Table 1.
Participant characteristics.
| Telehealth FYF (n = 17)
|
Wait-list FYF (n = 16)
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Mean (SD) or n (%) | Mean (SD) or n (%) | |
| Youth characteristics | ||
| Age (in years) | 11.53 (2.67) | 12.12 (1.96) |
| Sex | ||
| Males | 14 (82.4%) | 13 (81.3%) |
| Females | 3 (17.6%) | 3 (18.8%) |
| Ethnicity | ||
| Hispanic | 2 (11.8%) | 5 (31.3%) |
| Race | ||
| Caucasian | 15 (88.2%) | 14 (87.5%) |
| African American | 1 (5.9%) | 2 (12.5%) |
| Asian | 0 | 0 |
| Native American | 1 (5.9%) | 0 |
| Intellectual functioning (IQ categories derived from nonverbal IQ) | ||
| High (≥ 115) | 2 (11.8%) | 1 (6.3%) |
| Average (85–114) | 10 (58.8%) | 10 (62.5%) |
| Borderline (70–84) | 4 (23.5%) | 4 (25%) |
| Impaired (<70) | 1 (5.9%) | 1 (6.3%) |
| Verbal ability | ||
| Verbally fluent | 13 (76.5%) | 14 (87.5%) |
| Mixed spontaneous/stereotyped | 3 (17.6%) | 1 (6.3%) |
| Primarily stereotyped | 1 (5.9%) | 1 (6.3%) |
| No vocal attempts | 0 | 0 |
| Educational placement | ||
| Homebound | 3 (17.6%) | 1 (6.3%) |
| Primarily self-contained | 0 | 2 (12.5%) |
| General and special education/direct | 9 (52.9%) | 11 (68.8%) |
| General and special education/consult | 5 (29.4%) | 2 (12.5%) |
| General education only | 0 | 0 |
| Anxiety symptoms at baseline | 30.94 (9.34) | 28.25 (11.96) |
| Family characteristics | Telehealth FYF (n = 17) | Wait-list FYF (n = 16) |
| Mother’s education | ||
| High school graduate | 2 (11.8%) | 4 (25%) |
| Some college | 9 (52.4%) | 4 (25%) |
| College degree | 4 (23.5%) | 5 (31.3%) |
| Post-graduate work | 2 (11.8%) | 3 (18.8%) |
| Community type | ||
| Urban | 0 | 5 (31.3%) |
| Rural/metropolitan | 5 (29.4%) | 9 (56.3%) |
| Rural/non-metropolitan | 12 (70.6) | 2 (12.5%) |
FYF: Facing Your Fears; SD: standard deviation.