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Does Delivery Format Matter? A Pilot Study Comparing Telehealth Versus Face-to-Face Movement Interventions for
Wan-Chun Su1, Corina Cleffi, Sudha Srinivasan
1Department of Physical Therapy (Dr Su, Ms Cleffi, and Dr Bhat), Biomechanics & Movement Science Program (Dr Su, Ms Cleffi, and Dr Bhat), Department of Psychological & Brain Sciences (Dr Bhat), University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware; and Physical Therapy Program, Department of Kinesiology (Dr Srinivasan), Institute for Health, Intervention, and Policy (Dr Srinivasan), Connecticut Institute for the Brain and Cognitive Sciences (Dr Srinivasan), , University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut.
Purpose:
Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) have motor, social communication, and behavioral challenges. During the pandemic, children lost access to face-to-face (F2F) services and had to revert to telehealth (TH) options. We compared the efficacy, fidelity, acceptability, and feasibility of a general motor (GM) intervention using an F2F or telehealth (TH) format.
Methods:
Fifteen children with ASD participated in an 8-week program involving gross motor games to promote motor and social communication skills. Differences across TH and F2F formats for motor and socially directed verbalization as well as stakeholder feedback on formats were collected.
Results:
Gross motor and socially directed verbalization did not differ between the F2F and TH subgroups, and parents and trainers were satisfied with either format. However, TH interventions were longer, had more technological challenges, and required more parental effort.
Conclusions:
The findings of this study support the use of TH as a comparable and viable substitute for F2F interactions for children with ASD.
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