Webcam Delivery of the Lidcombe Program for Early Stuttering: A Phase I Clinical Trial

O’Brian, Sue; Smith, Kylie; Onslow, Mark

doi:10.1044/2014_jslhr-s-13-0094

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“…Telehealth in speech-language pathology is becoming an established practice in certain areas, with research indicating successful use in treating fluency disorders (Harrison et al, 1999;Lewis, Packman, Onslow, Simpson, & Jones, 2008;O'Brian, Smith, & Onslow, 2014;Wilson, Onslow, & Lincoln, 2004), dysphagia (Sharma, Ward, Burns, Theodoros, & Russell, 2013;, adult speech and language disorders (Constantinescu et al, 2010;McGrath, Dowds, & Goldstein, 2008) and speech sound disorders in childhood (Grogan-Johnson et al, 2013). Telehealth has also been used successfully in formal language assessments in children (Sutherland et al, 2017;Waite, Theodoros, Russell, & Cahill, 2010).…”

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Telehealth and autism: A systematic search and review of the literature

Sutherland

Trembath

Roberts

2018

International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology

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Telehealth and autism: A systematic search and review of the literature

Sutherland

Trembath

Roberts

2018

International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology

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“…), stuttering therapy (O'Brian et al . , Bridgman et al . ), and assessment and intervention for speech‐sound disorders, including childhood apraxia of speech (Grogan‐Johnson et al .…”

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“…In the Australian context, a 2014 Senate inquiry found that not only were there fewer speech-language pathologists (SLPs) working outside urban areas, but also the ratio of therapists per 100 000 people declined as rurality increased (Community Affairs References Committee 2014). Telehealth is one way of addressing some of the barriers associated with staffing and access issues and it has been shown to be an acceptable and viable alternative to face-to-face speech-language services in a range of specialties, including dysphagia assessment and intervention (Collins et al 2017, Sharma et al 2013, stuttering therapy (O'Brian et al 2014, Bridgman et al 2016, and assessment and intervention for speech-sound disorders, including childhood apraxia of speech (Grogan-Johnson et al 2013, Thomas et al 2016, Waite et al 2012. Telehealth has also been used to provide formal assessments of child language with young children with no known language difficulties (Waite et al 2010), as well as children with reading difficulties (Sutherland et al 2017).…”

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Telehealth and autism: Are telehealth language assessments reliable and feasible for children with autism?

Sutherland

Trembath

Redoblado-Hodge

et al. 2018

Intl J Lang & Comm Disor

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Background Access to timely and appropriate speech–language pathology (SLP) services is a significant challenge for many families. Telehealth has been used successfully to treat a range of communication disorders in children and adults. Research examining the use of telehealth for children with autism has focused largely on diagnosis, parent‐implemented interventions, and behavioural interventions involving interactions between clinicians and parents. There is, however, very limited research into the use of telehealth directly to assess or intervene with children with autism. This paper reports the outcomes of a study of telehealth language assessments with primary school‐aged children with autism. Aims To evaluate the reliability and feasibility of telehealth language assessments for school‐aged children with autism. Methods & Procedures The language skills of 13 children with autism aged 9–12 who attended mainstream schools or support classes were assessed using the Clinical Evaluation of Language Fundamentals—4th Edition. An SLP delivered and scored four subtests of the assessment via telehealth from a remote location. A second SLP at the same location as the child co‐scored the online subtests to provide a measure of reliability and delivered the remaining subtests. The local SLP completed checklists in both conditions to provide observations regarding behaviour. Parent feedback was elicited via survey. Outcomes & Results There was strong interrater reliability between the telehealth and face‐to‐face conditions (correlation coefficients ranged from r = 0.919 to 0.990 across the subtests and Core Language Score) and good agreement between clinicians on all measures. Analysis using the Wilcoxon Signed Rank test indicated no significant differences in children's behaviour between the telehealth and face‐to‐face conditions, although variation between individuals was observed. Parents provided generally positive feedback about the use of telehealth for the assessments. Conclusions & Implications The findings of this study provide preliminary support the use of telehealth assessments of school‐aged children with autism. Comparison of telehealth and face‐to‐face assessment scores showed high agreement and correlation, and while the children showed individual differences in their behaviour during the telehealth sessions, there was no clear difference between the conditions at the group level. The findings suggest that telehealth may present a reliable and feasible approach to the assessment of language for children with autism in some circumstances as a primary or adjunct service model, while acknowledging that individual differences among these children may be important to consider when planning both assessment and intervention via telehealth.

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“…Effective treatment via video conferencing has been demonstrated for the Lidcombe Program for stuttering (O'Brian et al . ), the Camperdown Program for stuttering (Carey et al . ), and the Lee Silverman Voice Treatment (LSVT ® ) for patients with Parkinson's disease (Constantinescu et al .…”

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Telehealth delivery of Rapid Syllable Transitions (ReST) treatment for childhood apraxia of speech

Thomas

McCabe

Ballard

et al. 2016

International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders

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Webcam Delivery of the Lidcombe Program for Early Stuttering: A Phase I Clinical Trial

Abstract: Webcam-delivered Lidcombe Program intervention is potentially efficacious, is practical and viable, and requires further exploration with comparative clinical trials and a qualitative study of parent and caregiver experiences.

Cited by 54 publications

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Telehealth and autism: A systematic search and review of the literature

Telehealth and autism: A systematic search and review of the literature

Telehealth and autism: Are telehealth language assessments reliable and feasible for children with autism?

Telehealth delivery of Rapid Syllable Transitions (ReST) treatment for childhood apraxia of speech

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