The redesign and re-evaluation of an internet-based telerehabilitation system for the assessment of dysarthria in adults

Telemedicine and e-Health

Volumn 15, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 840-850

  Hill, Anne J ^a   Theodoros, Deborah G ^a   Russell, Trevor G ^a   Ward, Elizabeth C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Dysarthria; Internet; Telehealth; Telerehabilitation system

Indexed keywords

ASSESSMENT METHODS; CLINICAL ASSESSMENTS; DATA ANALYSIS; DYSARTHRIA; INTERNET BASED; INTERNET CONNECTION; RE-EVALUATION; RELIABLE ASSESSMENT; STUDY DESIGN; TECHNOLOGICAL ENHANCEMENT; TELEHEALTH; TELEREHABILITATION;

INTERNET; MEDICAL COMPUTING; RELIABILITY;

INTERNET PROTOCOLS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DATA ANALYSIS; DYSARTHRIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNET; INTERRATER RELIABILITY; INTRARATER RELIABILITY; MALE; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TELEMEDICINE; TELEREHABILITATION; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; COHORT STUDIES; DISABILITY EVALUATION; DYSARTHRIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REMOTE CONSULTATION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SPEECH ARTICULATION TESTS; SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY; TELEMEDICINE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70450174361     PISSN: 15305627     EISSN: 15563669     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/tmj.2009.0015     Document Type: Article

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