{"id":6018,"date":"2026-10-19T09:48:22","date_gmt":"2026-10-19T09:48:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/phd.hi.is\/doktorsvorn\/doktorsvorn-i-salfraedi-kristin-gudmundsdottir\/"},"modified":"2026-10-19T09:48:22","modified_gmt":"2026-10-19T09:48:22","slug":"doktorsvorn-i-salfraedi-kristin-gudmundsdottir","status":"publish","type":"phd_defence","link":"https:\/\/phd.hi.is\/en\/doktorsvorn\/doktorsvorn-i-salfraedi-kristin-gudmundsdottir\/","title":{"rendered":"Doktorsv\u00f6rn \u00ed S\u00e1lfr\u00e6\u00f0i – Krist\u00edn Gu\u00f0mundsd\u00f3ttir"},"content":{"rendered":"
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F\u00f6studaginn 14. desember \u00a0ver Krist\u00edn Gu\u00f0mundsd\u00f3ttir doktorsritger\u00f0 s\u00edna \u00ed s\u00e1lfr\u00e6\u00f0i vi\u00f0 S\u00e1lfr\u00e6\u00f0ideild H\u00e1sk\u00f3la \u00cdslands. Ritger\u00f0in ber heiti\u00f0: Snemmt\u00e6k \u00edhlutun dreifb\u00fdlisbarna me\u00f0 fjar\u00fej\u00f3nustu s\u00e9rfr\u00e6\u00f0inga: Mat \u00e1 \u00e1hrifum foreldra\u00fej\u00e1lfunar \u00e1 f\u00e6rni barns og fj\u00f6lskyldu. Rural \u00a0Behavioral Consultation: An Analysis of the Effects of Caregiver Training via Telehealth on Child and Family Progress.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Andm\u00e6lendur eru dr. Jennifer McComas, pr\u00f3fessor vi\u00f0 University of Minnesota, og dr. Stephen Gallagher, lektor og forst\u00f6\u00f0uma\u00f0ur vi\u00f0 University of Ulster, Nor\u00f0ur-\u00cdrlandi.<\/p>\n

Umsj\u00f3narkennari og lei\u00f0beinandi var dr. Zuilma Gabr\u00edela Sigur\u00f0ard\u00f3ttir, pr\u00f3fessor vi\u00f0 S\u00e1lfr\u00e6\u00f0ideild, og Shahla Alai-Rosales, d\u00f3sent vi\u00f0 Department of Behavior Analysis, University of North Texas. Auk \u00feeirra s\u00e1tu \u00ed doktorsnefnd Lise Roll-Pettersson, pr\u00f3fessor \u00a0vi\u00f0 H\u00e1sk\u00f3lann \u00ed Stokkh\u00f3lmi, og Aksel Tjora, pr\u00f3fessor vi\u00f0 NTNU-h\u00e1sk\u00f3la, \u00der\u00e1ndheimi.<\/p>\n

Dan\u00edel \u00de\u00f3r \u00d3lason, pr\u00f3fessor og forseti S\u00e1lfr\u00e6\u00f0ideildar, stj\u00f3rnar ath\u00f6fninni sem fer fram \u00ed H\u00e1t\u00ed\u00f0asal H\u00e1sk\u00f3la \u00cdslands og hefst kl. 13:00.<\/p>\n

\u00c1grip af ranns\u00f3kn <\/strong><\/p>\n

Meginmarkmi\u00f0 \u00feessarar ranns\u00f3knar\u00a0 var\u00a0 a\u00f0\u00a0 meta\u00a0 me\u00f0\u00a0 tilraunasni\u00f0i\u00a0 \u00e1hrif\u00a0 \u00feess a\u00f0\u00a0 kenna foreldrum dreifb\u00fdlisbarna\u00a0 me\u00f0\u00a0 einhverfu, \u00ed gegnum fjarfund, gagnreyndar a\u00f0fer\u00f0ir atferlisgreiningar til a\u00f0 auka tj\u00e1skipta- og f\u00e9lagsf\u00e6rni barna \u00feeirra \u00ed dagsins \u00f6nn. A\u00f0\u00a0 auki var tilgangur ranns\u00f3knarinnar\u00a0 a\u00f0\u00a0 afla \u00edtarlegra uppl\u00fdsinga fr\u00e1 foreldrunum um gagnsemi \u00fej\u00e1lfunara\u00f0fer\u00f0anna og fjarr\u00e1\u00f0gjafarinnar.<\/p>\n

