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SynthesisJournal of autism and developmental disorders2022

Meta-Analysis of RCTs of Technology-Assisted Parent-Mediated Interventions for Children with ASD.

Hong Ji Pi, Kannan Kallapiran, Shashidhara Munivenkatappa, Preeti Kandasamy, Richard Kirubakaran, Paul Russell, Valsamma Eapen

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Synthesis in Journal of autism and developmental disorders, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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9citing papers in PubMed, 4 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

9 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 15 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 5 institutions in 2 countries.

Hong Ji PiDarling Downs Health Service, The Toowoomba Hospital, Toowoomba, QLD, Australia.
Kannan KallapiranGold Coast Health Service, Gold Coast, QLD, Australia. sgkkan@gmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9824-2694
Shashidhara MunivenkatappaAIIMS Mangalagiri, Mangalagiri, Andhra Pradesh, India.
Preeti KandasamyJIMPER, Puducherry, India.
Richard KirubakaranProf BV Moses Center for Evidence-Informed Health Care and Health Policy, Vellore, India.
Paul RussellChristian Medical College, Vellore, India.
Valsamma EapenUNSW, Sydney, Australia.
Christian Medical College, Vellore · INAll India Institute of Medical Sciences Raipur · INGold Coast Health · AUToowoomba Hospital · AUUNSW Sydney · AU

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Technology-assisted parent-mediated interventions improve accessibility and are acceptable but not proven to be effective. We conducted a systematic search of 6 databases. We included and analysed results from studies on social and communication outcomes. Sixteen Randomised-Controlled-Trials (RCTs) with 748 participants were included. Most studies were rated as of good quality. Meta-analysis suggested that interventions were probably effective in improving emotion recognition. No significant differences were found in social communication, social functioning or language outcomes. At present, isolated tech interventions do not fulfil criteria for promising or established evidence-based interventions for ASD. Future research needs to focus on improving the effectiveness of technology-assisted parent-mediated interventions for ASD. Prospero Registration Number: CRD42020162825.

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Autism Spectrum DisorderChildCommunicationHumansLanguageParentsRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicTechnologyASDAutismCaregiverOnlineRemoteTelehealth

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PMID34318434
OpenAlexW3184123496

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