The Effectiveness of Child-Centred Play Therapy on Internalization and Extrapolation Behavioral Problems in Children With Cerebral Palsy

Abstract

Objectives The present study investigated the effectiveness of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) on Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) and Pain Perception (PP) in people with Multiple Sclerosis (MS). Methods This was a quasi-experimental study with a pre-test, post-test and a control group design. The statistical population was all individuals with MS referring to the MS Society of Ahvaz, Iran, in 2018. Thirty patients with SFS were selected and randomly assigned into two groups of test and control (15 per group). Moreover, Multidimensional Fatigue Inventory (MFI) (was used to measure chronic fatigue symptoms) and Fatigue Severity Scale (FSS) and McGill Pain Questionnaire (MGPQ) were used for data collection. The achieved data were analyzed by Multivariate Analysis of Covariance (MANCOVA) in SPSS. Results The MANCOVA results revealed a significant difference between two groups in the following variables: perception of sensory pain (F=14.70, P≤ 0.001), perception of pain assessment (F=70.50, P≤0.01), perception of various pain (F=8.13, P≤0.001), PP (F=14.68, P≤0.001,) and CFS (F=4, P≤0.05). Conclusion The study finding suggested that ACT was effective in reducing the severity of CFS and PP in the experimental group; this reduction has led to a relative improvement in MS condition. Therefore, clinicians working in health centers can use this treatment along with pharmacotherapy.

The Effectiveness of Filial Therapy and Cognitive-Behavioral Art-Play on Meta-emotion View of Mothers of Single-parent Children During Coronavirus Quarantine

“…In addition to the correlation studies mentioned above, studies on the effectiveness of art therapy and play therapy in increasing the range of interpersonal relationships of girls with separation anxiety [18], the frequency of externalized behaviors of marginalized children [19], and reducing insecure attachment symptoms of separation anxiety [20] have been conducted. Self-confidence of children with intellectual disabilities [21], achievement of students [22], parental acceptance [29], emotion regulation [30][31], internalizing problems [32], emotional-functional [33][34], reducing symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder [35], parental stress children with functional abdominal pain, also noted. Although the statistical population of the current study (mothers of a single child) differs significantly from that of the experimental studies mentioned, the results can be compared because some techniques in play therapy and art therapy are included in the package of art-play-cognitive-behavioral therapy.…”

Parent-mediated play‐based interventions to improve social communication and language skills of preschool autistic children: A systematic review and meta-analysis protocol

“…Regarding language skills, play has been found to improve the overall language [16] as well as expressive and receptive language skills [17,18], the total words children produce, mean length of utterance, and linguistic complexity and diversity in at-risk preschool children [19]. Play is widely used as a therapeutic tool [20,21] and has been found to have a significant role in decreasing children's internalising [22] and externalising problems [23,24] and contributing to their healthy emotional development [25,26]. Lastly, play provides children with limitless opportunities to be physically active in daily life, thus, helps them to develop muscles and gain physical strength [27].…”