy StuttardJulie Curtis

Abstract

Sleep problems are more prevalent and severe among children with intellectual disabilities and autism compared to typically developing children. Training parents in behavioural approaches to manage sleep problems is advocated. However, delivering such interventions via groups is novel. This article reports the findings from a preliminary evaluation of a group-delivered intervention routinely delivered by a Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service Learning Disability team in England. For this purpose, parents (n = 23) of children with intellectual disabilities were recruited. The Children's Sleep Habits Questionnaire, Parents' Sense of Competence Scale and parent-set goals captured outcomes at pre-intervention, post-intervention and 3- and 6-month follow-up. Intervention delivery costs were collected. Take-up was high (86%), and no parent dropped out. Statistically significant improvements in night wakings, parent-set goals and parents' sense of efficacy were observed. The estimated mean cost of delivering each intervention was British (GBP) £1570. Findings suggest the intervention is a low-cost, acceptable service warranting further evaluation.

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Nov 7, 2015·Journal of Intellectual Disabilities : JOID·Ruth Northway
Feb 28, 2018·British Journal of Health Psychology·Rosalind E M Hatton, Maria Gardani
Sep 19, 2017·Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, and Allied Disciplines·Oliviero BruniRaffaele Ferri
Oct 1, 2019·Autism Research : Official Journal of the International Society for Autism Research·Christina S McCraeMicah O Mazurek
Jul 31, 2018·Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology·Arabella ScantleburyBryony Beresford

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