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ArticleFrontiers in public health2023

The Family-Check-Up® Autism Implementation Research (FAIR) Study: protocol for a study evaluating the effectiveness and implementation of a family-centered intervention within a Canadian autism service setting.

Teresa Bennett, Irene Drmic, Julie Gross, Marc Jambon, Melissa Kimber, Anat Zaidman-Zait, K Andrews, Julia Frei, E Duku, Stelios Georgiades and 8 more

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Article in Frontiers in public health, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2citing papers in PubMed
2.6field-weighted citation impact, top 13% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 4 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. Supporting parents in autism care.World journal of psychiatry · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

18 authors at 6 institutions in 2 countries.

Teresa BennettDepartment of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences, Offord Centre for Child Studies, McMaster University/McMaster Children's Hospital, Hamilton, ON, Canada.
Irene DrmicRon Joyce Children's Health Centre Hamilton Health Sciences/McMaster Children's Hospital, Hamilton, ON, Canada.
Julie GrossDepartment of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences, Offord Centre for Child Studies, McMaster University/McMaster Children's Hospital, Hamilton, ON, Canada.
Marc JambonDepartment of Psychology, Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo, ON, Canada.
Melissa KimberDepartment of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences, Offord Centre for Child Studies, McMaster University/McMaster Children's Hospital, Hamilton, ON, Canada.
Anat Zaidman-ZaitTel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.
K AndrewsDepartment of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences, Offord Centre for Child Studies, McMaster University/McMaster Children's Hospital, Hamilton, ON, Canada.
Julia FreiRon Joyce Children's Health Centre Hamilton Health Sciences/McMaster Children's Hospital, Hamilton, ON, Canada.
E DukuDepartment of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences, Offord Centre for Child Studies, McMaster University/McMaster Children's Hospital, Hamilton, ON, Canada.
Stelios GeorgiadesDepartment of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences, Offord Centre for Child Studies, McMaster University/McMaster Children's Hospital, Hamilton, ON, Canada.
Andrea GonzalezDepartment of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences, Offord Centre for Child Studies, McMaster University/McMaster Children's Hospital, Hamilton, ON, Canada.
Magdalena JanusDepartment of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences, Offord Centre for Child Studies, McMaster University/McMaster Children's Hospital, Hamilton, ON, Canada.
E LipmanDepartment of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences, Offord Centre for Child Studies, McMaster University/McMaster Children's Hospital, Hamilton, ON, Canada.
Paulo PiresRon Joyce Children's Health Centre Hamilton Health Sciences/McMaster Children's Hospital, Hamilton, ON, Canada.
Heather PrimeDepartment of Psychology, York University, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Caroline RoncadinRon Joyce Children's Health Centre Hamilton Health Sciences/McMaster Children's Hospital, Hamilton, ON, Canada.
Mackenzie SaltDepartment of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences, Offord Centre for Child Studies, McMaster University/McMaster Children's Hospital, Hamilton, ON, Canada.
Rebecca ShineRon Joyce Children's Health Centre Hamilton Health Sciences/McMaster Children's Hospital, Hamilton, ON, Canada.
McMaster Children's Hospital · CAMcMaster University · CAHamilton Health Sciences · CATel Aviv University · ILWilfrid Laurier University · CAYork University · CA

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Introduction: Prevalence rates of emotional and behavior problems (EBP) in autistic children and youth are high (40-70%), and often cause severe and chronic impairment. Furthermore, autistic children are also more likely to experience family "social-ecological" adversity compared to neurotypically developing peers, including social isolation, child maltreatment, caregiver mental illness, and socioeconomic risk. These family stressors increase the risk of co-occurring EBP among autistic children and can often impede access to evidence-based care, thus amplifying long-term health inequities for autistic children and their caregivers. In the current autism services landscape, there are few scalable, evidence-based programs that adequately address these needs. The Methods: In this study, we outline the protocol for a hybrid implementation-effectiveness approach with two key components: (1) A parallel-arm randomized controlled trial of Discussion: Scalable, ecologically focused family-centered interventions offer promise as key components of a public health framework aimed at reducing mental health inequities among autistic children, youth, and their caregivers. Results of this study will inform further program refinement and scale-up.

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Autistic DisorderProblem BehaviorAdolescentChildHumansMental HealthOntarioParentingRandomized Controlled Trials as Topicautismcaregiver interventionfamily-centered careFamily Check-Upfamily interventionimplementationparenting

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PMID38292388
PMCPMC10826514
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