Evaluating the feasibility and the potential efficacy of e-learning-based speech therapy (EST) as a web application for speech training in dysarthric patients with Parkinson's Disease: A case study

Telemedicine and e-Health

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 732-738

  Beijer, Lilian J ^a   Rietveld, Toni C M ^a,b   Hoskam, Vera ^a   Geurts, Alexander C H ^a,c   De Swart, Bert J M ^c  

^a Sint Maartenskliniek ^*  (Netherlands)

^b RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

^c RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

e health; technology; telehealth

Indexed keywords

ACROSS TIME; DYSARTHRIC SPEECH; EHEALTH; HOME ENVIRONMENT; INDEPENDENT SPEECH; NEUROLOGICAL PATIENT; ORTHOGRAPHIC TRANSCRIPTION; PARKINSON'S DISEASE; POTENTIAL EFFICACY; REPEATED MEASURES; SPEECH THERAPY; SPEECH TRAINING; SUBJECTIVE RATING; TECHNOLOGICAL FEATURE; TELEHEALTH; WEB APPLICATION;

CONTINUOUS SPEECH RECOGNITION; DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASES; E-LEARNING; MEDICAL COMPUTING; RESEARCH; TRANSCRIPTION; WORLD WIDE WEB;

SPEECH INTELLIGIBILITY;

AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DYSARTHRIA; EDUCATION; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HUMAN; INTERNET; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NETHERLANDS; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PARKINSON DISEASE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; SPEECH THERAPY; TELEMEDICINE;

AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; DYSARTHRIA; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; NETHERLANDS; PARKINSON DISEASE; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUESTIONNAIRES; SPEECH THERAPY; TELEMEDICINE;

EID: 77956147953     PISSN: 15305627     EISSN: 15563669     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/tmj.2009.0183     Document Type: Article

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