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Table 2 Early intervention service use characteristics (n = 34)

From: Technology-based functional assessment in early childhood intervention: a pilot study

Characteristic

Mean (SD)

Service duration (months)

7.1 (4.8)

 

n (%)

Type of EI services received*

 PT

21 (61.8)

 OT

9 (26.5)

 SLP

10 (29.4)

 ECSE

4 (11.8)

Number of EI services received

 1

26 (76.5)

 2

6 (17.7)

 3 or more

2 (5.9)

 

Mean (SD)

Median [IQR]

Total per child EI hours*

 All services

39.5 (28.7)

27.0 [21.3, 53.8]

 PT

29.5 (19.6)

26.0 [18.3, 36.3]

 OT

28.7 (15.8)

32.0 [13.0, 34.0]

 SLP

26.1 (19.3)

26.1 [10.0, 50.5]

 ECSE

35.4 (25.9)

32.3 [12.3, 61.6]

EI intensity (hours per month)

6.1 (3.3)

5.9 [3.8, 6.9]

  1. We obtained service use data on 34 out of the 37 children sampled
  2. EI early intervention, PT physical therapy, OT occupational therapy, SLP speech-language pathology, ECSE early childhood special education
  3. *Small cell count (n < 10) for OT and ECSE