Exploratory subgroup and correlation analyses show mostly no significant differences in benefit or experience scores by child and family characteristics¶

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q2 i? No statistically significant differences in perceived benefit or experience scores by child gender, age group, additional disorder, or parental education; number of children correlated weakly with benefit score (rs = 0.231, p = 0.046) but training duration did not. → Jarrar Hala 2026 q2 i? Length of AAC training was not significantly correlated with the perceived benefit score (rs = 0.136, p = 0.254) or the experience score (rs = −0.102, p = 0.408). → Jarrar Hala 2026 (2)

Evidence¶

Jarrar Hala 2026¶

Jarrar Hala, Malhis Lana, Munawer Alaa, Omareya Moamen, Deek Nagham, Abutair Razan, Dodeen Saja, Khadeje Sara Majed, Abu-Shamat Zaynab. (2026). Parent-reported benefits, barriers, and experiences of augmentative and alternative communication use among children with autism in Nablus, Palestine: a cross-sectional study. BMC Pediatrics. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12887-026-07161-2

q2 · i? · associational · r1

Mann–Whitney U and Kruskal–Wallis tests across child and family subgroups in the cross-sectional survey found no statistically significant differences in perceived benefit scores; the same held for the experience score.

"Exploratory analyses showed no statistically significant differences in parent-reported perceived AAC benefit scores according to child gender, child age group, presence of an additional child disorder, father’s education level, or mother’s education level."

Jarrar Hala 2026 (2)¶

Jarrar Hala, Malhis Lana, Munawer Alaa, Omareya Moamen, Deek Nagham, Abutair Razan, Dodeen Saja, Khadeje Sara Majed, Abu-Shamat Zaynab. (2026). Parent-reported benefits, barriers, and experiences of augmentative and alternative communication use among children with autism in Nablus, Palestine: a cross-sectional study. BMC Pediatrics. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12887-026-07161-2

q2 · i? · associational · r1

Spearman correlation analysis of continuous factors in the survey. Training duration showed no significant correlation with benefit score (rs = 0.136, p = 0.254); number of children showed a weak positive correlation (rs = 0.231, p = 0.046).

"The length of AAC training was not significantly correlated with the perceived benefit score (rs = 0.136, p = 0.254)."

Discussion¶

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