Audiophonologopedic Telerehabilitation: Advantages and Disadvantages from User Perspectives
Introduction: Technological advancements and the COVID-19 pandemic have highlighted the importance of digital tools for patient care and rehabilitation. This study explores user perspectives on telerehabilitation, comparing it to traditional methods and identifying criteria for determining its suita...
Saved in:
| Main Authors: | , , , , , , , |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
MDPI AG
2024-08-01
|
| Series: | Children |
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9067/11/9/1073 |
| Tags: |
Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
|
| _version_ | 1850261477380849664 |
|---|---|
| author | Maria Lauriello Anna Maria Angelone Sara Iannotti Eleonora Nardecchia Benedetta Scopano Alessandra Fioretti Irene Ciancarelli Alberto Eibenstein |
| author_facet | Maria Lauriello Anna Maria Angelone Sara Iannotti Eleonora Nardecchia Benedetta Scopano Alessandra Fioretti Irene Ciancarelli Alberto Eibenstein |
| author_sort | Maria Lauriello |
| collection | DOAJ |
| description | Introduction: Technological advancements and the COVID-19 pandemic have highlighted the importance of digital tools for patient care and rehabilitation. This study explores user perspectives on telerehabilitation, comparing it to traditional methods and identifying criteria for determining its suitability for different patients and clinical conditions. Methods: This study was carried out during the period of May–September 2021. Questionnaires were administered to 48 users in rehabilitation for audiophonologopedic and neurodevelopmental disorders in three rehabilitation centres in central Italy. Results: The user responses predominantly emphasize the benefits of time saving (68.75%) and cost-efficiency (37.5%), specifically regarding time saving due to travel and expenses incurred to go to where the therapy is carried out. The disadvantages include increased distraction (60.42%) in following the instructions remotely and logistic problems (39.58%). Patients with hearing loss were subjected to a larger number of telerehabilitation sessions, positively rating this alternative method. Patients with speech and language delay and autism spectrum disorder (ASD) prefer traditional treatment. Discussion: This study reveals a favourable perception of telerehabilitation as a therapy approach to be regarded as a supplement or temporary option to the irreplaceable face-to-face one. More research, as well as a larger sample sizes, will be useful to increase the significance of the correlations reported in this study. |
| format | Article |
| id | doaj-art-97a24e9408ae4bd99464fec7d90a107d |
| institution | OA Journals |
| issn | 2227-9067 |
| language | English |
| publishDate | 2024-08-01 |
| publisher | MDPI AG |
| record_format | Article |
| series | Children |
| spelling | doaj-art-97a24e9408ae4bd99464fec7d90a107d2025-08-20T01:55:22ZengMDPI AGChildren2227-90672024-08-01119107310.3390/children11091073Audiophonologopedic Telerehabilitation: Advantages and Disadvantages from User PerspectivesMaria Lauriello0Anna Maria Angelone1Sara Iannotti2Eleonora Nardecchia3Benedetta Scopano4Alessandra Fioretti5Irene Ciancarelli6Alberto Eibenstein7Department of Biotechnological and Applied Clinical Sciences, University of L’Aquila, 67100 L’Aquila, ItalyDepartment of Life, Public Health and Environmental Sciences, University of L’Aquila, 67100 L’Aquila, ItalyCentro di Audiofonologopedia, 00199 Roma, ItalySpeech and Language Therapy, Department of Life, Public Health and Environmental Sciences, University of L’aquila, 67100 L’Aquila, ItalySpeech and Language Therapy, Department of Life, Public Health and Environmental Sciences, University of L’aquila, 67100 L’Aquila, ItalyEuropean Hospital, 00149 Rome, ItalyDepartment of Life, Public Health and Environmental Sciences, University of L’Aquila, 67100 L’Aquila, ItalyDepartment of Biotechnological and Applied Clinical Sciences, University of L’Aquila, 67100 L’Aquila, ItalyIntroduction: Technological advancements and the COVID-19 pandemic have highlighted the importance of digital tools for patient care and rehabilitation. This study explores user perspectives on telerehabilitation, comparing it to traditional methods and identifying criteria for determining its suitability for different patients and clinical conditions. Methods: This study was carried out during the period of May–September 2021. Questionnaires were administered to 48 users in rehabilitation for audiophonologopedic and neurodevelopmental disorders in three rehabilitation centres in central Italy. Results: The user responses predominantly emphasize the benefits of time saving (68.75%) and cost-efficiency (37.5%), specifically regarding time saving due to travel and expenses incurred to go to where the therapy is carried out. The disadvantages include increased distraction (60.42%) in following the instructions remotely and logistic problems (39.58%). Patients with hearing loss were subjected to a larger number of telerehabilitation sessions, positively rating this alternative method. Patients with speech and language delay and autism spectrum disorder (ASD) prefer traditional treatment. Discussion: This study reveals a favourable perception of telerehabilitation as a therapy approach to be regarded as a supplement or temporary option to the irreplaceable face-to-face one. More research, as well as a larger sample sizes, will be useful to increase the significance of the correlations reported in this study.https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9067/11/9/1073e-healthtelemedicinetelerehabilitationCOVID-19neurodevelopmental disordershearing loss |
| spellingShingle | Maria Lauriello Anna Maria Angelone Sara Iannotti Eleonora Nardecchia Benedetta Scopano Alessandra Fioretti Irene Ciancarelli Alberto Eibenstein Audiophonologopedic Telerehabilitation: Advantages and Disadvantages from User Perspectives Children e-health telemedicine telerehabilitation COVID-19 neurodevelopmental disorders hearing loss |
| title | Audiophonologopedic Telerehabilitation: Advantages and Disadvantages from User Perspectives |
| title_full | Audiophonologopedic Telerehabilitation: Advantages and Disadvantages from User Perspectives |
| title_fullStr | Audiophonologopedic Telerehabilitation: Advantages and Disadvantages from User Perspectives |
| title_full_unstemmed | Audiophonologopedic Telerehabilitation: Advantages and Disadvantages from User Perspectives |
| title_short | Audiophonologopedic Telerehabilitation: Advantages and Disadvantages from User Perspectives |
| title_sort | audiophonologopedic telerehabilitation advantages and disadvantages from user perspectives |
| topic | e-health telemedicine telerehabilitation COVID-19 neurodevelopmental disorders hearing loss |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9067/11/9/1073 |
| work_keys_str_mv | AT marialauriello audiophonologopedictelerehabilitationadvantagesanddisadvantagesfromuserperspectives AT annamariaangelone audiophonologopedictelerehabilitationadvantagesanddisadvantagesfromuserperspectives AT saraiannotti audiophonologopedictelerehabilitationadvantagesanddisadvantagesfromuserperspectives AT eleonoranardecchia audiophonologopedictelerehabilitationadvantagesanddisadvantagesfromuserperspectives AT benedettascopano audiophonologopedictelerehabilitationadvantagesanddisadvantagesfromuserperspectives AT alessandrafioretti audiophonologopedictelerehabilitationadvantagesanddisadvantagesfromuserperspectives AT ireneciancarelli audiophonologopedictelerehabilitationadvantagesanddisadvantagesfromuserperspectives AT albertoeibenstein audiophonologopedictelerehabilitationadvantagesanddisadvantagesfromuserperspectives |