Behavioral Interventions to Increase Success Rates of Blood Draw. Kendra Robbins- Monteith, BS Ellen Hanson, PhD
Behavioral Interventions to Increase Success Rates of Blood Draw.Kendra Robbins-Monteith, BSEllen Hanson, PhD
Autism Spectrum Disorders Neurodevelopmental Disorder
Great variability of symptoms
Can be comorbid with other disorders
Methods Procedure
Encourage practice for 2 weeks prior to blood draw
Broken down into parent-led practice sessions describing a portion of the blood draw
Systematic desensitization culminates with administration of pretend blood draw
Flexible and individualized for the child Salient reward
Parents receive a survey of their experience
Outcomes Decrease in non-compliance rates after offering intervention35/245 (14.29%) compared to 7/142 (4.92%)
Logistic regression to test the coefficient of the intervention effect, p=.006
OR=3.5, 95%CI [1.43, 8.71]
Qualitative Observations Researcher observation
Repeating language from the story during their blood draw
Bring kit with them to the appointment Parent survey (n = 9)
Majority found kit somewhat to significantly helpful
Prep kit of materials was most helpful part
Potential Limitations Not representative of the population of children with ASDConvenience sample
Quasi-experimentalNot randomizedBased on the availability of the intervention