Pai.ACT Programme for Parents of Children With Special Healthcare Needs - Phase I
Neurodevelopmental Disorders, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Autism Spectrum Disorder
About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Neurodevelopmental Disorders focused on measuring Focused Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Special health care needs, Mobile App, Machine Learning
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- Cantonese-speaking Hong Kong residents
- living together with the child who is at preschool/school-age (3-9 years old)
- adopt the responsibility of taking care of the child,
- has daily access to their iPhone and Android smartphones.
In addition, potential eligible parents who respond "yes" to any of the five validated screening questions in the Children with Special Health Care Needs (SHCN) Screener (see https://www.childhealthdata.org/docs/cshcn/technical-summary-of-cshcn-screener.pdf) will then be asked the associated follow-up questions to determine whether the child possesses physical, neurodevelopmental/emotional problem(s) that has lasted for at least 12 months. Only children with a positive response(s) to ≥ 1 item in each of the associated follow-up questions will be classified as children with SHCN.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Parents with severe mental illness or developmental disabilities which impaired their ability to comprehend the content of the programme will be excluded.
Sites / Locations
- Hong Kong Christian ServiceRecruiting
- Hong Kong Federation of Youth GroupsRecruiting
- Hong Kong School Nurse AssociationRecruiting
- Hong Kong Young Women's Christian AssociationRecruiting
- Yang Memorial Methodist Social ServiceRecruiting
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Experimental
FACT Group
4-6 weeks of 45-60 minute individual-based Focused Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (FACT) counselling sessions delivered via video-conferencing format or face-to-face