Pai.ACT Programme for Parents of Children With Special Healthcare Needs - Phase I

Summary

This study aims to determine the feasibility, acceptability and potential efficacy of an individual, video-conferencing based Focused Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (FACT) on the mental well-being of parents of children with Special Health Care Needs(SHCN). The study also aims to explore the experience of parents after participating in the individual-based FACT sessions offered by the trained FACT interventionists.

Conditions

• Neurodevelopmental Disorders
• Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
• Autism Spectrum Disorder
• Development Delay
• Chronic Disease

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Focused Acceptance and Commitment Therapy

This is an individual-based FACT counselling programme which composes of 4-6 sessions on a weekly basis (45-60mins/session). All the sessions are delivered by a trained FACT interventionist via either video-conferencing (e.g., Zoom or Windows Teams) or face-to-face format. The programme aims to increase the psychological flexibility of the parent, so that he/she is able to (i) experience the present moment and take perspective on self (i.e., Awareness); (ii) detach the distressing private experiences and associated rules and to take a non-judgemental, accepting stance toward the painful experiences (i.e., Openness) and (iii) exhibits strong connection with values and commit to values-consistent actions. The trained interventionist will use different ACT strategies in these sessions, including ACT metaphors, experiential exercises, guided mindfulness exercises, guided imagery exercises and values clarification exercises to reinforce the above principles.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Hong Kong Association of Youth Department

  collaborator UNKNOWN

• Hong Kong Christian Service

  collaborator OTHER

• Hong Kong Federation of Youth Groups

  collaborator UNKNOWN

• Hong Kong School Nurse Association

  collaborator UNKNOWN

• Hong Kong Young Women's Christian Association

  collaborator OTHER

• Yang Memorial Methodist Social Service

  collaborator OTHER

• Chinese University of Hong Kong

  lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

• Yuen Yu Chong, PhD · Chinese University of Hong Kong

Study Design

Allocation

NA

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Model

SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age

21 Years

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2022-12-01

Primary Completion

2025-12-31

Completion

2025-12-31

Countries

• Hong Kong

Study Locations