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How Informal Carers Support Video Consulting in Physiotherapy, Heart Failure, and Cancer: Qualitative Study Using Linguistic Ethnography (EN)
by Seuren, L.M., & Shaw, S.
May 31, 2024
TYPE OF TOOL: Research Article.
TARGET POPULATION: Developed for clinicians and researchers.
BASIC DESCRIPTION: Provides an overview of video consultations completed in the health care system in the UK. The article provides several methods that may aid in the involvement of family members and other carers during telerehabilitation services.
Addressing disparities in speech-language pathology and laryngology services with telehealth (EN)
by Rameau, A., Cox, S. R. et. al.
August 08, 2023
TYPE OF TOOL: Research Article.
TARGET POPULATION: Developed to inform clinicians, researchers, and educators.
BASIC DESCRIPTION: A clinical perspective from a large volume laryngology clinic in a major city in northeastern United States highlights the use of telehealth in the provision of voice care by a laryngologist and speech-language pathologist during and after the COVID19 pandemic.
Audiophonologopedic Telerehabilitation: Advantages and Disadvantages from User Perspectives (EN)
by Lauriello, M., Angelone, A.M. et al.
August 31, 2024
TYPE OF TOOL: Research paper.
TARGET POPULATION: Developed to explore user perspectives on telerehabilitation, comparing ti to tradional methods and identifying criteria for determining its suitability for different patients and clinical conditions.
BASIC DESCRIPTION: According to the authors, the study reveals a favourable perception of telerehabilitation as a therapy approach to be regarded as a supplement or temporary option to the irreplaceable face-to-face one.
CIRCA (Computer Interactive Reminiscence and Conversation Aid) (EN)
by Dr Arlene Astell, Research Chair at University of Toronto
Project CIRCA (Computer Interactive Reminiscence and Conversation Aid) is designed to provide an intuitive, expansive and fail-safe reminiscence experience, utilizing contemporary computer touch-screen technology and interactive media design to assist people with dementia and their carers and relatives in prompting conversation in one to one and group situations.
Delivering group speech maintenance therapy via telerehabilitation to people with Parkinson’s disease: A pilot study (EN)
by Rachel Quinn, Stacie Park, Deborah Theodoros & Anne J. Hill
June 07, 2018
This study demonstrated the feasibility of delivering group speech maintenance therapy via telerehabilitation, and the potential for eLoud and Proud to improve and maintain vocal loudness in people with Parkinson’s Disease.
DIGICOG-MS (EN)
by AISM Foundation
TYPE OF TOOL: Mobile app.
TARGET POPULATION: Developed for clinicians and clients (in Italy).
BASIC DESCRIPTION: Provides a digital self-assessment system of cognitive functioning most affected by MS, such as information processing speed, verbal and visuospatial memory, and language.
Improving Functional Communication Outcomes in Post-Stroke Aphasia via Telepractice: An Alternative Service Delivery Model for Underserved Populations (EN)
by Carr, P., Moser, D., et al.
December 13, 2022
TYPE OF TOOL: Research Article.
TARGET POPULATION: Developed to inform clinicians, researchers, and educators.
BASIC DESCRIPTION: All participants demonstrated improvements in CCRSA scores, total words produced correctly on trained CST stimuli, and total words produced correctly on trained ORLA stimuli. No differences were noted in CADL-3 scores. All participants were highly satisfied with telepractice as a service delivery model.
Online Swedish Individualized Active Communication Education (I-ACE) program (EN)
TYPE OF TOOL: Evaluation and treatment program.
TARGET POPULATION: Developed for adults with hearing impairment.
BASIC DESCRIPTION: Provides an individualised home-based ACE (Active Communication Education) program. The goal is to help adults with hearing impairment improve problem-solving and self-management. Available in English, Spanish, and German.
Oropharyngeal dysphagia telerehabilitation in the Intensive Care Unit for COVID-19: a case report (EN)
by Shigeto Soyama, Tomoo Mano, & Akira Kido
April 01, 2022
Some patients in the intensive care unit and those who are on endotracheal intubation and mechanical ventilation often have dysphagia. This article aimed to explore the advantages of telerehabilitation in dysphagia management during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.
speechBITE (EN)
speechBITE is a database of intervention studies across the scope of speech pathology practice. speechBITE was launched in 2008 by a team of speech pathologists at the University of Sydney who wanted easier access and better appraisal of research evidence in the area of communication and swallowing disorders.