\u00de\u00e1tttakendur \u00ed ranns\u00f3kninni voru fimm fj\u00f6lskyldur, \u00fe.e. foreldrar og ung b\u00f6rn \u00feeirra me\u00f0 einhverfu, auk s\u00e9rkennara eins barnsins. Tilraun\u00a0 me\u00f0\u00a0 einli\u00f0asni\u00f0i\u00a0 (e.\u00a0 single-subject\u00a0 experimental design) var\u00a0 ger\u00f0\u00a0 til\u00a0 \u00feess\u00a0 a\u00f0\u00a0 meta\u00a0 \u00e1hrif\u00a0 fjar\u00fej\u00e1lfunarinnar\u00a0 \u00e1 f\u00e6rni og heg\u00f0un \u00fe\u00e1tttakenda.\u00a0 \u00cdhlutunin\u00a0\u00a0 \u00ed ranns\u00f3kninni\u00a0\u00a0 f\u00f3lst\u00a0\u00a0 \u00ed\u00a0\u00a0 \u00edslenskri\u00a0\u00a0 \u00fatg\u00e1fu\u00a0\u00a0 af foreldra\u00fej\u00e1lfun sem nefnist Byrjum s\u00f3larmegin (e.\u00a0 Sunny Starts) og var \u00fer\u00f3u\u00f0 vi\u00f0\u00a0 University\u00a0 of\u00a0 North\u00a0 Texas.\u00a0 Auk\u00a0 tilraunasni\u00f0sins\u00a0 var\u00a0 f\u00e9lagslegt\u00a0 r\u00e9ttm\u00e6ti tilraunanna\u00a0 kanna\u00f0\u00a0 me\u00f0\u00a0 eigindlegum\u00a0 vi\u00f0t\u00f6lum\u00a0 vi\u00f0\u00a0 foreldrana\u00a0 um\u00a0 gagnsemi \u00edhlutunarinnar og ni\u00f0urst\u00f6\u00f0ur.<\/p>\n

Ni\u00f0urst\u00f6\u00f0ur\u00a0 ranns\u00f3knarinnar s\u00fdndu\u00a0 a\u00f0\u00a0 me\u00f0\u00a0 \u00fej\u00e1lfun um\u00f6nnunara\u00f0ilanna\u00a0 \u00ed\u00a0 gegnum\u00a0 fjarfund\u00a0 j\u00f3kst\u00a0 kennsluf\u00e6rni\u00a0 \u00feeirra\u00a0 sem aftur haf\u00f0i j\u00e1kv\u00e6\u00f0 \u00e1hrif \u00e1 tj\u00e1skipta- og f\u00e9lagsf\u00e6rni barnanna. Ni\u00f0urst\u00f6\u00f0urnar b\u00e6ta vi\u00f0 og sta\u00f0festa ni\u00f0urst\u00f6\u00f0ur fyrri ranns\u00f3kna \u00e1 \u00feessu svi\u00f0i. \u00de\u00e1 l\u00fdstu um\u00f6nnunara\u00f0ilarnir breytingum \u00ed fari barna sinna sem voru \u00ed samr\u00e6mi vi\u00f0 ni\u00f0urst\u00f6\u00f0ur tilraunanna auk \u00feess sem \u00feeir r\u00e6ddu kosti og galla fjarr\u00e1\u00f0gjafar og kennslu.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Ni\u00f0urst\u00f6\u00f0ur \u00feessarar ranns\u00f3knar gefa til kynna a\u00f0 foreldra\u00fej\u00e1lfun \u00ed gegnum fjarfund s\u00e9 v\u00e6nlegur valkostur fyrir fj\u00f6lskyldur sem hafa takmarka\u00f0an a\u00f0gang\u00a0 a\u00f0\u00a0 gagnreyndri\u00a0 snemmt\u00e6kri\u00a0 \u00edhlutun\u00a0 \u00ed\u00a0 heimabygg\u00f0\u00a0 og\u00a0 nau\u00f0synlegri s\u00e9rfr\u00e6\u00f0i\u00feekkingu \u00e1 \u00fev\u00ed svi\u00f0i. Hins vegar er frekari ranns\u00f3kna \u00fe\u00f6rf.<\/p>\n

Abstract<\/strong><\/p>\n

The\u00a0 aim of\u00a0 the current research\u00a0 project\u00a0 was\u00a0 to\u00a0 experimentally evaluate the effects of using telecommunication in training of rural caregivers of children with autism. Furthermore, the aim was to gain in depth information from the caregivers on the feasibility of the telehealth methods and outcomes.<\/p>\n

