Effects of Image-Sandplay Therapy on the Mental Health and Subjective Well-Being of Children with Autism

Background: Autism significantly affects mental health and lowers subjective well-being (SWB). The rehabilitation therapy of autism is attracting widespread attention. We aimed to explore the effects of image-sandplay therapy on the mental health and SWB of children with autism. Methods: A total...

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Autores principales:	Juan Guo, Dongmei Li
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Publicado:	Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2021
Materias:	Image-sandplay therapy Autism Children Mental health Subjective well-being Public aspects of medicine RA1-1270
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:c2fcbae081e4430b9ff965906c94e4fe2021-12-02T17:09:39ZEffects of Image-Sandplay Therapy on the Mental Health and Subjective Well-Being of Children with Autism10.18502/ijph.v50i10.75052251-60852251-6093https://doaj.org/article/c2fcbae081e4430b9ff965906c94e4fe2021-10-01T00:00:00Zhttps://ijph.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijph/article/view/25899https://doaj.org/toc/2251-6085https://doaj.org/toc/2251-6093 Background: Autism significantly affects mental health and lowers subjective well-being (SWB). The rehabilitation therapy of autism is attracting widespread attention. We aimed to explore the effects of image-sandplay therapy on the mental health and SWB of children with autism. Methods: A total of 90 children with autism treated in Changchun Women and Children Health Hospital from Jan 2019 to Jun 2020 were enrolled by convenient sampling method. They were randomly divided into control (n=45) and observation (n=45) groups. The observation group had a 12-week image-sandplay therapy based on conventional rehabilitation therapy. In the image-sandplay therapy, the one-to-one intervention was provided once a week, 60 min in each. Autism treatment evaluation checklist (ATEC), autism behavior checklist (ABC), Conners parent symptom questionnaire (PSQ), satisfaction with life scale (SWLS), and positive and negative affect scale for children (PANAS-C) of the two groups were assessed. Results: After intervention, the observation group showed lower scores in ATEC scale and ABC scale than the control group, and the difference show statistical significance (P<0.05). Meanwhile, the observation group showed significantly lower scores in PSQ scale than the control group, showing a significant difference (P<0.05). The observation group shows higher scores in SWLS scale and positive affect scores than the control group, as well as significantly lower negative affected scores than the control groups, showing a significant difference (P<0.05). Conclusion: Image-sandplay therapy can improve the symptoms of children with autism and is conducive to promoting mental health and increasing SWB. It is a feasible and effective rehabilitation method. Juan GuoDongmei LiTehran University of Medical SciencesarticleImage-sandplay therapyAutismChildrenMental healthSubjective well-beingPublic aspects of medicineRA1-1270ENIranian Journal of Public Health, Vol 50, Iss 10 (2021)
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topic	Image-sandplay therapy Autism Children Mental health Subjective well-being Public aspects of medicine RA1-1270
spellingShingle	Image-sandplay therapy Autism Children Mental health Subjective well-being Public aspects of medicine RA1-1270 Juan Guo Dongmei Li Effects of Image-Sandplay Therapy on the Mental Health and Subjective Well-Being of Children with Autism
description	Background: Autism significantly affects mental health and lowers subjective well-being (SWB). The rehabilitation therapy of autism is attracting widespread attention. We aimed to explore the effects of image-sandplay therapy on the mental health and SWB of children with autism. Methods: A total of 90 children with autism treated in Changchun Women and Children Health Hospital from Jan 2019 to Jun 2020 were enrolled by convenient sampling method. They were randomly divided into control (n=45) and observation (n=45) groups. The observation group had a 12-week image-sandplay therapy based on conventional rehabilitation therapy. In the image-sandplay therapy, the one-to-one intervention was provided once a week, 60 min in each. Autism treatment evaluation checklist (ATEC), autism behavior checklist (ABC), Conners parent symptom questionnaire (PSQ), satisfaction with life scale (SWLS), and positive and negative affect scale for children (PANAS-C) of the two groups were assessed. Results: After intervention, the observation group showed lower scores in ATEC scale and ABC scale than the control group, and the difference show statistical significance (P<0.05). Meanwhile, the observation group showed significantly lower scores in PSQ scale than the control group, showing a significant difference (P<0.05). The observation group shows higher scores in SWLS scale and positive affect scores than the control group, as well as significantly lower negative affected scores than the control groups, showing a significant difference (P<0.05). Conclusion: Image-sandplay therapy can improve the symptoms of children with autism and is conducive to promoting mental health and increasing SWB. It is a feasible and effective rehabilitation method.
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title	Effects of Image-Sandplay Therapy on the Mental Health and Subjective Well-Being of Children with Autism
title_short	Effects of Image-Sandplay Therapy on the Mental Health and Subjective Well-Being of Children with Autism
title_full	Effects of Image-Sandplay Therapy on the Mental Health and Subjective Well-Being of Children with Autism
title_fullStr	Effects of Image-Sandplay Therapy on the Mental Health and Subjective Well-Being of Children with Autism
title_full_unstemmed	Effects of Image-Sandplay Therapy on the Mental Health and Subjective Well-Being of Children with Autism
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publisher	Tehran University of Medical Sciences
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Effects of Image-Sandplay Therapy on the Mental Health and Subjective Well-Being of Children with Autism

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