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Title

Influence of Access to Social Media on Caregiver and Provider Knowledge for Children in Early Intervention

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Department: Communication Sciences

University: Idaho State University College: Health Professions Department: Communication Sciences 19

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City

Pocatello

Coverage

Unknown to Unknown

Creator

Heather Wulff Tull

Publisher

Idaho State University

Type

Thesis

Is Complete

No

Date Published

2/28/2024

Archive

digital

City: Pocatello

Degree

Master

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Abstracts

Objective: To determine if social media impacts and caregiver knowledge of communication strategies for children who are deaf and hard of hearing. Design: Controlled Pretest-Posttest. Participants recruited according to inclusionary criteria: a) be over 18 years old, and b) have and view Instagram daily. Participants were randomly assigned to control and treatment groups. Each followed and viewed an Instagram account for eight consecutive days. Only the treatment group received content pertaining to communication strategies. Results: The treatment group exhibited increased knowledge of communication strategies from pretest to posttest and when compared to the control group. With varying results, the treatment group also followed more health-related accounts from pretest to posttest and when compared to the control group. Conclusions: Positive outcomes for increasing caregiver knowledge on communication strategies in the field of speech-language pathology look promising. Continued research on the efficacy of social media as a means to reach those who may not otherwise receive access is necessary.