Parent Perspectives of an Occupational Therapy Telehealth Intervention

Overview

Journal Int J Telerehabil

Specialty Rehabilitation Medicine

Date 2019 Jul 26

PMID 31341543

Citations 30

Authors

Anna Wallisch

Lauren Little

Ellen Pope

Winnie Dunn

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Abstract

Occupational therapy services delivered via telehealth can support families of young children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) in everyday routines such as mealtime, bedtime, and play. The aim of the current study was to understand the lived experiences of parents who participated in a 12-week, telehealth-delivered occupational therapy intervention (Occupation-Based Coaching). We used semi-structured interviews and subsequent thematic content analysis to understand how parents perceived the mechanism of service delivery (i.e., videoconferencing) and the content of the intervention. Themes that emerged from the data included , , and . Parents expressed how telehealth fit within their daily lives, how telehealth supported a collaborative relationship with the occupational therapist, and how the content of the intervention built a sense of empowerment.

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