Examining clinicians' concerns delivering telemental health interventions directly to autistic individuals during COVID-19.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The COVID-19 pandemic necessitated the adoption of telemental health (TMH). Pre-pandemic, clinicians had voiced many TMH concerns, but these had not been investigated with respect to autism spectrum disorder (ASD) even with it being known that there are distinct ASD-associated challenges for in-person mental health interventions.

Method

A convenience sample of (n = 55) clinicians completed an online survey regarding their perspectives of adopting TMH interventions in ASD, with closed- and open-answered questions. Quantitative and qualitative data were analysed descriptively/inferentially and via Content Analysis, respectively.

Results

Multiple clinicians endorsed each TMH challenges/barrier previously identified as concerns in the non-ASD lite

SUBMITTER: Adams L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8963796 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature