Therapy service delivery for children with disabilities during COVID‐19: Parent perceptions and implementation recommendations

Pinkerton, Linzy M.; Murphy, Ashley; Bruckner, Ellie; Risser, Heather J.

doi:10.1002/jcop.22899

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“…Concurring with previous research, we believe too that TR as an important alternate method that provides novel opportunities due to its cost-effectiveness, remote accessibility, time saving, flexible scheduling for families and overcome geographical barriers [14,25,26]. We further believe that it is a means of empowering parents and a way of actively involving in decision making [27]. We acknowledge the need for technological support, standardization of teleassessment, TR delivery guidelines and effective strategies to increase motivation and enhance cooperation of child and parents [11,23].…”

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confidence: 52%

Pediatric rehabilitation services during COVID-19 pandemic in the United Arab Emirates

Djuric¹,

Mysore²,

Zeghan³

et al. 2022

Srp Arh Celok Lek

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Introduction/Objective. COVID-19 pandemic has changed the rehabilitation practice across the globe. A sudden transition from in person therapy at the center to remote therapy challenged the mangers and multi-disciplinary team members providing pediatric rehabilitation. The main objective of this research was to assess the provision of services for children with disabilities during COVID 19 in the UAE. Methods. Two surveys were developed by the research team, one for the center managers and the others for multidisciplinary team members. Both surveys were validated through experts followed by a pilot study. The final versions of the survey were sent to all the pediatric rehabilitation centers within the United Arab Emirates in September 2020. A total of 44 managers and 434 multidisciplinary team members completed the survey. Results. The accessibility of the pediatric rehabilitation services was reported to be very high with 77%. Regarding the cost for running the services almost half 46% of managers reported to be costlier than the normal. Telerehabilitation was the most common approach utilized with synchronized live video calls (86%), YouTube video clips (88%) and created own video (65%). Conclusion. Telerehabilitation appeared to be the most efficient model used for pediatric rehabilitation during the pandemic. The future investments for the continued use of telerehabilitation require planning, budgeting, investing and creating supportive environments for parents, children and multidisciplinary team members. There is a need for sharing platforms for educational and therapeutic resources created during the pandemic with ongoing research on telerehabilitation.

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Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 52%

Pediatric rehabilitation services during COVID-19 pandemic in the United Arab Emirates

Djuric¹,

Mysore²,

Zeghan³

et al. 2022

Srp Arh Celok Lek

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“…25 Furthermore, in an analysis of setting-specific responses regarding therapy services during the pandemic, only 2% of the parents surveyed mentioned positive school-based therapy experiences. 23 Although none of these studies specifically looked at parent/caregiver satisfaction with WC services, just more than one-third of the respondents in this study indicated that the COVID-19 pandemic influenced the provision or use of WCs in their school. This difference in perceptions may relate to the timing of the current survey study (2021 vs earlier in the pandemic), to differences between the perception of various stakeholders (parents/caregivers vs school-based therapists), or to whether a respondent' s school district was in-person or hybrid/online at the time of survey completion.…”

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confidence: 76%

“…Studies suggest that parents/caregivers of children with special needs were dissatisfied with their children' s therapy services during the COVID-19 pandemic. [23][24][25][26] In a survey study of 207 parents of children with special needs, 48% reported low satisfaction with their children' s therapy services during the pandemic and a clinically significant decrease in parental satisfaction with school-based therapy services. 25 Furthermore, in an analysis of setting-specific responses regarding therapy services during the pandemic, only 2% of the parents surveyed mentioned positive school-based therapy experiences.…”

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confidence: 99%

School-Based Therapists' Perspectives of Wheelchair Use in US Schools: A Survey Study

Kenyon,

Straw,

Wassermann

et al. 2023

Pediatric Physical Therapy

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Purpose: To gather information concerning the current state of students' wheelchair (WC) use in US schools from the perspective of school-based therapists. Methods: This descriptive study used a Web-based survey to gather information regarding factors that facilitated or hindered student WC use at school, the frequency at which various tasks related to WC provision were performed, and factors that would facilitate students' independence with WC use. Results: A dependent manual WC was the most common type of WC mobility used at school. Various student and nonstudent factors were reported as a facilitator or a barrier to students' WC use at school. Conclusions: Although most respondents reported working with a student who used a WC, few reported active engagement in tasks related to WC service provision. Future research exploring potential attitudinal issues influencing students' WC use at school and ways to optimally support students' independent WC use is indicated.

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“…Two rounds of focus groups, with four sessions in total, were conducted in April and May 2021, when the fourth wave of the COVID-19 pandemic had been largely contained in Hong Kong. In addition to social workers, caregivers were included as participants because their feedback on their experience with service delivery has been found to reduce disparities in access and increase their engagement in community support services ( Pinkerton et al, 2022 ).…”

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confidence: 99%

Living in a segregated community? Interaction between families and service organizations supporting people with intellectual disabilities during the COVID-19 pandemic

Shum

Kwan

Yeung³

et al. 2023

Journal of Social Work

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Summary Individuals with intellectual disabilities who might have been previously placed into segregated institutions now live independently in the community, supported by the necessary community care services. Nevertheless, social inclusion can be deemed successful only if they can positively interact with the various microsystems of the community. The disruption of social service provision due to the COVID-19 pandemic allowed us to evaluate other systems of support in the community. By adopting a bioecological perspective, qualitative methods are used to examine the interactions between people with intellectual disabilities and their social environment during the pandemic primarily based on focus group sessions with 17 social workers and 12 caregivers. Findings Three overarching themes are identified through a thematic analysis: (1) limited social ties with the community that could provide support; (2) professional support as the main source of assistance; and (3) limited resources on how to care for people with intellectual disabilities. Applications The results show that unilateral systems of support with limited participation of other systems lead people with intellectual disabilities to live segregated lives, even though they reside in the community. To fully realize the right of inclusion in society of all people with intellectual disabilities, further efforts are required to promote informal social care for people with intellectual disabilities. There is a need for a shared-care model that provides care in the community by the community through the establishment of neighborly relations and expansion of the social networks of people with intellectual disabilities.

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Therapy service delivery for children with disabilities during COVID‐19: Parent perceptions and implementation recommendations

Cited by 11 publications

References 20 publications

Pediatric rehabilitation services during COVID-19 pandemic in the United Arab Emirates

Pediatric rehabilitation services during COVID-19 pandemic in the United Arab Emirates

School-Based Therapists' Perspectives of Wheelchair Use in US Schools: A Survey Study

Living in a segregated community? Interaction between families and service organizations supporting people with intellectual disabilities during the COVID-19 pandemic

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