Comparing in-home telehealth and in-person administration of neuropsychological measures in an outpatient pediatric sample during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Abstract<bold>Objective:</bold> Research establishing the validity of neuropsychological assessment using telehealth (teleNP) is much needed in pediatric populations. <bold>Method:</bold> Current analyses compared performances on twelve common neuropsychological measures completed at home <italic>via</italic> teleNP or in-person during the COVID-19 pandemic in 476 youth (ages 6 to 17, Mage 11.4 ± 3.0). <bold>Results:</bold> No differences were found on nine measures. In-person performances on three verbal tests were ∼1 scaled score point lower (all padjusted <.05). Post-hoc analyses showed that the in-person pandemic performances were comparable to an in-person pre-pandemic cohort (unmasked). <bold>Conclusions:</bold> Overall, teleNP was comparable to in-person assessment. Results indicate that teleNP administration does not result in substantially different performance in pediatric patients undergoing clinical evaluations. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]