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- Title
Feasibility of a Proactive Parent-Implemented Communication Intervention Delivered via Telepractice for Children With Classic Galactosemia.
- Authors
Finestack, Lizbeth H.; Potter, Nancy; VanDam, Mark; Davis, Jennifer; Bruce, Laurel; Scherer, Nancy; Eng, Linda; Peter, Beate
- Abstract
Purpose: This study evaluated the feasibility of Babble Boot Camp (BBC) for use with infants with classic galactosemia (CG) starting at less than 6 months of age. BBC is a parent-implemented intervention delivered by speech-language pathologists (SLPs) entirely via telepractice with the potential to increase access to early preventative interventions. We evaluated BBC feasibility based on acceptability, implementation, and practicality. Method: We obtained data from 16 parents of infants with CG (mean age at enrollment = 3.38 months) involved in a large randomized clinical trial of BBC. BBC uses a teach–model–coach–review approach to provide parents with strategies to support their child’s communication development. Families completed, on average, eighty-one 15-min sessions over a 20-month intervention period. We drew data from surveys completed by parents at the end of the intervention period, intervention logs maintained by the SLPs, and intervention fidelity checks completed by research assistants. Results: Data drawn from parent surveys, intervention logs, and intervention fidelity checks revealed high parent acceptability, high rates of completion and compliance, and low costs in terms of parent and clinician time. Conclusion: Results suggest that BBC is feasible for families of infants with CG, warranting further examination of BBC across a broader range of children with CG as well as other infants who are at predictable risk for speech and language impairment.
- Subjects
ARIZONA; PARENT attitudes; PILOT projects; ATTITUDES of mothers; EVALUATION of human services programs; SPEECH disorders; GALACTOSEMIA; HUMAN services programs; PATIENTS' attitudes; EARLY intervention (Education); COST effectiveness; SCALE analysis (Psychology); DESCRIPTIVE statistics; RESEARCH funding; PARENT-child relationships; TELEMEDICINE; COMMUNICATION education; LANGUAGE disorders; CUSTOMER satisfaction; DISEASE complications; CHILDREN
- Publication
American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, 2022, Vol 31, Issue 6, p2527
- ISSN
1058-0360
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1044/2022_AJSLP-22-00107