Caregiver Perspectives on the Use of Tele-Assessment for Toddlers with Developmental Concerns.

ABSTRACT: Most telehealth studies have focused on caregiver satisfaction with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) assessments. Few have examined caregiver perceptions of direct-to-home telehealth evaluations for children with developmental concerns broader than ASD. The current study explored caregiver perspectives (N = 439) of the telehealth process, including technology barriers and satisfaction with remote delivery of diagnostic feedback, before and after a 24-month tele-assessment, in children from four outcome groups (ASD, Speech-Language Concerns, Other Developmental Concerns, and No Concerns). The results indicated overall high levels of caregiver satisfaction and acceptability across all outcome groups, although the ASD group had a lower rate (89%) than the other groups (99-100%) of rating "very

SUBMITTER: Parikh C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12443326 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature