Journal article
Behavioral Assessment and Treatment via Telehealth for Children with Autism: From Local to Global Clinical Applications
International journal of environmental research and public health, Vol.19(4), p.2190
02/01/2022
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph19042190
PMCID: PMC8872529
PMID: 35206385
Abstract
Functional analyses (FA) and functional communication training (FCT) are the most commonly used behavioral assessment and treatment approaches via telehealth for children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) who display challenging behavior. The FA + FCT telehealth model has been shown to maintain treatment effectiveness (i.e., child behavioral outcomes and parent acceptability), as well as demonstrate treatment efficiency (i.e., cost savings). However, the majority of these studies have been conducted in the United States. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to evaluate the outcomes obtained with the telehealth FA + FCT model that included global applications. Descriptive statistics were used to analyze the results of the 199 participants who enrolled in the telehealth project across all project sites. The results showed that behavioral outcomes and parent acceptability maintained at similar levels to previous studies across all sites. Additionally, very few differences were found across project sites in relation to drop-out rates, visit cancellations, and technology issues. These results demonstrate the effectiveness of the FA + FCT telehealth model for addressing the challenging behavior needs of children with ASD globally and highlight areas in need of additional evaluation (e.g., drop-outs, cancellations) to determine the conditions under which telehealth could be best used.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Behavioral Assessment and Treatment via Telehealth for Children with Autism: From Local to Global Clinical Applications
- Creators
- Kelly M. Schieltz - Stead Family Department of Pediatrics, The University of Iowa Stead Family Children’s Hospital, Iowa City, IA 52242, USAMatthew J. O'Brien - Univ Iowa, Stead Family Childrens Hosp, Stead Family Dept Pediat, Iowa City, IA 52242 USALoukia Tsami - University of Houston - Clear LakeNathan A. Call - Children's Healthcare of AtlantaDorothea C. Lerman - University of Houston - Clear Lake
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- International journal of environmental research and public health, Vol.19(4), p.2190
- DOI
- 10.3390/ijerph19042190
- PMID
- 35206385
- PMCID
- PMC8872529
- NLM abbreviation
- Int J Environ Res Public Health
- ISSN
- 1661-7827
- eISSN
- 1660-4601
- Publisher
- Mdpi
- Number of pages
- 24
- Grant note
- DOI: 10.13039/100000025, name: National Institute of Mental Health, award: R01MH104363
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 02/01/2022
- Academic Unit
- Pediatric Psychology; Stead Family Department of Pediatrics; Iowa Neuroscience Institute; Psychological and Quantitative Foundations
- Record Identifier
- 9984354003802771
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