International Journal of Speech and Audiology
2023, Vol. 4, Issue 1, Part A
Teletherapy for children with communication disorders: A survey on parental opinion
Author(s): Theaja Kuriakose, Dr. Jijo PM, Lavanya HS and Malthesh HR
Abstract: Teletherapy has emerged as an alternate form of service delivery to assess and treat individuals with communication disorders. It is the delivery of rehabilitation services over tele-communication networks and the internet. It allows patients to interact with providers remotely by linking clinician to client or clinician to clinician for assessment, intervention, and/or consultation. Recently, In India many speech language pathologists initiated providing Teletherapy. However, how far the parents of children with communication disorders accepted this Teletherapy is not known in Indian scenario. Purpose: The study aimed to investigate the parental opinion about effectiveness of Teletherapy among children with communication disorders. Method: A questionnaire on parental opinion regarding Teletherapy was developed. The developed questionnaire was sent via e-mail to 60 parents of children with communication disorders who were attending Teletherapy. The submitted responses were later analysed. Result: The results indicated that majority of the parents who participated in the study had a positive opinion about online therapy service. Further, they reported that Teletherapy services are effective. Conclusion: From the study it can be concluded that, parents of children with communication disorders accepted the mode of Teletherapy and there is a positive response to Teletherapy by the parents.
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Theaja Kuriakose, Dr. Jijo PM, Lavanya HS and Malthesh HR. Teletherapy for children with communication disorders: A survey on parental opinion. International Journal of Speech and Audiology. 2023; 4(1): 01-04.
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