A pilot study of online assessment of childhood speech disorders

We investigated the feasibility of assessing childhood speech disorders via an Internet-based telehealth system (eREHAB). The equipment provided videoconferencing through a 128 kbit/s Internet link, and enabled the transfer of pre-recorded video and audio data from the participant to the online clin...

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Published in:Journal of telemedicine and telecare 2006-11, Vol.12 (3_suppl), p.92-94
Main Authors: Waite, Monique C, Cahill, Louise M, Theodoras, Deborah G, Busuttin, Sarah, Russell, Trevor G
Format: Article
Language:English
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Speech disorders
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Summary:We investigated the feasibility of assessing childhood speech disorders via an Internet-based telehealth system (eREHAB). The equipment provided videoconferencing through a 128 kbit/s Internet link, and enabled the transfer of pre-recorded video and audio data from the participant to the online clinician. Six children (mean age = 5.3 years) with a speech disorder were studied. Assessments of single-word articulation, intelligibility in conversation, and oro-motor structure and function were conducted for each participant, with simultaneous scoring by a face to face and an online clinician. There were high levels of agreement between the two scoring environments for single-word articulation (92%), speech intelligibility (100%) and oro-motor tasks (91%). High levels of inter- and intra-rater agreement were achieved for the online ratings for most measures. The results suggest that an Internet-based assessment protocol has potential for assessing paediatric speech disorders.
ISSN:1357-633X
1758-1109
DOI:10.1258/135763306779380048