Table 2 Telehealth usage characteristics
Characteristic | Frequency (%) |
|---|---|
Questions only for CAT therapists who used telehealth (n = 69) | |
Number of telehealth CAT sessions provided in the previous year | |
More than 50 | 51 (73.9) |
Between 21–50 | 8 (11.6) |
Between 11–20 | 2 (2.9) |
Less than 10 | 8 (11.6) |
Platforms used for telehealth CAT | |
VVC | 59 (85.5) |
Telephone | 33 (47.8) |
Zoom | 32 (46.4) |
WebEx | 26 (37.7) |
Technical ease/ difficulty with telehealth delivery | |
Very few or no issues | 16 (23.2) |
Moderate level of issues | 45 (65.2) |
High level of issues | 8 (11.6) |
Adaptations and modifications for telehealth delivery | |
Modified techniques to deliver interventions/directives | 32 (46.4) |
Created new interventions/directives | 27 (39.1) |
Delivered same interventions/directives as in person | 10 (14.5) |
Outcomes/goals changed for telehealth sessions | |
No | 46 (66.7) |
Yes | 23 (33.3) |
Questions for all CAT therapists (n = 91)a | |
Have you delivered a telehealth CAT session in the previous year? | |
Yes | 69 (75.8) |
No | 22 (24.2) |
Types of training requested | |
Basic training | 22 (24.2) |
Hands-on training | 40 (44.0) |
Examples from CAT therapists | 77 (84.6) |
Proper infrastructure to successfully deliver telehealth | |
Not at all | 10 (11.0) |
Some, but could be improved | 59 (64.8) |
Yes | 17 (18.7) |
Unsure | 5 (5.5) |
Administrative support to successfully deliver telehealth | |
No | 16 (17.6) |
Some, but could use more | 38 (41.8) |
Yes | 28 (30.8) |
Unsure | 9 (9.9) |