Cognitive behaviour therapy-based early intervention and prevention programme for anxiety in South African children with visual impairments

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dc.contributor.authorVisagie, Lisaen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorLoxton, Heleneen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorSwartz, Leslieen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorStallard, Paulen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2021-02-04T10:50:07Z
dc.date.available2021-02-04T10:50:07Z
dc.date.issued2019
dc.descriptionCITATION: Visagie, L., et al. 2019. Cognitive behaviour therapy-based early intervention and prevention programme for anxiety in South African children with visual impairments. African Journal of Disability, 10:a796, doi:10.4102/ajod.v10i0.796.
dc.descriptionThe original publication is available at https://ajod.org
dc.descriptionPublication of this article was funded by the Stellenbosch University Open Access Fund
dc.description.abstractBackground: Anxiety is the most common psychological difficulty reported by youth worldwide and may also be a significant problem for children with visual impairments. Cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT) interventions have proven to be successful in treating childhood anxiety; however, mostly these are not suitable for children with visual impairments, as the materials used are not sufficiently accessible to this population. Objectives: The present study was motivated by the dearth of research on this topic and aimed to examine the effects of a specifically tailored, group-based, universally delivered, CBT intervention for anxiety in children with visual impairments and to examine the influence of three predictor variables (i.e. age, gender and level of visual impairment) on prevention effects. Method: A randomised wait-list control group design with pre-, post- and follow-up intervention measures was employed. The final sample of 52 children (aged 9–14) with varying degrees of visual impairment received the anxiety intervention. Participants were followed over a course of 10 months during which their anxiety symptoms were assessed quantitatively at four time points (T1–T4). Results: The results indicated that the anxiety intervention did not significantly decrease symptoms of anxiety within the intervention groups. However, the intervention appeared beneficial for girls, younger children and legally blind participants. Conclusion: This study demonstrated how CBT interventions can be adapted for use in children with visual impairments. Results obtained provide a foundation upon which future updated anxiety intervention programmes can be built, meeting the need for further research in this area.en_ZA
dc.description.urihttps://ajod.org/index.php/ajod/article/view/796
dc.description.versionPublisher's version
dc.format.extent8 pagesen_ZA
dc.identifier.citationVisagie, L., et al. 2019. Cognitive behaviour therapy-based early intervention and prevention programme for anxiety in South African children with visual impairments. African Journal of Disability, 10:a796, doi:10.4102/ajod.v10i0.796
dc.identifier.issn2226-7220 (online)
dc.identifier.issn2223-9170 (print)
dc.identifier.otherdoi:10.4102/ajod.v10i0.796
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/109517
dc.language.isoen_ZAen_ZA
dc.publisherAOSISen_ZA
dc.rights.holderAuthors retain copyrighten_ZA
dc.subjectAnxietyen_ZA
dc.subjectCognitive-behavior therapyen_ZA
dc.subjectChildren, Visual impairmentsen_ZA
dc.titleCognitive behaviour therapy-based early intervention and prevention programme for anxiety in South African children with visual impairmentsen_ZA
dc.typeArticleen_ZA
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