Assessing treatment efficacy by examining relationships between age groups of children with autism spectrum disorder and clinical anxiety symptoms: Prediction by correspondence analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Autism spectrum disorders (ASD) are neurodevelopmental in nature and are frequently accompanied by anxiety. To fully assess treatment efficacy, we examined rates of anxiety symptom change by age groups following either cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) or treatment as usual (TAU).

Methods

One hundred sixty-three children with ASD and ASD-related anxiety symptoms were randomly assigned to either CBT or TAU. Utilizing prediction by correspondence analysis (CA), we evaluated the age effect (defined in three groups; ages 6-9, 10-12, and 13-16) and the changes in correlations between age and anxiety severity levels over the course of treatment.

Results

Significantly greater anxiety symptom reduction was associated with CBT compared with TAU across the three a

SUBMITTER: Kim SK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7042046 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature