Telehealth Delivery of Speech-Language Pathology Services for Children with Cleft Palate and Velopharyngeal Dysfunction: A Systematic Review.

ABSTRACT:

Background/objectives

This systematic review aimed to evaluate the effectiveness, caregiver satisfaction, and accessibility of telehealth-delivered speech-language pathology (SLP) services for children with cleft palate and/or velopharyngeal dysfunction (VPD).

Methods

Based on PRISMA 2020, we searched PubMed, CINAHL, Scopus, PsycINFO, and the Cochrane Library (2000-31 May 2025) for studies enrolling participants ≤ 18 years of age with cleft/VPD who received telehealth services (assessment, therapy, counseling/follow-up), with or without in-person comparators. Screening and data extraction were performed in duplicate. Risk of bias was appraised using RoB 2 (randomized) and CASP checklists (non-randomized/service designs). To account for heterogeneity, we conducted a SWiM-alig

SUBMITTER: Al Awaji NN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12651934 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature