In Supporting our waitlists! Innovating therapy home practice using digital technology solutions, Theratrak Founder Laura Simmons joined Thrive Group Director Annie Seccull

Aim:

The research aims to leverage Theratrak to provide asynchronous care to some of the +250 families on the Thrive Group waitlist within the early intervention age group (under 7 years) based on current occupational therapy models.

Results: For participants, families and clinicians:

• Parents reported regularly accessing and completing programs but also forgetting to tick off the activities. This impacted the validity of the overall completion data.

• Qualitative data showed improvement in children under the age of 7’s underlying skills that occupational therapists focus on.

• Overall, average Program feedback for participants varied between +1 and +3 in relation to parent satisfaction, confidence, performance and assistance. 

• Therapists reported increased job satisfaction when using Theratrak. They reported that the digital platform saves them large amounts of time administratively as they can send a home program in a couple of minutes, their notes are completed and saved synchronously and they felt it increased their clients' engagement in participation in therapy activities at home.

Key Finding:

Using digital tools can improve service delivery and fostered greater satisfaction among families and therapists.

Research Summary: Supporting Waitlists