Current Status and Perspectives of Telepractice in Voice and Speech Therapy

Abstract

Voice and speech therapy can be performed in various ways depending on the situation, although it is generally performed in a face-to-face manner. Telepractice refers to the provision of specialized voice and speech therapy by speech-language pathologists for assessment, therapy, and counseling by applying telecommunication technology from a remote location. Recently, due to the pandemic situation and the active use of non-face-to-face platforms, interest in telepractice of voice and speech therapy has increased. Moreover, a growing body of literature has been advocating its clinical usefulness and non-inferiority to traditional face-to-face intervention. In this review, the existing discussions, guidelines, and preliminary studies on non-face-toface voice and speech therapy were summarized, and recommendations on the tools for telepractice were provided.

Effect of Voice and Articulation Parameters of a Home-Based Serious Game for Speech Therapy in Children With Articulation Disorder: Prospective Single-Arm Clinical Trial

“…Non–face-to-face speech therapy was initially proposed as an alternative method in countries with huge lands, such as the United States and Australia, even before the pandemic. In fact, studies have shown that this method can be effective in treating patients with neuro-lingual disorders, such as dysarthria and apraxia [ 8 ].…”