Table.2.
Overview of the BIP TIC and comparator chapters for children and parents
Chapter | BIP TIC child | Comparator child | BIP TIC parent | Comparator parent |
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1 |
Information about the internet format and platform* Basic information about tics* |
Information about the internet format and platform* Information about the parent role* Contingency management (token economy*) |
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2 |
How tics can be bothersome* Premonitory urges* Make a list of current tics* |
Common thoughts, feelings, and behaviours of parents How to not comment on the tics |
How to praise the child during the treatment activities | |
3 | Response prevention practice | “Become an expert in tics”, including information about the natural course of tics and famous people with tics | How to praise the child during the treatment activities | How to prompt (remind) the child to use treatment strategies |
4 | Add exposure to the response prevention | Information about common comorbid psychiatric conditions | How to prompt (remind) the child to use treatment strategies | Information about common comorbid psychiatric conditions |
5 | Continued exposure with response prevention practice | Engage in healthy habits, such as daily routines, exercise, good nutrition, and sleep hygiene | Functional assessment and interventions | Healthy habits for the child and the parent |
6 |
Continued exposure with response prevention practice How to cope with tics in school How to cope with bullying |
Continued engagement in healthy habits How to cope with tics in school How to cope with bullying |
Troubleshooting the exposure with response prevention practice | How to cope with tics in school |
7 |
Continued exposure with response prevention practice How to tell others about tics |
Continued engagement in healthy habits How to tell others about tics |
Continued practice of treatment strategies | Common thoughts and feelings of parents |
8 | Continued exposure with response prevention practice | Information about risk and protective factors for tics | Continued practice of treatment strategies | Information about risk and protective factors for tics |
9 | Continued exposure with response prevention practice |
Information about research studies on tics The future for people with tics |
Continued practice of treatment strategies | Parental self-care |
10 |
Summary of chapters 1 to 9* Make a plan for continued practice in the future* |
Summary of parental treatment strategies* Make a plan for continued parental support in the future* |
Note: Each parent chapter also includes the key information from the corresponding child chapter, so that the parent does not miss out on what the child is learning in their chapter
*Denotes that the same content appears in both BIP TIC and the comparator
Abbreviations: BIP TIC therapist-guided internet-delivered behaviour therapy (exposure with response prevention) for children and adolescents with Tourette syndrome or chronic tic disorder, comparator therapist-guided internet-delivered education for children and adolescents with Tourette syndrome or chronic tic disorder