Trial reportThe American journal of occupational therapy : official publication of the American Occupational Therapy Association2023
Telehealth Versus Face-to-Face Fine Motor and Social Communication Interventions for Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder: Efficacy, Fidelity, Acceptability, and Feasibility.
Trial report in The American journal of occupational therapy : official publication of the American Occupational Therapy Association, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.
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- The Digital Pediatric Physiotherapy Framework (DPPF): A Systematic Review of Digital Health Integration in Pediatric Physiotherapy.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Human-AI Cooperation in Healthcare and Rehabilitation.Delaware journal of public health · 2026Article
- Hybrid Telehealth Adaptation of COMPASS for Hope: Parent-Mediated Outcomes in Autism.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Effects of an mHealth Occupational Therapy Intervention on Functional Performance: A Pilot Study.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Neural Effects of Creative Movement, General Movement, and Sedentary Play Interventions on Interpersonal Synchrony in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Preliminary fNIRS Study.Brain sciences · 2025Article
- Effects of Creative Movement, General Movement, or Seated Play Interventions on Motor Performance in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial.Research in autism spectrum disorders · 2025Article
- The Impact of Social Media & Technology on Child and Adolescent Mental Health.Journal of psychiatry and psychiatric disorders · 2025Article
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Abstract
importanceThe efficacy of telehealth (TH) interventions needs to be studied.
objectiveTo compare the efficacy, fidelity, acceptability, and feasibility of face-to-face (F2F) versus TH seated play (SP) interventions among children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD).
designAs part of a larger randomized controlled trial, children were assigned to the SP group and received TH and F2F interventions over 8 wk using a pretest-posttest study design.
settingA research lab or through videoconferencing.
participantsFifteen children with ASD (ages 5-14 yr) were randomly assigned to the SP group and received the intervention F2F or through TH.
interventionChildren received 16 SP intervention sessions (2 sessions per week for 8 wk). OUTCOMES AND MEASURES: Pretests and posttests included standardized fine motor assessments. Video coding compared socially directed verbalization during training sessions. Parents and trainers provided feedback on their experiences.
resultsSeven children received the intervention F2F, whereas 8 received TH intervention. Children in both subgroups showed similar training improvements in fine motor skills and socially directed verbalizations (ps > .01). Parents rated both interventions as acceptable and feasible; however, they reported longer preparation time and effort during TH interventions (ps < .01). Trainers reported greater parental involvement but more communication and technological issues during TH interventions. Fidelity checks indicated fewer reinforcements during TH versus F2F sessions. CONCLUSIONS AND RELEVANCE: TH intervention is feasible and effective in improving fine motor and social communication performance. Clinicians should reduce parental burden and overcome technological issues. What This Article Adds: This study confirmed the efficacy, fidelity, acceptability, and feasibility of delivering seated play, standard of care interventions for children with autism spectrum disorder via telehealth. However, clinicians should work on reducing parental burden and overcoming communication and technological issues related to telehealth.
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