Telehealth for Dysphagia Across the Life Span: Using Contemporary Evidence and Expertise to Guide Clinical Practice During and After COVID-19 (EN)
by Georgia A. Malandraki, Rachel Hahn Arkenberg, Samantha S. Mitchell and Jaime Bauer Malandraki
March 26, 2021
The aim of this paper was to critically review recent literature on the use of telehealth for dysphagia during the COVID-19 pandemic and enhance this information in order to provide evidence- and practice-based clinical guidance during and after the pandemic.
Telerehab at Home: Mobile Tablet Technology for Patients With Poststroke Communication Deficits—A Pilot Feasibility Randomized Control Trial (EN)
by Mallet, K. H., Shamloul, R.M. et al.
January 12, 2023
TYPE OF TOOL: Research Article.
TARGET POPULATION: Developed to inform clinicians, researchers, and educators.
BASIC DESCRIPTION: SLT using telerehabilitation via mobile technology is feasible in the very early stages of acute stroke recovery. It is potentially an effective means of bridging the gap between discharge from the acute care setting to the start of outpatient SLT services.
Telerehabilitation as a Therapeutic Exercise Tool versus Face-to-Face Physiotherapy: A Systematic Review (EN)
by Muñoz-Tomás, M.T., Burillo-Lafuente, M. et al.
February 28, 2023
TYPE OF TOOL: Research Article.
TARGET POPULATION: Developed to inform clinicians, researchers, and educators.
BASIC DESCRIPTION: Most of the studies concluded that physiotherapy interventions using telerehabilitation were at least as effective as traditional rehabilitation interventions and are considered feasible and effective options. In general, telerehabilitation interventions were shown to improve functional level and quality of life, as no significant differences with control groups were observed. This review provides information on patients’ high levels of satisfaction and adherence, with values equivalent to traditional rehabilitation in all cases.
Telerehabilitation for Communication and Swallowing Disorders in Parkinson’s Disease (EN)
by Deborah Theodoros
July 16, 2021
This review explores the telerehabilitation applications designed for the management of the communication and swallowing disorders in PD, addresses the benefits and challenges of telerehabilitation, identifies future research directions, and highlights the potential of new technologies to enhance the management of communication and swallowing disorders and quality of life for people with PD.
Telerehabilitation for Lee Silverman Voice Treatment (Tele-LSVT-Loud) (EN)
TYPE OF TOOL: Standardized treatment.
TARGET POPULATION: Developed for clinicians.
BASIC DESCRIPTION: Speech treatment for people with Parkinson’s disease and other neurological conditions. This version has been modified to be completed with Telerehabilitation. Requires clinician certification.
Telerehabilitation for people with low vision (EN)
by Bittner, A., Yoshinaga, P., et al.
January 13, 2023
TYPE OF TOOL: Research Article.
TARGET POPULATION: Developed to inform clinicians, researchers, and educators.
BASIC DESCRIPTION: The included trial found similar efficacy between telerehabilitation with a therapist and an active control intervention of self?guided training in mostly younger to middle?aged adults with low vision who received a new wearable electronic aid. Given the disease burden and the growing interest in telemedicine, the two ongoing studies, when completed, may provide further evidence of the potential for telerehabilitation as a platform for providing services to people with low vision.
Telerehabilitation service impact on physical function and adherence compared to face-to-face rehabilitation in patients with stroke: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis (EN)
by Munoz-Tomas, T., Burillo-Lafuente, M. et al.
May 04, 2023
TYPE OF TOOL: Research Article.
TARGET POPULATION: Developed to inform clinicians, researchers, and educators.
BASIC DESCRIPTION: Most of the studies concluded that physiotherapy interventions using telerehabilitation were at least as effective as traditional rehabilitation interventions and are considered feasible and effective options. In general, telerehabilitation interventions were shown to improve functional level and quality of life, as no significant differences with control groups were observed. This review provides information on patients’ high levels of satisfaction and adherence, with values equivalent to traditional rehabilitation in all cases.
