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Applications of Telemedicine in Speech-Language Pathology: Evaluation of Patient Satisfaction

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LARYNGOSCOPE
卷 133, 期 4, 页码 895-900

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WILEY
DOI: 10.1002/lary.30303

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patient satisfaction; telemedicine; teletherapy; speech-language pathology; speech-language therapy

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This study assessed patient satisfaction with telehealth speech-language therapy and identified factors that influenced satisfaction levels. Results showed that patient satisfaction was high, regardless of gender, type of therapy, insurance type, travel distance, or prior in-person therapy. Older patients had unique limitations in telehealth visits. Overall, clinicians can achieve high patient satisfaction with telehealth speech-language therapy.
Objectives The study aimed to evaluate patient satisfaction with speech-language therapy televisits and to identify factors influencing the level of satisfaction. Methods Participants were recruited from an academic tertiary voice and swallowing center who had completed >= 1 telehealth session of speech-language therapy with a speech-language pathologist between March, 2020 and April, 2021. Patient satisfaction was assessed using the Short Assessment of Patient Satisfaction (SAPS), a validated 7-item survey. Demographic characteristics of participants were collected from a review of patient charts. Results 65/239 patients completed the SAPS survey, representing a response rate of 27%. The average age of study participants was 54.92 +/- 16.45 years, with 49.2% identifying as female, 33.9% as male, and 16.9% as trans-female. The mean SAPS score was 22.60 +/- 3.89, with 84.62% of patients satisfied or very satisfied with their visit. Patients were most satisfied with provider respect (3.91 +/- 0.34) and care received (3.74 +/- 0.64), and least satisfied with visit length (2.32 +/- 1.38) and explanation of treatment results (2.62 +/- 1.72). Patient satisfaction was positively correlated with younger age and an increased number of televisits. Satisfaction did not differ significantly by gender identity, type of therapy received, insurance type, travel distance, or prior in-person therapy. Conclusion Clinicians are able to achieve high patient satisfaction with speech-language therapy when delivered by telehealth. Patient satisfaction remained high across diverse patient populations and range of clinical needs. Clinicians should remain cognizant of the unique limitations of older patients when conducting telehealth visits. Lay Summary Clinicians are able to achieve high patient satisfaction with speech-language therapy when delivered via telehealth. Satisfaction remained high regardless of gender identity, type of therapy received, type of insurance, travel distance, or completion of prior in-person therapy. Level of Evidence 4 Laryngoscope, 2022

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