EI service intensity was low in the safety-net cohort, with a median of 2.7 hours per month across all services¶
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q2 i? Among the 525 children who initiated EI services, median total EI service intensity was 2.7 hours per month, ranging from 1.0 hour per month for developmental intervention to 4.2 hours per month for speech therapy. → 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
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Descriptive service-use analysis of EI records for the 525 children who initiated services. The article reports median intensity of 2.7 (2.3-3.6) hours per month, ranging from 1.0 for developmental intervention to 4.2 for speech therapy, and notes children received about 45 minutes of EI services per week.
"The median (IQR) for all services per child EI service intensity (nŌĆē=ŌĆē525) was 2.7 (2.3-3.6) hours per month and ranged from 1.0 (1.0-2.7) hours per month for DI to 4.2 (3.9-4.5) hours per month for ST"
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Related Claims¶
- Discipline-specific intensity associations: developmental intervention with social-emotional gains and speech therapy with adaptive function gains — related
- Each additional hour per month of EI service was associated with a 3-point functional gain on Child Outcomes Summary scores — related
- Family income and race/ethnicity were associated with occupational therapy intensity, with higher-income children receiving more intensive OT — related
- Intensity of SES services and other provider characteristics are not significantly related to estimated impacts — related
- Most children in a safety-net EI cohort received delayed care plans, with only 43% receiving an EI care plan within the 45-day federal deadline — related
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EI service intensity was low in the safety-net cohort, with a median of 2.7 hours per month across all services |
description |
EI service intensity was low in the safety-net cohort, with a median of 2.7 hours per month across all services |
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evidence_strength |
moderate |
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2019 |
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2024 |
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