Participants\u00a0 in\u00a0 the\u00a0 experimental\u00a0 studies\u00a0 included\u00a0 five families; caregivers\u00a0 and\u00a0 their\u00a0 preschool\u00a0 children\u00a0 with\u00a0 autism\u00a0 as\u00a0 well\u00a0 as\u00a0 one\u00a0 child\u2019s teacher. The\u00a0 experimental\u00a0 evaluation\u00a0 was\u00a0 conducted\u00a0 using\u00a0 a single-subject,\u00a0 multiple\u00a0 baseline\u00a0 experimental\u00a0 design that was utilized to assess the effects of the telehealth intervention on the caregivers\u2018 teaching skills and their children\u2018s socio-communicative responses during naturalistic play. The intervention consisted\u00a0 of\u00a0 a\u00a0 training package\u00a0 based\u00a0 on\u00a0 a\u00a0 community\u00a0 based\u00a0 behavioral parent\u00a0 training\u00a0 program\u00a0 from\u00a0 the University of North Texas, Sunny Starts, which was translated to Icelandic.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The results of the experimental studies showed that training via telecommunication, increased the caregiver\u2018s teaching\u00a0 skills\u00a0 and increased\u00a0 their children\u2018s\u00a0 socio-communicative\u00a0 skills. These results extend and confirm previous research in the field. According to the preliminary analysis of the social validity data, the caregivers described changes in their children\u2019s socio-communicative\u00a0 behaviors\u00a0 that corresponded\u00a0 to\u00a0 the results\u00a0 of\u00a0 the experimental studies. Furthermore, the caregivers reflected on the viability of the training procedures and telehealth methods.<\/p>\n

The results\u00a0\u00a0 of\u00a0\u00a0 this research indicate\u00a0\u00a0 that\u00a0\u00a0 training\u00a0\u00a0 via telecommunication\u00a0 is\u00a0 a\u00a0 promising\u00a0 alternative\u00a0 for\u00a0 families\u00a0 that\u00a0 have limited access\u00a0\u00a0 to\u00a0\u00a0 evidence-based\u00a0\u00a0 intervention\u00a0\u00a0 and\u00a0\u00a0 expertise.\u00a0\u00a0 However,\u00a0\u00a0 further development and experimental study is important.<\/p>\n

Um doktorsefni\u00f0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Krist\u00edn Gu\u00f0mundsd\u00f3ttir er f\u00e6dd \u00e1ri\u00f0 1970 \u00ed Reykjav\u00edk. H\u00fan lauk st\u00fadentspr\u00f3fi \u00a0fr\u00e1 Menntask\u00f3lanum \u00ed Reykjav\u00edk \u00e1ri\u00f0 1990, BA-pr\u00f3fi \u00ed s\u00e1lfr\u00e6\u00f0i fr\u00e1 H\u00e1sk\u00f3la \u00cdslands \u00e1ri\u00f0 1996 og \u00a0MS-pr\u00f3fi \u00ed atferlisgreiningu fr\u00e1 University of North Texas \u00e1ri\u00f0 2002. Krist\u00edn hlaut s\u00e9rfr\u00e6\u00f0ivottun \u00ed atferlisgreiningu (BCBA) \u00e1ri\u00f0 2003. A\u00f0 loknu n\u00e1mi starfa\u00f0i Krist\u00edn vi\u00f0 atferlisme\u00f0fer\u00f0 einhverfra barna \u00ed Texas og hefur sinnt kennslu og r\u00e1\u00f0gj\u00f6f vi\u00f0 b\u00f6rn me\u00f0 s\u00e9r\u00fearfir \u00ed \u00edslensku sk\u00f3lakerfi, m.a. vi\u00f0 Sk\u00f3laskrifstofu Austurlands. Krist\u00edn er lektor \u00ed s\u00e1lfr\u00e6\u00f0i vi\u00f0 f\u00e9lagsv\u00edsinda- og lagadeild H\u00e1sk\u00f3lans \u00e1 Akureyri og hefur starfa\u00f0 \u00fear s\u00ed\u00f0an 2006. Krist\u00edn er d\u00f3ttir Gu\u00f0r\u00fanar \u00deorbjarnard\u00f3ttur og Gu\u00f0mundar Sigur\u00f0ssonar l\u00e6knis, sem l\u00e9st \u00e1ri\u00f0\u00a0 2016. \u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"featured_media":1268,"template":"","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"_phd_date_start":"2018-12-14T13:00:00+00:00","_phd_date_end":"2018-12-14T16:00:00+00:00","_phd_location":"A\u00f0albygging H\u00e1t\u00ed\u00f0asalur","_phd_admission":"A\u00f0gangur \u00f3keypis","_phd_thesis_title":"Snemmt\u00e6k \u00edhlutun dreifb\u00fdlisbarna me\u00f0 fjar\u00fej\u00f3nustu s\u00e9rfr\u00e6\u00f0inga: Mat \u00e1 \u00e1hrifum foreldra\u00fej\u00e1lfunar \u00e1 f\u00e6rni barns og fj\u00f6lskyldu. 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