Supporting early communication skills of children with developmental disorders in South Africa : caregiver and clinician perspectives about mobile health applications

dc.contributor.authorBornman, Juan
dc.contributor.authorRomski, MaryAnn
dc.contributor.authorKing, Marika
dc.contributor.authorMadima, Vuledzani M.
dc.contributor.authorSevcik, Rose A.
dc.contributor.emailjuan.bornman@up.ac.zaen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2020-09-09T10:43:41Z
dc.date.issued2020-10
dc.description.abstractUsing a mobile health application (i.e., app) to empower primary caregivers of young children with developmental disorders in low- and middle-income countries is opening up new avenues for early childhood intervention. Thirteen caregivers and 10 speech-language pathologists participated in 3 focus groups to explore their perspectives about the potential benefits and suitability of a mobile health app as part of intervention, its features, the likelihood of using and recommending it, as well as potential pitfalls to be avoided. Both participant groups were generally positive, although there was little overlap between their responses. Caregivers generally focused on increased knowledge and skills (of all family members), as well as on empowerment and reduced costs. Speech-language pathologists, on the other hand, focused on how current service delivery would be enriched by increasing the dosage of therapy and enhancing parental cooperation. They also expected that the reach of service delivery would be expanded as more children and caregivers could potentially benefit. Although technology (i.e., mobile apps) could open up new possibilities for service delivery in this population, the perspectives of all stakeholder groups should be considered to ensure successful adoption of such technologies.en_ZA
dc.description.departmentCentre for Augmentative and Alternative Communication (CAAC)en_ZA
dc.description.embargo2021-10-01
dc.description.librarianhj2020en_ZA
dc.description.sponsorshipThe United States National Institute of Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD) through the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Fogarty International Center (FIC) mhealth initiative to Georgia State University.en_ZA
dc.description.urihttp://www.iycjournal.comen_ZA
dc.identifier.citationBornman, J., Romski, M., King, M. et al. 2020, 'Supporting early communication skills of children with developmental disorders in South Africa: caregiver and clinician perspectives about mobile health applications', Infants and Young Children, vol. 33, no. 4, pp. 313-331.en_ZA
dc.identifier.issn0896-3746 (print)
dc.identifier.issn1550-5081 (online)
dc.identifier.other10.1097/IYC.0000000000000177
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2263/76120
dc.language.isoenen_ZA
dc.publisherLippincott Williams and Wilkinsen_ZA
dc.rights© 2020 Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. All rights reserved. This is a non-final version of an article published in final form in Infants and Young Children, Infants and Young Children, vol. 33, no. 4, pp. 313-331, 2020. doi : 10.1097/IYC.0000000000000177.en_ZA
dc.subjectBeginning communicatorsen_ZA
dc.subjectDevelopmental disabilitiesen_ZA
dc.subjectEarly communication interventionen_ZA
dc.subjectFocus groupsen_ZA
dc.subjectLow- and middle-income countries (LMICs)en_ZA
dc.subjectMobile health technologyen_ZA
dc.subjectParent trainingen_ZA
dc.subjectPrimary caregiveren_ZA
dc.subjectSpeech and language pathologist (SLP)en_ZA
dc.titleSupporting early communication skills of children with developmental disorders in South Africa : caregiver and clinician perspectives about mobile health applicationsen_ZA
dc.typePostprint Articleen_ZA

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