An Evaluation of Telepractice During the COVID-19 Pandemic for the Treatment of Speech and Language Disorders in Belgium
The aim of this article was to evaluate the sudden implementation of telepractice in Belgium during the COVID-19 pandemic. A 38-question survey was completed by 1,222 Dutch-speaking speech-language pathologists (SLPs) from Belgium. Most reported good or very good satisfaction with telepractice and t...
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| description | The aim of this article was to evaluate the sudden implementation of telepractice in Belgium during the COVID-19 pandemic. A 38-question survey was completed by 1,222 Dutch-speaking speech-language pathologists (SLPs) from Belgium. Most reported good or very good satisfaction with telepractice and that telepractice can be effectively used with clients of different ages and speech disorders with or without comorbidity. The SLPs reported when telepractice could be used most effectively. They also detailed their difficulties with both technology and client-related issues. Limitations when switching to telepractice included a lack of training and experience, and digital materials.
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| spelling | doaj-art-ca16882feab4442eafc2a0e9666aba5d2025-08-20T01:51:10ZengHawaii Pacific University LibraryInternational Journal of Telerehabilitation1945-20202022-05-0114110.5195/ijt.2022.6411An Evaluation of Telepractice During the COVID-19 Pandemic for the Treatment of Speech and Language Disorders in BelgiumRonny Boey0Stefaan Lefevere1University of Antwerp, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Antwerp, BelgiumStudy Department VVL, BelgiumThe aim of this article was to evaluate the sudden implementation of telepractice in Belgium during the COVID-19 pandemic. A 38-question survey was completed by 1,222 Dutch-speaking speech-language pathologists (SLPs) from Belgium. Most reported good or very good satisfaction with telepractice and that telepractice can be effectively used with clients of different ages and speech disorders with or without comorbidity. The SLPs reported when telepractice could be used most effectively. They also detailed their difficulties with both technology and client-related issues. Limitations when switching to telepractice included a lack of training and experience, and digital materials. https://telerehab.pitt.edu/ojs/Telerehab/article/view/6411COVID-19 pandemicSpeech-language pathologySurveyTelepractice |
| spellingShingle | Ronny Boey Stefaan Lefevere An Evaluation of Telepractice During the COVID-19 Pandemic for the Treatment of Speech and Language Disorders in Belgium International Journal of Telerehabilitation COVID-19 pandemic Speech-language pathology Survey Telepractice |
| title | An Evaluation of Telepractice During the COVID-19 Pandemic for the Treatment of Speech and Language Disorders in Belgium |
| title_full | An Evaluation of Telepractice During the COVID-19 Pandemic for the Treatment of Speech and Language Disorders in Belgium |
| title_fullStr | An Evaluation of Telepractice During the COVID-19 Pandemic for the Treatment of Speech and Language Disorders in Belgium |
| title_full_unstemmed | An Evaluation of Telepractice During the COVID-19 Pandemic for the Treatment of Speech and Language Disorders in Belgium |
| title_short | An Evaluation of Telepractice During the COVID-19 Pandemic for the Treatment of Speech and Language Disorders in Belgium |
| title_sort | evaluation of telepractice during the covid 19 pandemic for the treatment of speech and language disorders in belgium |
| topic | COVID-19 pandemic Speech-language pathology Survey Telepractice |
| url | https://telerehab.pitt.edu/ojs/Telerehab/article/view/6411 |
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