Table 7B.
Description of the articles included which have “Speech and Voice” as primary outcome.
| Author | Pop | Groups | Inclusion criteria | Training | Device | Primary outcome | Secondary outcome | Results | ||||
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| C | Ct | Description | Scale | Description | Scale | |||||||
| Speech and voice | Griffin et al. (62) | 29 | 8 | 21 | Moderate hypokinetic dysarthria | LSVT program−18 sess (1 pre, 16 sess, 1 follow-up) | iPAD LSVT: “Facetime” software on Apple iPads. | Feasibility (Non-inferiority) | SPL | Cost Satisfaction |
Feasibility of online assessment (non-inferiority). Improvement of SPL level. Cost reduction. High Satisfaction. |
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| Constantinescu et al. (64) | 1 | / | H&Y 1; hypokinetic dysarthria | 1 h/d, 4ds/w, 4ws + 1sess/w FtF (LSVT program) | PC-based videoconferencing system (128 kb/s over public telecommunications network). | Validity and feasibility | SPL | Satisfaction | Feasibility and effectiveness of remote LSVT program. Improvement of SPL level. High satisfaction. |
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| Hill et al. (65) | 5 | Dysarthria; acquired neurological impairment | 1 h/d, 4ds/w, 4ws + 1 sess/w FtF |
Real-time video Conferencing at 128 kb/s | Feasibility and effectiveness | FDA (19-item) ASSIDS | Feasibility of online assessment | |||||
Pop, Populations; C, Case Group; Ct, Control Group. LSVT, Lee Silverman Voice Treatment; SPL, Sound Pressure Levels; H&Y: Hoehn & Yahr Scale; QoL, Quality of Life; FDA, Frenchay Dysarthria Assessment.