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Telehealth Vs Face To Face Pediatric Screenings: A Pilot Study, Katherine S. Ryan-Bloomer, Joan Ziegler Delahunt
Telehealth Vs Face To Face Pediatric Screenings: A Pilot Study, Katherine S. Ryan-Bloomer, Joan Ziegler Delahunt
Journal of Occupational Therapy Education
The global pandemic heightened the importance of occupational therapy (OT) education programs to prepare students for telehealth practice. The objective was to examine the following research questions: 1. Does self-assessment of pediatric competency skills improve following participation in pediatric screenings? 2. Is there a difference in self-assessment of pediatric competency skills between those students who perform pediatric screenings via telehealth versus face-to-face? 3. What is the lived experience for students who perform telehealth and face-to-face pediatric screenings? A mixed method- quasi-experimental design and phenomenological tradition were employed. The study utilized online surveys, focus groups, telehealth screenings with an urban preschool, …