Developing Workforce Skills and Capacity in Telehealth: What LEND Trainees Need to Know.
Introduction: The COVID-19 pandemic significantly impacted the way health-related services are delivered, rapidly shifting from in-person to telehealth visits. To ensure that future healthcare providers are fully prepared to deliver services to families of youth with neurodevelopmental disabilities...
| Published in: | Maternal & Child Health Journal Vol. 28; no. 2; pp. 240 - 246 |
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Springer Nature
Feb2024
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ccm&AN=175720126&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: ccm uiTerm: 175720126 longDbName: CINAHL Complete uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: dissinfo: jinfo: jid: 10927875 N9J jtl: Maternal & Child Health Journal issn: 10927875 maglogo: N pubinfo: dt: Feb2024 vid: 28 iid: 2 pid: 237 pub: Springer Nature place: New York, New York artinfo: ui: 175720126 173214763 175720126 175720126 10.1007/s10995-023-03794-2 175720126 ppf: 240 ppct: 6 formats: fmt: – @attributes: type: T – @attributes: type: P tig: atl: Developing Workforce Skills and Capacity in Telehealth: What LEND Trainees Need to Know. aug: au: Bray, Michael Turner, Jane Jones, Sean Miah, Tazia Milberger, Sharon affil: https://ror.org/01070mq45 Michigan Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and related Disabilities (MI-LEND), Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, USA sug: subj: Health Personnel Education Curriculum Development Telehealth Family Mental Disorders Diagnosed in Childhood Health Services Accessibility Evaluation Human Interns and Residents Extended Family Family Attitudes Snowball Sample Office Visits Methods Internet Access Surveys Information Technology Descriptive Statistics Health Services Job Satisfaction Child Welfare Health Care Delivery Healthcare Disparities Child Adolescence Male Female Funding Source Child: 6-12 years Adolescent: 13-18 years Male Female ab: Introduction: The COVID-19 pandemic significantly impacted the way health-related services are delivered, rapidly shifting from in-person to telehealth visits. To ensure that future healthcare providers are fully prepared to deliver services to families of youth with neurodevelopmental disabilities (NDD), understanding telehealth's advantages and barriers is vital. To this end, data were gathered to inform the development of a nationally available telehealth curriculum aimed at training future healthcare professionals from the Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental Disabilities (LEND) network. Methods: Surveys were sent out nationally to current LEND trainees, practicing healthcare professionals, and family members of youth with NDD in November of 2020. Multiple choice and free response questions were completed and analyzed. A total of N = 208 surveys were completed (88 LEND trainees, 94 practicing professionals, 23 family members). Results: Most survey respondents reported having positive experiences with telehealth. LEND trainees and current healthcare professionals cited increased access to care and engagement as the top benefit of telehealth. Most family members reported using telehealth services (78%) and felt it was superior to in-person visits in terms of location of visit, scheduling, and meeting transportation needs. Trainees and professionals agreed the top barriers to telehealth for families were lack of broadband access and complexity of implementation and use. LEND trainees agreed telehealth basics should be included in LEND curriculum. Discussion: Trainees, professionals, and family members all agreed that knowing the basics of telehealth is essential for effective telehealth service delivery. Emerging healthcare professionals need to understand how those they will be serving engage with technology, their levels of experience in this area, and effective strategies for engaging children and youth with NDD through telehealth. This will bridge the engagement gap many families of children with disabilities face when not meeting in person. Findings from this study contributed to the design of learning materials that currently support LEND trainees across the country in developing these skills. Significance: What is already known? The COVID-19 pandemic forced the increased use of telehealth to deliver essential healthcare services. Families of children and adolescents with disabilities typically have an elevated need for services and little is known about their telehealth experiences. What does this study add? The current study reports on the telehealth experiences of healthcare professionals and families of children and adolescents with disabilities to inform the training of future healthcare professionals. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: research tables/charts Journal Article ougenre: Article language: English refInfo: holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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