@article{Dahl-Popolizio_Carpenter_Coronado_Popolizio_Swanson_2020, title={Telehealth for the Provision of Occupational Therapy: Reflections on Experiences During the COVID-19 Pandemic}, volume={12}, url={http://telerehab.pitt.edu/ojs/Telerehab/article/view/6328}, DOI={10.5195/ijt.2020.6328}, abstractNote={<p class="AbstractBodyText">During the COVID-19 pandemic of 2020, healthcare professionals worldwide abruptly shifted from an in-person to a telehealth service delivery model. Many did so without advanced training or preparation. This cross-sectional study explored how occupational therapy practitioners (OTPs) used telehealth during the COVID-19 pandemic, and whether they found it to be an effective service delivery model that should be a permanent option for providing occupational therapy services. An online survey was disseminated; it included Likert scale questions, multiple option questions, and open-ended questions regarding telehealth use during the COVID-19 pandemic. Of the 230 respondents, 176 (77%) support telehealth as a substitute for in-person services; 179 (78%) support telehealth as a permanent option for occupational therapy service delivery. This information lends support to the uninterrupted use of telehealth by OTPs when government emergency orders in response to COVID-19 expire.</p>}, number={2}, journal={International Journal of Telerehabilitation}, author={Dahl-Popolizio, Sue and Carpenter, Heidi and Coronado, Melissa and Popolizio, Nicholas J. and Swanson, Connor}, year={2020}, month={Dec.}, pages={77–92} }