Providing Virtual Support to Children With Mild Developmental Delays in Response to the Pandemic

IF 1.1 4区 医学 Q3 EDUCATION, SPECIAL
Melissa Gonzalez, Catherine Rama, Aria Nawab, Emily Robertson, Paulina Maria Partridge, Arielle Ashkenazi, Elana Mansoor, Julie Van Weelden, Kristyna Peña, Ruby A. Natale
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Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic has had massive impacts across the globe. Children with developmental delays are an increasingly vulnerable population, highlighting the importance of ensuring they have access to high-quality virtual services during this time. The Early Discovery program currently provides therapeutic interventions for children with mild developmental delays. We sought to compare the outcomes of 2 cohorts within the Early Discovery program using different delivery approaches (n = 238 families): children who received services in person before the pandemic (n = 126) and children who received services via telehealth in the acute phase of the pandemic (n = 112). Both groups of children showed significant improvements in language skills posttreatment, and, with regard to auditory comprehension, both groups showed similar rates of improvement. However, children receiving in-person services before the pandemic showed greater improvements in expressive communication skills than children receiving telehealth services during the pandemic. Results indicate that the Early Discovery program was able to make adjustments during the pandemic that assisted families in maintaining progress in improving their child's language skills.
为轻度发育迟缓儿童提供虚拟支持以应对大流行
新冠肺炎疫情在全球范围内产生了巨大影响。发育迟缓儿童是一个日益脆弱的群体,这凸显了确保他们在此期间获得高质量虚拟服务的重要性。早期发现项目目前为轻度发育迟缓的儿童提供治疗干预。我们试图比较早期发现项目中使用不同交付方式的两个队列(n = 238个家庭)的结果:大流行前亲自接受服务的儿童(n = 126)和大流行急性期通过远程医疗接受服务的儿童(n = 112)。两组儿童在治疗后的语言技能上都有了显著的改善,在听觉理解方面,两组儿童的改善速度相似。然而,在大流行之前接受面对面服务的儿童在表达沟通技巧方面比在大流行期间接受远程保健服务的儿童表现出更大的改善。结果表明,早期发现计划能够在大流行期间做出调整,帮助家庭在提高孩子的语言技能方面保持进步。
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CiteScore
1.90
自引率
9.10%
发文量
24
期刊介绍: Infants & Young Children is an interdisciplinary journal focusing on vulnerable children from birth to five years of age and their families. Of special interest are articles involving innovative interventions, summaries of important research developments and their implications for practice, updates for high priority topic areas, balanced presentations of controversial issues, and articles that address issues involving policy, professional training, new conceptual models, and related matters. Although data are often presented primarily to illustrate points, some types of data-based articles may be appropriate.
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