ArticleDisability and health journal2022
Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on therapy service delivery and functioning for school-aged children with disabilities in the United States.
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- Perceived Social Support and Quality of Life of Children with and without Developmental Disabilities and Their Caregivers during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Brazil: A Cross-Sectional Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
- The Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Therapy Utilization Among Racially/Ethnically and Socio-Economically Diverse Autistic Children.Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2023Article
- Caregiver perspectives on the continued impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on children with intellectual/developmental disabilities.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2023Article
- Reflecting on the COVID-19 pandemic and moving forward: Make it Matter.Developmental medicine and child neurology · 2022Article
- When uncertainty becomes the norm: The Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital's Speech Therapy and Audiology Department's response to the COVID-19 pandemic.The South African journal of communication disorders = Die Suid-Afrikaanse tydskrif vir Kommunikasieafwykings · 2022Review
- The effects of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic on children and youth with special health care needs.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2022Review
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Abstract
backgroundThe COVID-19 pandemic caused wide-scale disruptions to therapy services for children with disabilities in the United States. OBJECTIVE/HYPOTHESIS: We evaluated changes in therapy service delivery during the first four months of the pandemic, examined the impact of these changes on children's functioning, and analyzed factors predicting the loss of in-person services and receipt of teletherapy services.
methodsWe undertook an anonymous cross-sectional online survey of parents/caregivers of children with a disability aged 5-17 years. Changes in therapy service delivery and children's functioning were descriptively summarized. Logistic regressions examined individual and contextual predictors of loss of therapy services or receipt of teletherapy services.
results402 parents of children aged 5-17 years old with one or more disabilities participated; 42% of children lost access to all therapy services, and 34% of children received at least one therapy service via telehealth. Children receiving a greater number of services pre-COVID and having access to more technological devices pre-COVID were significantly more likely to receive teletherapy. Over 40% of parents attributed declines in their child's motor, behavior, social, and communication skills to changes in therapy services; this impact was greater for children with multiple diagnoses.
conclusionsFindings underscore the negative impact of therapy service disruptions on children with disabilities.
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