Parent perspectives of telehealth compared to in-person family-centred music therapy for their autistic child in Hong Kong: A qualitative study.
Introduction: The development of telehealth music therapy started before COVID-19 and has expanded since the outbreak of the pandemic. Several studies have reviewed its benefits and drawbacks from the perspectives of music therapists, but less attention has been given to the perspectives of service...
| Publicado en: | Nordic Journal of Music Therapy Vol. 35; no. 1; pp. 64 - 84 |
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Taylor & Francis Ltd
Jan2026
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