Challenges and Facilitators to Telehealth Occupational Therapy for Autistic Children During COVID-19

被引：8

作者：

Angell, Amber M. ^{[1
,4
]}

Carreon, Elaine D. ^{[1
]}

Akrofi, Joana N. S. ^{[1
]}

Franklin, Marshae D. ^{[1
]}

Taylor, Elinor E. ^{[1
]}

Miller, Julie ^{[2
]}

Crowley, Catherine ^{[1
]}

Maher, Shona Orfirer ^{[3
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Southern Calif, Los Angeles, CA USA

[2] Profess Child Dev Associates, Pasadena, CA USA

[3] Total Educ Solut, South Pasadena, CA USA

[4] Univ Southern Calif, Mrs TH Chan Div Occupat Sci & Occupat Therapy, 1540 Alcazar St,CHP 222E, Los Angeles, CA 90089 USA

来源：

OTJR-OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY JOURNAL OF RESEARCH | 2023年 / 43卷 / 03期

关键词：

autism; services; occupational therapy; qualitative research; pediatrics; PERSPECTIVES; PARENT;

D O I：

10.1177/15394492221142597

中图分类号：

R49 [康复医学];

学科分类号：

100215 ;

摘要：

Pre-pandemic, telehealth occupational therapy (OT) for autistic children appeared promising, but research was limited. The pandemic provided a unique opportunity to investigate how clinics transitioned to telehealth. The purpose of this study was to examine barriers and facilitators that influenced delivery of OT services through telehealth for autistic children during the pandemic. We conducted semi-structured qualitative interviews with 13 participants (three administrators, six OTs, and four parents of autistic children) at three Los Angeles area clinics over a 7-month period. We used narrative and thematic analysis to identify four themes. We identified (a) Challenges and (b) Facilitators to Conducting Telehealth OT, including practical strategies for successful facilitation, and (c) Negative and (d) Positive Outcomes of Conducting Telehealth OT. As telehealth will likely remain a viable means of OT service delivery in the future, our findings provide insight into ways that it can be improved and sustained.

引用

页码：513 / 522

页数：10

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