Impact of Virtual Care on Speech-Language Services.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

COVID-19 impacted care delivery in rehabilitation services including speech-language pathology. The purpose of this study was to examine speech-language pathologists'(SLPs) perspectives on the effectiveness of virtual care delivered during the pandemic in Canada, their experiences with therapy delivered virtually and their views on future models of care.

Methods

We carried out a cross-sectional survey with SLPs in Canada who had delivered virtual services to children during the pandemic. The survey questions were based on information collected in a previous study involving focus group interviews with SLPs. The survey elicited responses related to SLPs' perception of effectiveness, their experiences with virtual care including perceived barriers and facilitators

SUBMITTER: Fitzpatrick EM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12537996 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Nov-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature