Repercussion of the implementation of the Picture Exchange Communication System - PECS in the overload index of mothers of children with Autism Spectrum Disorder
Repercussão da implementação do Picture Exchange Communication System – PECS no índice de sobrecarga de mães de crianças com Transtorno do Espectro do Autismo
Carine Ferreira; Sheila Cavalcante Caetano; Jacy Perissinoto; Ana Carina Tamanaha
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Purpose: The aim of this study was to analyze the repercussion of the implementation of PECS on the burden index of mothers of children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). Methods: This was a longitudinal study (CEP 0403/2017). The sample consisted of 20 mother and child with ASD. The mothers were on average 41 years and 5 months and the children were 7 years and 2 months old. Fifteen children were male and five were female. The brazilian version of the Burden Interview scale was applied to verify the level of caregiver burden. The Autism Behavior Checklist (ABC) was applied to the analysis of non-adaptive behaviors and to analyze the lexical repertoire: Auditory and Expressive Vocabulary Tests. The PECS Implementation Program was composed of 24 sessions of individual speech therapy with the active presence of mothers. At the end all children and mothers were reevaluated with part of the instruments. Results: There was a tendency to reduce maternal overload indexes after the implementation of the PECS. There was a significant decrease in non-adaptive behaviors and an increase in the expressive and auditory vocabulary indexes of the children at the final moment of the study. We did not observe a significant correlation between the degrees of overload with age, schooling and intellectual quotient of children, nor schooling and maternal socioeconomic status. Conclusion: It was possible to analyze the repercussion of the implementation of the PECS on the burden of mothers of children with ASD assisted by the Program.
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Objetivo: O objetivo deste estudo foi analisar a repercussão da implementação do PECS no índice de sobrecarga de mães de crianças com Transtorno do Espectro do Autismo (TEA). Método: Trata-se de um estudo longitudinal (CEP 0403/2017). A amostra foi constituída por 20 díades mães-crianças com TEA. As mães tinham em média, 41 anos e 5 meses e as crianças, 7 anos e 2 meses. Quinze crianças eram do gênero masculino e cinco, do feminino. Foi aplicada a versão brasileira da escala Burden Interview cujo objetivo é a verificação do nível de sobrecarga dos cuidadores. Para análise dos comportamentos não-adaptativos aplicou-se o Autism Behavior Checklist (ABC) e para análise do repertório lexical: os Testes de Vocabulário Auditivo e Expressivo. O Programa de Implementação do PECS foi composto por 24 sessões de terapia fonoaudiológica individual com a presença ativa das mães. Ao final do Programa todas as crianças e suas respectivas mães foram reavaliadas com parte dos instrumentos utilizados na fase inicial do estudo. Resultados: Houve tendência de redução dos índices de sobrecarga materna após a implementação do PECS. Notamos diminuição significativa dos comportamentos não-adaptativos e aumento dos índices de vocabulário expressivo e auditivo das crianças no momento final do estudo. Não observamos correlação significativa entre os índices de sobrecarga com a idade, escolaridade e quociente intelectual das crianças; nem com a escolaridade e nível socioeconômico materno. Conclusão: Foi possível analisar a repercussão da implementação do PECS na sobrecarga de mães de crianças com TEA assistidas pelo Programa.
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