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ArticleJournal of pediatric psychology2025

Employing user-centered design to develop a remote technology kit for studying young children's social communication skills.

Marisa Petruccelli, Mya Howard, Andres Morelos, Allison Wainer, Sarabeth Broder-Fingert, Brooke Ingersoll, Wendy L Stone, Alice S Carter

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Article in Journal of pediatric psychology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2 citing papers in PubMed.

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  2. Adapting measures of motor imitation for use by caregivers in virtual contexts: Reliability, validity, and sensitivity to change.Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism Research · 2025
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5 · Who and what money

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8 authors.

Marisa PetruccelliDepartment of Pediatrics, UMass Chan Medical School, Worcester, MA, United States.ORCID 0000-0002-0387-9132
Mya HowardDepartment of Human Services, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, United States.
Andres MorelosDepartment of Psychology, University of Massachusetts Boston, Boston, MA, United States.
Allison WainerDepartment of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, United States.ORCID 0000-0002-1357-5829
Sarabeth Broder-FingertDepartment of Pediatrics, UMass Chan Medical School, Worcester, MA, United States.ORCID 0000-0002-0932-4461
Brooke IngersollDepartment of Psychology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, United States.ORCID 0000-0003-4598-4288
Wendy L StoneDepartment of Psychology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, United States.ORCID 0000-0002-8546-7536
Alice S CarterDepartment of Psychology, University of Massachusetts Boston, Boston, MA, United States.ORCID 0000-0001-9861-1560

Funding

4/4: Improving the Part C Early Intervention Service Delivery System for Children with ASD: A Randomized Clinical TrialR01MH122728 · NIMH · UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS BOSTON · PI CARTER, ALICE S. · 2020 to 2024
$5.0M
1/4: Improving the Part C Early Intervention Service Delivery System for Children with ASD: A Randomized Clinical TrialR01MH122727 · NIMH · UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON · PI STONE, WENDY L. · 2020 to 2024
$3.4M
3/4: Improving the Part C Early Intervention Service Delivery System for Children with ASD: A Randomized Clinical TrialR01MH122726 · NIMH · RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER · PI WAINER, ALLISON LEIGH · 2020 to 2024
$3.3M
2/4: Improving the Part C Early Intervention Service Delivery System for Children with ASD: A Randomized Clinical TrialR01MH122725 · NIMH · MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY · PI INGERSOLL, BROOKE · 2020 to 2024
$3.3M
NIMH NIH HHS R01 MH122725NIMH NIH HHS R01 MH122726NIMH NIH HHS R01 MH122727NIMH NIH HHS R01 MH122728
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveThe COVID-19 pandemic required behavioral researchers to rapidly pivot to the implementation of remote study protocols to facilitate data collection. Remote implementation required robust and flexible research protocols including reliable audio/visual technology that met all the quality, security, and privacy hallmarks of lab-based equipment, while also being portable and usable by nontechnical staff and participants. The project's primary purpose was to develop a technology kit that could be deployed for data collection in homes with young children. The secondary objective was to determine the feasibility of the kit for use longitudinally across four disparate sites.

methodUser-centered design principles were employed in the development and implementation of a technology kit deployed across urban, suburban, and rural participant locations in four states. Preliminary feasibility and usability data were gathered to determine the reliability of the kit across three timepoints.

resultsIn study 1, a technology kit was constructed addressing all project needs including the provision of the internet to connect remotely with participants. Staff training protocols and participant-facing materials were developed to accompany deployment procedures. In study 2, data gathered in technology logs demonstrated successful capturing of video footage in 96% of opportunities with most technology challenges mitigated. Subsequent behavioral coding indicated 100% of captured assessment footage has been successfully coded to date. Moreover, participants needed less support for technology setup at their later timepoints, and staff rated the kit as highly usable.

conclusionThis study offers a model for future development of technology use in remote community- and home-based pediatric research.

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Behavioral ResearchBehavior Observation TechniquesChild BehaviorData CollectionTechnologyUser-Centered DesignChildChild, PreschoolCommunicationFeasibility StudiesFemaleHumansLongitudinal StudiesMaleSocial Skillsdissemination and implementation sciencehealth disparities and inequitiesinfancy and early childhoodresearch design and methodology

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PMID39118192
PMCPMC11753867

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