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Table 4 Clinical variables of the participants and Parental Stress Index at baseline and 6-month outcome

From: GOLIAH (Gaming Open Library for Intervention in Autism at Home): a 6-month single blind matched controlled exploratory study

 

T0 = Baseline

T6 = Outcome at 6 months

Experimental group (N = 14)

Control group (N = 10)

Experimental group (N = 14)

Control group (N = 10)

ADOS, mean (±SD)

  Communication score

3.6 (±1.7)

4.5 (±1.5)

2.9 (±2.1)

3.7 (±1.6)

  Interaction score

7.2 (±2.4)

9.3 (±2.6)

6.3 (±2.8)

7.3 (±2.9)

  Total score

10.8 (±3.6)

13.8 (±3.5)

9.2 (±4.6)

11 (±4.1)

Cognition WISC3/WPPSI

  VIQ

103.1 (±14)

100.8 (±25.9)

107.2 (±22.8)

102.4 (±26.6)

  PIQ

96.1 (±24.8)

96.4 (±24.5)

104.4 (±19.9)

98.1 (±24.5)

  Speed

93.5 (±12.6)

90.6 (±16.2)

97.4 (±15.3)

90.7 (±21.9)

  Working memory

107.6 (±21.5)

97.8 (±28.2)

107.4 (±23.6)

99.2 (±27.6)

  Total IQ

98.8 (±20.1)

96.3 (±22.7)

107 (±20.8)

98.9 (±25.8)

Vineland, mean (±SD)

  Communication score

88.2 (±16.7)

86.2 (±13.9)

79.6 (±11.5)

82.8 (±6.5)

  Daily living

84.3 (±13.4)

85.4 (±14.7)

79.4 (±5.5)

83.6 (±10.8)

  Socialization

79.5 (±10.3)

80.1 (±11.9)

78.3 (±10.7)

85.3 (±8.4)

SCQ, mean (±SD)

 Total score

11.6 (±7.7)

11.5 (±7.2)

10 (±6.3)

8.6 (±7)

CBCL T score, mean (±SD)

  Withdrawn/depressed

62.8 (±9.9)

62.9 (±9.5)

60.9 (±8.6)

60.6 (±9)

  Somatic complaints

56 (±7.7)

59.5 (±7.5)

54.7 (±7.6)

57.5 (±8.3)

  Anxious/depressed

62.8 (±8.1)

61.2 (±9.3)

60.5 (±7.6)

58.6 (±10.5)

  Social problems

68.5 (±6.5)

66.7 (±7.4)

63.8 (±7.3)

60.8 (±8.2)

  Thought problems

61.1 (±10.8)

66.7 (±8.4)

59.8 (±10.8)

61.2 (±9.5)

  Attention problems

65.1 (±9.1)

67.4 (±9.1)

63.6 (±9.7)

61.1 (±9.7)

  Rule-breaking behavior

58.6 (±7.4)

58.1 (±6.1)

56.5 (±6.3)

57.4 (±6.2)

  Aggressive behavior

60.4 (±6.5)

64.4 (±9.2)

57.8 (±6)

61 (±8.5)

  Internalizing

62.5 (±9)

63 (±8)

60.2 (±9.5)

59 (±10.3)

  Externalizing

59.1 (±8.1)

61.7 (±7.1)

57.7 (±7.7)

55.9 (±11.8)

  Total

63.9 (±8.4)

66.5 (±7.3)

61.2 (±8.3)

60.5 (±11.3)

PSI, mean (±SD)

  Parental distress

31.6 (±6.9)

32.9 (±8.2)

28.3 (±9.4)

27.6 (±6.5)

  Dysfunctional interaction

31.5 (±5.7)

37.3 (±6.4)

26.8 (±8.8)

28.3 (±7.4)

  Difficult child

37.2 (±7.3)

39.2 (±7.2)

29.4 (±7.3)

30.3 (±8.2)

  Total stress

100.7 (±15)

105.8 (±13.6)

85.5 (±22.6)

86.2 (±20)

  1. ADOS Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule, WISC 3 Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children 3, WPPSI Wechsler Preschool and Primary Scale of Intelligence, VIQ Verbal Intelligent Quotient, PIQ Performance Intelligent Quotient, CBCL Child Behaviour Checklist, PSI Parental Stress Index
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Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health

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