TABLE 1.
Participant Characteristics for Children Who Received FA and FCT Treatment via Different Service Delivery Models
Variables | Group 1: In-Home Therapy, 1996–2009 (n = 44) | Group 2: Clinic Telehealth, 2009–2012 (n = 20) | Group 3: Home Telehealth, 2012–2014 (n = 30) | P |
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Age: mean (SD), mo | 48.20 (15.44) | 50.30 (15.53) | 52.43 (17.45) | .491 |
Range, mo | 22–83 | 29–80 | 21–84 | |
Gender | 13 F, 31 M | 1 F, 19 M | 5 F, 25 M | .060 |
Primary diagnosis, n (%) | ||||
ASD | 13 (30%)a | 20 (100%)b | 30 (100%)b | <.001c |
Other DD | 31 (70%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | |
ID, n (%) | 42 (95%)a | 10 (50%)b | 15 (50%)b | <.001c |
Distance from Children’s Hospital | ||||
Mean (SD), miles | 67.02 (40.33)a | 200.75 (95.25)b | 116.23 (77.85)d | <.001c |
Range, miles | 3–158 | 39–317 | 3–310 | |
Social function identified, n (%)e | ||||
Escape | 36 (82%) | 13 (65%) | 17 (57%) | .056 |
Tangible | 33 (75%)a | 16 (80%)ab | 29 (97%)b | .035c |
Attention | 19 (43%)a | 2 (10%)b | 3 (10%)b | .001c |
F, female; M, male.
When there were significant between-group differences, groups with the same superscript in the same row did not differ from each other.
When there were significant between-group differences, groups with the same superscript in the same row did not differ from each other.
Significant differences were based on ANOVA for continuous variables and χ2 (or Fisher’s exact test for small cell sizes) for categorical variables.
When there were significant between-group differences, groups with the same superscript in the same row did not differ from each other.
Children often had >1 social function.