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KMID : 1035420210090040225
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Journal of The Korean Society of Integrative Medicine
2021 Volume.9 No. 4 p.225 ~ p.235
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A survey of parents perceptions of home exercise program for children with disabilities caused by COVID-19
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Park Cheol-Man
Kim Myung-Chul
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Abstract
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Purpose: Since coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) spread around the world, non-face-to-face services have emerged as the new normal. The functioning of children with developmental disabilities and cerebral palsy improves when parents, therapists, and institutions cooperate. We aimed to investigate the difficult environment of pediatric physical therapy caused by COVID-19, and grasp parents’ perceptions of home exercise programs. We intend to design home exercise programs for pediatric treatment in the future and create a non-face-to-face pediatric rehabilitation service system based on our findings.
Methods: The first survey was conducted on 30 parents who had children with cerebral palsy and developmental disabilities. It was produced after consultation with relevant experts and discussion with the research team, based on a survey conducted in a previous study. The second survey was produced by revising and supplementing the opinions of parents who completed the first survey and consulting experts. Thereafter, an online survey was conducted on 118 parents who had children with cerebral palsy and developmental disabilities.
Results: 61.01% of the parents reported that they were anxious or afraid for their children to be treated for infectious diseases. 83.90% of the parents reported that the role of parents had increased. 50.00% of the parents complained of a lack of skill. 85.59% of the parents reported that they needed a home exercise program provided by the organization. As a non-face-to-face exercise management method, 35.59% of the parents wanted a real-time video recording electronically mailed to them, and 34.75% wanted real-time education using video conferencing programs such as zoom.
Conclusion: The threat of COVID-19 has further emphasized the importance of social cooperation and management, leading organizations to enter a new era of non-face-to-face rehabilitation services. It is necessary to collect and systematize related studies to reflect more diverse opinions and improve the perceptions of therapists and parents.
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KEYWORD
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COVID-19, home exercise program, non-face-to-face, parents perception, pediatric
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