Caring for the Most Vulnerable: A Model for Managing Maladaptive Behavior in Children with Mental Special Needs During the COVID-19 Pandemic
dc.contributor.author | Dursun, O. B., Turan, B., Gulsen, M., Karayagmurlu, A., Tugce Mustan, A., Kutlu, A., ... & Tanır, Y. | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2021-03-31T18:21:46Z | |
dc.date.available | 2021-03-31T18:21:46Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2020 | |
dc.description.abstract | This article presents the results of a comprehensive national model developed for managing maladaptive behaviors (MBs) in children with mental special needs (CMSNs) during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic that combines telehealth-based Applied Behavioral Analyses, psychiatric interventions, and support from local psychosocial teams. This study aims to determine the effectiveness of a system that combined telehealth applications with local psychosocial support teams, allowing services from video calls to emergency interventions. Materials and Methods: The system combines the telehealth applications with the services from local psychosocial intervention teams. In addition to system records covering sociodemographic variables and initial complaints, a telephone survey questioning the effectiveness and satisfaction of the system was used as the main outcome. Results: In total, 347 individuals used the system with mothers constituting the majority of applicants (88.7%, n = 332). The overall satisfaction of the system was 8.8/10. In terms of effectiveness, 63.3% (n = 237) of caregivers reported an improvement in the reason of application. Counselors decided on a need for follow-up visits for 36.6% (n = 137) of applications. A referral to a psychiatrist was asked for 40 patients (10.6%). Discussion: To our best knowledge, this is the first study presenting a model for managing MBs of CMSNs during the COVID-19 outbreak. In general, therefore, it seems that there is a need for unique systems to handle behavioral problems of CMSNs. Conclusions: The findings of this study suggest that it is possible to establish an integrative multistep multidisciplinary telehealth-based approach in a short while. | en_US |
dc.identifier.citation | Dursun, O. B., Turan, B., Gulsen, M., Karayagmurlu, A., Tugce Mustan, A., Kutlu, A., ... & Tanır, Y. (2020). Caring for the Most Vulnerable: A Model for Managing Maladaptive Behavior in Children with Mental Special Needs During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Telemedicine and e-Health. | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | https://www.liebertpub.com/doi/pdf/10.1089/tmj.2020.0380 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/11212/5033 | |
dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
dc.publisher | Telemedicine and e-Health | en_US |
dc.subject | behavioral health | en_US |
dc.subject | pandemic | en_US |
dc.subject | children with special needs | en_US |
dc.subject | mental health | en_US |
dc.subject | intervention | en_US |
dc.title | Caring for the Most Vulnerable: A Model for Managing Maladaptive Behavior in Children with Mental Special Needs During the COVID-19 Pandemic | en_US |
dc.type | Article | en_US |