The Effect of Digital and Conventional Speech Therapy on A Person with Speech and Comprehension Disorders: A Systematic Review

Background:the purpose of this article is to determine if digital therapy delivered speech-languagepathology interventions are as effective as traditional in-person delivery for childhood toadulthood with speech and comprehension disorders.method:a systematic review was conducted (following prisma guidelines) using five databases,two journals, and reference lists. titles and abstracts were screened for inclusion, withrelevant studies reviewed in full-text. initial searches identified 132 articles. following theexclusion of non-relevant studies, seven articles remained for inclusion. results revealedboth telehealth and in-person participants made significant and similar improvements whentreatment effects were measured through three of the six outcome measures.results:findings showed there is limited but promising evidence to support telehealth for deliveringspeech and comprehension disorders.conclusion:whilst this is encouraging, particularly for rural aphasia patients, where in-person servicesare limited, more rigorous study designs are required to support the efficacy of telehealth forthis population.