title: Review of telehealth stuttering management.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Telehealth is the use of communication technology to provide health care services by means other than typical in-clinic attendance models. Telehealth is increasingly used for the management of speech, language and communication disorders. The aim of this article is to review telehealth applications to stuttering management.
  
  
  METHODS
  We conducted a search of peer-reviewed literature for the past 20 years using the Institute for Scientific Information Web of Science database, PubMed: The Bibliographic Database and a search for articles by hand.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Outcomes for telehealth stuttering treatment were generally positive, but there may be a compromise of treatment efficiency with telehealth treatment of young children. Our search found no studies dealing with stuttering assessment procedures using telehealth models. No economic analyses of this delivery model have been reported.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This review highlights the need for continued research about telehealth for stuttering management. Evidence from research is needed to inform the efficacy of assessment procedures using telehealth methods as well as guide the development of improved treatment procedures. Clinical and technical guidelines are urgently needed to ensure that the evolving and continued use of telehealth to manage stuttering does not compromise the standards of care afforded with standard in-clinic models.
authors: Australian Stuttering Research Centre, The University of Sydney, Lidcombe, N.S.W., Australia.
authors: Robyn
authors: R
authors: Lowe
authors: Sue
authors: S
authors: O'Brian
authors: Mark
authors: M
authors: Onslow
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D019468:Disease Management; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D020407:Internet; D008297:Male; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D012107:Research Design; D012984:Software; D013342:Stuttering / Q000628:therapy*; D017216:Telemedicine / Q000379:methods / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D013689:Telephone; D013813:Therapy, Computer-Assisted; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014584:User-Computer Interface; D049269:Videoconferencing