Video-Feedback Approach Improves Parental Compliance to Early Behavioral Interventions in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Pilot Investigation

Autor: Stefania Aiello, Elisa Leonardi, Antonio Cerasa, Rocco Servidio, Francesca Isabella Famà, Cristina Carrozza, Agrippina Campisi, Flavia Marino, Renato Scifo, Sabrina Baieli, Flavio Corpina, Gennaro Tartarisco, David Vagni, Giovanni Pioggia, Liliana Ruta
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: Children, Vol 9, Iss 11, p 1710 (2022)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2227-9067
DOI: 10.3390/children9111710
Popis: In the field of autism intervention, a large amount of evidence has demonstrated that parent-mediated interventions are effective in promoting a child’s learning and parent caring skills. Furthermore, remote delivery treatments are feasible and can represent a promising opportunity to reach families at distance with positive results. Recently, the sudden outbreak of COVID-19 dramatically disrupted intervention services for autism and forced an immediate reorganization of the territory services toward tele-assisted intervention programs, according to professional and local resources. Our study aimed to conduct a retrospective pilot exploratory investigation on parental compliance, participation, and satisfaction in relation to three different telehealth intervention modalities, such as video feedback, live streaming, and psychoeducation, implemented in the context of a public community setting delivering early autism intervention during the COVID-19 emergency. We found that parents who attended video feedback expressed the highest rate of compliance and participation, while parental psychoeducation showed significantly lower compliance and the highest drop-out rate. Regardless of the tele-assistance modality, all the participants expressed satisfaction with the telehealth experience, finding it useful and effective. Potential benefits and advantages of different remote modalities with reference to parent involvement and effectiveness are important aspects to be taken into account and should be further investigated in future studies.
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