The Use of Social Stories to Reduce Negative Affect and Improve Satisfaction in Adults Attending an ASD Assessment
NCT ID: NCT03372421
Last Updated: 2019-08-30
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Basic Information
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COMPLETED
NA
51 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2018-05-26
2019-04-30
Brief Summary
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Detailed Description
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Participants will then be randomly allocated to either an experimental group or to a control group. Participants in the experimental group will read a Social Story about what to expect from their assessment; participants in the control group will read the standard information the host service sends out about what to expect from their assessment. Participants will be blinded to which group they are in.
If the participants choose to supply a mobile telephone number and email address, an SMS text message and/or email reminder will be sent out one week prior to their assessment and again on the morning of the assessment. These reminders will include hyperlinks to the information about what to expect and will remind them to complete the PANAS once they arrive at their appointment.
On arrival at their assessment (time 2), participants will complete a paper copy of the PANAS questionnaire and will be asked for demographic information. Participants will also be asked to rate the extent that the information they read prior to attending the assessment has helped them to know what to expect thus far. Paper copies of the questionnaire will be left in the waiting area with instructions to hand them into staff once complete.
One week following their assessment (time 3), participants will receive another SMS/email which will include a hyperlink to a post-assessment survey that will ask participants to rate their satisfaction with the assessment and whether they received a diagnosis of ASD. Participants who do not complete this questionnaire after one week will be contacted one final time. All participants will be sent a debriefing sheet.
Hypotheses
1. Compared with participants who read standard, non-social information prior to attending an assessment for ASD, participants who read a Social Story will report, on average, less of an increase in negative affect when attending their assessment, as measured by the negative subscale of the PANAS.
2. Participants who read a Social Story prior to attending an assessment for ASD will report, on average, higher satisfaction (measured via a 5 point Likert scale) with the assessment than participants who read standard, non-social information.
3. Compared with participants who read standard, non-social information prior to attending an assessment for ASD, participants who read a Social Story will report, on average, that the assessment was more predictable (measured via a 5 point Likert scale).
Data Analysis
1. Comparison of means using a 2 (group; SS, control) X 2 (time; time 1, time 2) mixed ANOVA (repeated measures on the time factor). Dependent variable = PANAS score.
Comparison of means using an independent t-test at time 2. Independent variable = group (2 levels; SS and control). Dependent variable = PANAS score.
Descriptive statistics.
2. Comparison of means using the Mann-Whitney U test at time 3. Independent variable = group (2 levels; SS and control). Dependent variable = satisfaction score.
Descriptive statistics.
3. Descriptive statistics.
Conditions
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Study Design
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RANDOMIZED
PARALLEL
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
SINGLE
Study Groups
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Social Story
Participants will read information about what to expect from the assessment in the format of a Social Story
Social Story
A short story written in the third person about what it's like to attend an assessment for ASD.
Standard Information
Participants will read standard information about what to expect from the assessment.
Standard Information
Information the host site currently sends out to patients informing them about what to expect from the assessment
Interventions
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Social Story
A short story written in the third person about what it's like to attend an assessment for ASD.
Standard Information
Information the host site currently sends out to patients informing them about what to expect from the assessment
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* People who have never visited the site before.
Exclusion Criteria
18 Years
ALL
Yes
Sponsors
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University of Sheffield
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Richard Jenkinson
Trainee Clinical Psychologist
Principal Investigators
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Richard p Jenkinson
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
University of Sheffield
Locations
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Sheffield Adult Autism and Neurodevelopmental Service
Sheffield, South Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Countries
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Related Links
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The website of the author of Social Stories with guidance on writing Social Stories.
Other Identifiers
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rjenkinson001
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id
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