Smartphone Application-Based Voice and Speech Training Program for Parkinson Disease: Feasibility and Satisfaction Study With a Preliminary Rater-Blinded Single-Arm Pretest and Posttest Design.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Up to 75% of patients with Parkinson disease (PD) experience voice and speech impairments, such as breathy phonation and low speech volume, which worsen over time and negatively impact the quality of life. However, given their increasingly limited mobility, face-to-face speech therapy is often inaccessible. Mobile health (mHealth) apps offer accessible and cost-effective alternatives; yet, their application in PD-specific, self-delivered voice therapy remains underexplored.

Objective

This study aimed to evaluate the feasibility, adherence, and satisfaction of a self-delivered smartphone app for voice therapy in patients with PD, designed to minimize speech-language pathologist involvement while promoting patient independence. In addition, it seeks to assess the pr

SUBMITTER: Lee SH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11888063 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature