Brief Group Psychoeducational Program for Mothers of Children with High-functioning Pervasive Developmental Disorders: A Randomized Controlled Trial

• Project/Area Number: 23591723
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Psychiatric science
• Research Institution: Nagoya City University
• Principal Investigator: YAMADA Atsurou 名古屋市立大学, 医学(系)研究科(研究院), 助教 (10315880)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): WATANABE Norio 独立行政法人国立精神神経医療研究センター, その他部局等, 室長 (20464563) ; KADUKI Fujika 名古屋市立大学, 看護学部, 准教授 (30361893) ; NISHIYAMA Takeshi 愛知医科大学, 医学部, 講師 (40571518) ; SUZUKI Masako 名古屋市立大学, 大学院医学研究科, 助教 (70617860)
• Project Period (FY): 2011 – 2013
• Project Status: Completed (Fiscal Year 2013)
• Budget Amount: ¥3,250,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥750,000); Fiscal Year 2013: ¥390,000 (Direct Cost: ¥300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥90,000); Fiscal Year 2012: ¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥300,000); Fiscal Year 2011: ¥1,560,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥360,000)
• Keywords: 広汎性発達障害 / 家族心理教育 / 母親 / 精神的健康度 / 生活の質 / 養育負担 / 無作為比較試験 / 自閉症スペクトラム障害 / 精神的健康 / 育児負担 / 無作為割り付け試験 / 家族心理教室

Research Abstract

This study investigates the effectiveness of group psychoeducation to relieve the psychological distress of mothers of children with high-functioning pervasive developmental disorders. Seventy-two mothers were randomly assigned to a 4-session brief group psychoeducational program (GP), the sessions held every second week in addition to the usual treatment (GP+ treatment as usual (TAU) group), or to a TAU-alone group. The primary outcome was the 28-item General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-28) at 21 weeks post-randomization (week 21). The GHQ-28, the Zarit Burden Interview (ZBI), and the MOS 36-item Short Form Health Survey (SF-36) were carried out at weeks 7 and 21. The GHQ-28 score at week 21 indicated a greater improvement in the TAU-alone. There was no evidence that GP+TAU led to a greater improvement of the maternal mental health than TAU-alone at week 7. The psychoeducational program did not alleviate the maternal distress or the caregiver burden.

Research Products

• [Journal Article] Brief Group Psychoeducational Program for Mothers of Children with High-functioning (2014)
  • Author(s): Masako Suzuki, Atsurou Yamada, Norio Watanabe,Tatsuo Akechi, Fujika Katsuki,Takeshi Nishiyama, Masayuki Imaeda, Taishi Miyachi, Kazuo Otaki, Yumiko Mitsuda, Akino Ota and Toshi A. Furukawa
  • Journal Title: Neuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment Volume: in press
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Brief Group Psychoeducational Program for Mothers of Children with High-functioning Pervasive Developmental Disorders : A Randomized Controlled Trial
  • Author(s): Masako Suzuki, Atsurou Yamada, Norio Watanabe, Tatsuo Akechi, Fujika Katsuki, Takeshi Nishiyama Masayuki Imaeda, Taishi Miyachi, Kazuo Otaki, Yumiko Mitsuda and Akino Ota and Toshi A. Furukawa
  • Journal Title: Neuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment Volume: (in press)
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Presentation] Group Psychoeducational Program for Mothers of Children with High-functioning Pervasive Developmental Disorders : A Randomized Controlled Trial (2012)
  • Author(s): Masako Suzuki, Atsurou Yamada, Norio Watanabe, Tatsuo Akechi, Fujika Katsuki, Takeshi Nishiyama Masayuki Imaeda, Taishi Miyachi, Kazuo Otaki, Yumiko Mitsuda and Akino Ota and Toshi A. Furukawa
  • Organizer: International Association Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Allied Professions 2012 20^<th> World Congress
  • Place of Presentation: Palais des Cogres de Paris
• [Presentation] Group psychoeducational program for mothers of children with high functional pervasive developmental disorders; A randomized controlled trial (2012)
  • Author(s): 鈴木真佐子、山田敦朗、渡辺範雄、香月富士日、今枝正行、光田由美子、大滝和男、西山毅、明智龍男、古川壽亮
  • Organizer: International Association Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Allied Professions 2012 20th World Congress
  • Place of Presentation: Palais des Congres de Paris（パリ）