Discipline-specific intensity associations: developmental intervention with social-emotional gains and speech therapy with adaptive function gains¶

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Evidence · 1 study · associational r2 · q2
Currency · newest study 2019 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q2 i? An additional hour per month of developmental intervention was associated with a 1.6-point gain in social-emotional function scores (difference, 1.6; 95% CI, 1.2-2.1), and an additional hour per month of speech therapy was associated with a nearly 1-point gain (difference, 0.9; 95% CI, 0.74-1.0) in taking appropriate action to meet needs. → McManus BM 2019

Evidence¶

McManus BM 2019¶

McManus BM, Richardson Z, Schenkman M, Murphy N, Morrato EH. (2019). Timing and Intensity of Early Intervention Service Use and Outcomes Among a Safety-Net Population of Children. JAMA Network Open. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2018.7529

q2 · i? · associational · r2

Adjusted linear regression on the 448-child subsample with complete COS data, estimating each core EI discipline's intensity against each functional subscale. The article reports the DI and ST associations with the printed differences and confidence intervals.

"an additional hour per month of DI was associated with a 1.6-point gain (difference, 1.6; 95% CI, 1.2-2.1) in social-emotional function scores. An additional hour per month of ST was associated with a nearly 1-point gain (difference, 0.9; 95% CI, 0.74-1.0) in taking appropriate action to meet needs"

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

• Each additional hour per month of EI service was associated with a 3-point functional gain on Child Outcomes Summary scores — a broader claim this one bears on
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• Family income and race/ethnicity were associated with occupational therapy intensity, with higher-income children receiving more intensive OT — related