Effectiveness of healing touch technique among autistic patient : a randomized control trial

Abstract

This randomized control trial study aimed to compare of effectiveness of healing touch technique in changing of behavior problem of autism patient between intervention group and control group of autistic children in Nonthaburi Autistic Center, Nonthaburi province. Data was collected by using a self-administered questionnaire from parent of autistic among 64 sampled (59 Male, 5 female) age of samples ranged from 13-26 years were included in this study. Binary logistic regression, Generalized Linear Model, and Generalized Estimating Equations were applied for the analysis.For main symptom of autistic, most of them were repetitive behavior and fixated interests 78.5% and 75.0% respectively. Lack of imaginative seemed to more proportion for male more than female 65.6% and 6.3% respectively. However, model variance explained in – 2Log Likelihood to goodness of fit test in two model for 7 independent variables for deficits in social-emotional reciprocity of autistic behavior (-2Log Likelihood= 135.230). The Hosmer and Lemeshow test to goodness for fit model divided by equal case to ten groups present Wald Chi-Square and P-value (15.846, 0.045) whereof chi-square was 15.846 while significance was 0.045 which more than 0.05 that mean this model is goodness for fit and reject null hypothesis. The omnibus test of model coefficients present in 3 value chi-square of Model, Block, and Step as follow: Model present in the model chi-square for hypothesis test (109.192) and value of significance = .000 thereby reject null hypothesis, Block chi-square was chance of value in -2LL for block of 7 independent variable was equal value in model chi-square, Step chi-square was the value of -2LL with changed on model create that coefficient of added variable in each step of two model in parent used healing touch technique and parent use usual care accordingly Model, Block, and Step were equal value of Chi-square.