A recent systematic review has reported that poor reading is reliably associated with anxiety. However, we currently lack evidence-based intervention for children who have both poor reading and anxiety (PRAX). In this study, we tested a new PRAX intervention in 8- to 12-year-old children using a double-baseline intervention case series design. Analyses of both group and individual data revealed that 12 weeks of PRAX intervention significantly improved children’s reading and spelling accuracy, and significantly reduced both anxiety disorders and symptoms. These results support PRAX intervention as a treatment for comorbid reading and anxiety problems in children and pave the way to a randomised controlled trial.

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阅读与焦虑综合干预对焦虑不良读者的效果


最近的一项系统评价报告称，阅读能力差确实与焦虑有关。然而，我们目前缺乏针对阅读能力差和焦虑（PRAX）的儿童的循证干预措施。在这项研究中，我们使用双基线干预案例系列设计对 8 至 12 岁儿童测试了一种新的 PRAX 干预措施。对团体和个人数据的分析表明，12 周的 PRAX 干预显着提高了儿童的阅读和拼写准确性，并显着减少了焦虑症和症状。这些结果支持 PRAX 干预作为儿童共病阅读和焦虑问题的治疗方法，并为随机对照试验铺平了道路。