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ERIC Number: EJ1471529
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2025-Mar
Pages: 10
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-8756-8705
EISSN: EISSN-2168-8605
Available Date: 0000-00-00
Examining the Relation between Telehealth Experiences in Early Intervention and Rurality among Families of Young Children with Developmental Disabilities
Kelly Fulton1; Adriana Kaori Terol1; Abby Hardy1; Lauren Little2; Ashley Stoffel3; Meghan M. Burke4
Rural Special Education Quarterly, v44 n1 p4-13 2025
The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA, 2004) governs the Early Intervention (EI) system for families of children aged zero to three with developmental delays and disabilities. As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, many states offer telehealth as a way for families to receive their EI services. Given the limited EI providers in rural areas, it seems that telehealth may especially help rural families to access EI services. However, little research has been done in relation to family use and satisfaction with telehealth in relation to rurality. To this end, we conducted a statewide survey of 256 families of children in EI about their use of EI services via telehealth. There was a negative correlation between family satisfaction with telehealth and rurality, with rural families being more dissatisfied with telehealth. Implications for practice and research are discussed.
SAGE Publications and Hammill Institute on Disabilities. 2455 Teller Road, Thousand Oaks, CA 91320. Tel: 800-818-7243; Tel: 805-499-9774; Fax: 800-583-2665; e-mail: journals@sagepub.com; Web site: https://sagepub-com.bibliotheek.ehb.be
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: N/A
Audience: N/A
Language: English
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Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
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Author Affiliations: 1University of Illinois-Urbana-Champaign, IL, USA; 2Rush University, Chicago, IL, USA; 3University of Illinois-Chicago, IL, USA; 4Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, USA