A comparison of rural speech-language pathologists' and residents' access to and attitudes towards the use of technology for speech-language pathology service delivery

International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 333-343

  Dunkley, Carolyn ^a,b   Pattie, Lydelle ^a,c   Wilson, Linda ^a,d   McAllister, Lindy ^a  

^a CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Stawell Regional Health   (Australia)

^c Central Gippsland Speech Pathology   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

access; Attitudes; information and communication technologies (ICTs); service delivery; telehealth

Indexed keywords

ACCESS TO INFORMATION; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRE; RURAL HEALTH CARE; RURAL POPULATION; SPEECH DISORDER; SPEECH THERAPY;

ACCESS TO INFORMATION; ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; AUSTRALIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; RURAL POPULATION; SPEECH THERAPY; SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY;

EID: 77954285446     PISSN: 17549515     EISSN: 17549507     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/17549500903456607     Document Type: Article

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