Parent Perspectives of an Occupational Therapy Telehealth Intervention

Authors

  • Anna Wallisch Juniper Gardens Children's Project, University of Kansas https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0951-8810
  • Lauren Little Department of Occupational Therapy, Rush University
  • Ellen Pope Dunn & Pope Coaching
  • Winnie Dunn University of Missouri

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5195/ijt.2019.6274

Keywords:

Autism Spectrum Disorder, Coaching, Occupational Therapy

Abstract

Occupational therapy services delivered via telehealth can support families of young children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) in everyday routines such as mealtime, bedtime, and play. The aim of the current study was to understand the lived experiences of parents who participated in a 12-week, telehealth-delivered occupational therapy intervention (Occupation-Based Coaching). We used semi-structured interviews and subsequent thematic content analysis to understand how parents perceived the mechanism of service delivery (i.e., videoconferencing) and the content of the intervention. Themes that emerged from the data included Compatibility with Everyday Life, Collaborative Relationship, and Parent Empowerment. Parents expressed how telehealth fit within their daily lives, how telehealth supported a collaborative relationship with the occupational therapist, and how the content of the intervention built a sense of empowerment.

  

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2019-06-12

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Wallisch, A., Little, L., Pope, E., & Dunn, W. (2019). Parent Perspectives of an Occupational Therapy Telehealth Intervention. International Journal of Telerehabilitation, 11(1), 15–22. https://doi.org/10.5195/ijt.2019.6274

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Vol. 11 No. 1 (2019)

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