Telehealth Treatment of Behavior Problems in Young Children With Developmental Delay: A Randomized Clinical Trial.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Early behavior problems in children with developmental delay (DD) are prevalent and impairing, but service barriers persist. Controlled studies examining telehealth approaches are limited, particularly for children with DD.

Objective

To evaluate the efficacy of a telehealth parenting intervention for behavior problems in young children with DD.

Design, setting, and participants

A randomized clinical trial was conducted from March 17, 2016, to December 15, 2020, in which children with DD and externalizing behavior problems were recruited from early intervention and randomly assigned to a telehealth parenting intervention or control group and evaluated through a 12-month follow-up. Most children were from ethnic or racial minoritized backgrounds. Over one-hal

SUBMITTER: Bagner DM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9857733 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature