Department of Communication Disorders and Sciences, William Paterson University, Wayne, NJ, USA.
J Prev Interv Community. 2021 Apr-Jun;49(2):152-162. doi: 10.1080/10852352.2021.1908210. Epub 2021 Apr 10.
Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, speech-language pathology telepractice was used by a small percentage of consumers. The 2020 pandemic necessitated the transition of most services to an online format. This article reports on a brief, electronic survey that was completed by 145 speech-language pathologists (SLPs) during the early months (June 2020) of the pandemic. Results showed that the majority of SLPs will continue using a telepractice model into 2021 and beyond, as more than half of SLPs rated the quality as similar to services delivered in-person. The absence of earlier preparation, access to and hindrances with technology, and client factors were the main elements influencing telepractice success for SLPs. However, telepractice was rated as an efficient means of consultation, evaluation, and intervention and survey results revealed that 53.84% of SLPs plan on maintaining this modality at a higher than pre-pandemic level.
在 COVID-19 大流行之前，只有一小部分消费者使用言语-语言病理学远程实践。2020 年的大流行迫使大多数服务转变为在线形式。本文报告了一项简短的电子调查，该调查在大流行早期（2020 年 6 月）由 145 名言语治疗师完成。结果表明，大多数言语治疗师将在 2021 年及以后继续使用远程实践模式，因为超过一半的言语治疗师认为其服务质量与面对面服务相似。缺乏早期准备、获取和使用技术的障碍以及客户因素是影响言语治疗师远程实践成功的主要因素。然而，远程实践被评为一种有效的咨询、评估和干预手段，调查结果显示，53.84%的言语治疗师计划将这种模式维持在高于大流行前的水平。
