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Clinician Perspectives on Telehealth Assessment of Autism Spectrum Disorder During the COVID-19 Pandemic

This study examined clinician insights into telehealth assessment services for autism spectrum disorder implemented during the COVID-19 pandemic. 35 clinicians from multiple disciplines across 17 sites in the Autism Care Network were interviewed. Themes identified through qualitative analyses includ...

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Autores principales: Kryszak, Elizabeth M., Albright, Charles M., Fell, Lucy A., Butter, Eric M., Kuhlthau, Karen A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer US 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8804366/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35103899
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10803-022-05435-z
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description This study examined clinician insights into telehealth assessment services for autism spectrum disorder implemented during the COVID-19 pandemic. 35 clinicians from multiple disciplines across 17 sites in the Autism Care Network were interviewed. Themes identified through qualitative analyses included factors related to confidence in diagnosis (impressions of in-home observation; child and family factors that affected diagnostic confidence; changes in rapport); patient and family factors related to telehealth (perceived family benefits of and barriers to telehealth; factors related to healthcare disparities; factors specific to non-native English speakers); and institutional and workplace factors related to transitioning to telehealth (institutional support; changes to efficacy, attendance, and work satisfaction). Results suggest that telehealth has potential to be an effective tool in autism assessment practice. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s10803-022-05435-z.
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spelling pubmed-88043662022-02-01 Clinician Perspectives on Telehealth Assessment of Autism Spectrum Disorder During the COVID-19 Pandemic Kryszak, Elizabeth M. Albright, Charles M. Fell, Lucy A. Butter, Eric M. Kuhlthau, Karen A. J Autism Dev Disord S.I. :Expanding Telehealth Opportunities in Neurodevelopmental Disorders This study examined clinician insights into telehealth assessment services for autism spectrum disorder implemented during the COVID-19 pandemic. 35 clinicians from multiple disciplines across 17 sites in the Autism Care Network were interviewed. Themes identified through qualitative analyses included factors related to confidence in diagnosis (impressions of in-home observation; child and family factors that affected diagnostic confidence; changes in rapport); patient and family factors related to telehealth (perceived family benefits of and barriers to telehealth; factors related to healthcare disparities; factors specific to non-native English speakers); and institutional and workplace factors related to transitioning to telehealth (institutional support; changes to efficacy, attendance, and work satisfaction). Results suggest that telehealth has potential to be an effective tool in autism assessment practice. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s10803-022-05435-z. Springer US 2022-02-01 2022 /pmc/articles/PMC8804366/ /pubmed/35103899 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10803-022-05435-z Text en © The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature 2022 This article is made available via the PMC Open Access Subset for unrestricted research re-use and secondary analysis in any form or by any means with acknowledgement of the original source. These permissions are granted for the duration of the World Health Organization (WHO) declaration of COVID-19 as a global pandemic.
spellingShingle S.I. :Expanding Telehealth Opportunities in Neurodevelopmental Disorders
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title_short Clinician Perspectives on Telehealth Assessment of Autism Spectrum Disorder During the COVID-19 Pandemic
title_sort clinician perspectives on telehealth assessment of autism spectrum disorder during the covid-19 pandemic
topic S.I. :Expanding Telehealth Opportunities in Neurodevelopmental Disorders
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8804366/
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