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| Titre : |
Feasibility Study of a Novel App-Based Anxiety Intervention for Autistic People |
| Type de document : |
texte imprimé |
| Auteurs : |
Bethany OAKLEY, Auteur ; Charlotte A. BOATMAN, Auteur ; Saffron BALDOZA, Auteur ; Amy HEARN, Auteur ; Colin LARKWORTHY, Auteur ; Rachel KENT, Auteur ; Ann OZSIVADJIAN, Auteur ; Sophie DOSWELL, Auteur ; Antonia DITTNER, Auteur ; Amanda ROESTORF, Auteur ; Dhara RAWAL, Auteur ; Ben CARTER, Auteur ; Emily SIMONOFF, Auteur ; Group THE MOLEHILL MOUNTAIN ADVISORY, Auteur |
| Article en page(s) : |
p.e70153 |
| Langues : |
Anglais (eng) |
| Mots-clés : |
anxiety autism CBT digital tools intervention mental health mHealth |
| Index. décimale : |
PER Périodiques |
| Résumé : |
ABSTRACT At least 50% of autistic people experience clinically relevant anxiety symptoms. However, reasons for elevated rates of anxiety in autism remain poorly understood and there is a high unmet need for novel and adapted therapies for anxiety that are accessible to autistic people. This study aimed to establish the feasibility of a novel app-based anxiety management tool (?Molehill Mountain?) that has been developed with, and adapted for, autistic people. A single-centre, single-arm feasibility study design was employed, whereby autistic people (≥?16?years) with mild-to-severe symptoms of anxiety were recruited to a 13-week intervention period (King's College London, UK; clinicaltrials.gov identifier NCT05302167). Of 123 prospective participants screened, 100 (81%) participants aged 16?74?years (n?=?69 female) were enrolled within approximately 15 months. n?=?76 (76%) completed an anxiety measure at ~15?weeks (Generalized Anxiety Disorder?7 Item Scale; GAD-7). Most adhered to the full intervention duration: 65% (n?=?47), with most using the app weekly (1?6?days per week; 58%). 73% of participants agreed that they found the app easy to use overall and that an app is a good format for offering anxiety support to autistic people. There was a significant reduction in self-reported anxiety symptom severity with mean difference 2.88 (95% CI 1.88, 3.89; p? |
| En ligne : |
https://doi.org/10.1002/aur.70153 |
| Permalink : |
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in Autism Research > 19-1 (January 2026) . - p.e70153
[article] Feasibility Study of a Novel App-Based Anxiety Intervention for Autistic People [texte imprimé] / Bethany OAKLEY, Auteur ; Charlotte A. BOATMAN, Auteur ; Saffron BALDOZA, Auteur ; Amy HEARN, Auteur ; Colin LARKWORTHY, Auteur ; Rachel KENT, Auteur ; Ann OZSIVADJIAN, Auteur ; Sophie DOSWELL, Auteur ; Antonia DITTNER, Auteur ; Amanda ROESTORF, Auteur ; Dhara RAWAL, Auteur ; Ben CARTER, Auteur ; Emily SIMONOFF, Auteur ; Group THE MOLEHILL MOUNTAIN ADVISORY, Auteur . - p.e70153. Langues : Anglais ( eng) in Autism Research > 19-1 (January 2026) . - p.e70153
| Mots-clés : |
anxiety autism CBT digital tools intervention mental health mHealth |
| Index. décimale : |
PER Périodiques |
| Résumé : |
ABSTRACT At least 50% of autistic people experience clinically relevant anxiety symptoms. However, reasons for elevated rates of anxiety in autism remain poorly understood and there is a high unmet need for novel and adapted therapies for anxiety that are accessible to autistic people. This study aimed to establish the feasibility of a novel app-based anxiety management tool (?Molehill Mountain?) that has been developed with, and adapted for, autistic people. A single-centre, single-arm feasibility study design was employed, whereby autistic people (≥?16?years) with mild-to-severe symptoms of anxiety were recruited to a 13-week intervention period (King's College London, UK; clinicaltrials.gov identifier NCT05302167). Of 123 prospective participants screened, 100 (81%) participants aged 16?74?years (n?=?69 female) were enrolled within approximately 15 months. n?=?76 (76%) completed an anxiety measure at ~15?weeks (Generalized Anxiety Disorder?7 Item Scale; GAD-7). Most adhered to the full intervention duration: 65% (n?=?47), with most using the app weekly (1?6?days per week; 58%). 73% of participants agreed that they found the app easy to use overall and that an app is a good format for offering anxiety support to autistic people. There was a significant reduction in self-reported anxiety symptom severity with mean difference 2.88 (95% CI 1.88, 3.89; p? |
| En ligne : |
https://doi.org/10.1002/aur.70153 |
| Permalink : |
https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=578 |
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