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Pediatric Speech-Language Pathologists’ Use of Mobile Health Technology: Qualitative Questionnaire Study
BACKGROUND: While technology use in pediatric therapies is increasing, there is so far no research available focusing on how pediatric speech-language pathologists (SLPs) in the United States use technology. OBJECTIVE: This paper sought to determine if, and to what extent, pediatric SLPs are using m...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6787525/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31573922 http://dx.doi.org/10.2196/13966 |
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description | BACKGROUND: While technology use in pediatric therapies is increasing, there is so far no research available focusing on how pediatric speech-language pathologists (SLPs) in the United States use technology. OBJECTIVE: This paper sought to determine if, and to what extent, pediatric SLPs are using mobile apps, to determine what purpose they are using them for, and to identify gaps in available technology to provide guidance for future technological development. METHODS: Pediatric SLPs completed an online survey containing five sections: demographics, overall use, use in assessment, use in intervention, barriers, and future directions. RESULTS: Mobile app use by 485 pediatric SLPs in the clinical setting was analyzed. Most (364/438; 83.1%) pediatric SLPs reported using technology ≤50% of the time in their clinical work, with no differences evident by age group (<35 years and ≥35 years; P=.97). Pediatric SLPs are currently using apps for intervention (399/1105; 36.1%), clinical information (241/1105; 21.8%), parent education (151/1105; 13.7%), assessment (132/1105; 12%), client education (108/1105; 9.8%), and other uses (55/1105; 5.0%). Cost (46/135; 34.1%) and lack of an evidence base (36/135; 26.7%) were the most frequently reported barriers. Most SLPs (268/380; 70.7%) desired more technology use, with no difference evident by age group (P=.81). CONCLUSIONS: A majority of pediatric SLPs are using mobile apps less than 50% of the time in a pediatric setting and they use them more during intervention compared to assessment. While pediatric SLPs are hesitant to add to their client’s screen time, they would like more apps to be developed that are supported by research and are less expensive. Implications for future research and app development are also discussed. |
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spelling | pubmed-67875252019-10-31 Pediatric Speech-Language Pathologists’ Use of Mobile Health Technology: Qualitative Questionnaire Study Thompson, Kelsey Zimmerman, Emily JMIR Rehabil Assist Technol Original Paper BACKGROUND: While technology use in pediatric therapies is increasing, there is so far no research available focusing on how pediatric speech-language pathologists (SLPs) in the United States use technology. OBJECTIVE: This paper sought to determine if, and to what extent, pediatric SLPs are using mobile apps, to determine what purpose they are using them for, and to identify gaps in available technology to provide guidance for future technological development. METHODS: Pediatric SLPs completed an online survey containing five sections: demographics, overall use, use in assessment, use in intervention, barriers, and future directions. RESULTS: Mobile app use by 485 pediatric SLPs in the clinical setting was analyzed. Most (364/438; 83.1%) pediatric SLPs reported using technology ≤50% of the time in their clinical work, with no differences evident by age group (<35 years and ≥35 years; P=.97). Pediatric SLPs are currently using apps for intervention (399/1105; 36.1%), clinical information (241/1105; 21.8%), parent education (151/1105; 13.7%), assessment (132/1105; 12%), client education (108/1105; 9.8%), and other uses (55/1105; 5.0%). Cost (46/135; 34.1%) and lack of an evidence base (36/135; 26.7%) were the most frequently reported barriers. Most SLPs (268/380; 70.7%) desired more technology use, with no difference evident by age group (P=.81). CONCLUSIONS: A majority of pediatric SLPs are using mobile apps less than 50% of the time in a pediatric setting and they use them more during intervention compared to assessment. While pediatric SLPs are hesitant to add to their client’s screen time, they would like more apps to be developed that are supported by research and are less expensive. Implications for future research and app development are also discussed. JMIR Publications 2019-09-26 /pmc/articles/PMC6787525/ /pubmed/31573922 http://dx.doi.org/10.2196/13966 Text en ©Kelsey Thompson, Emily Zimmerman. Originally published in JMIR Rehabilitation and Assistive Technology (http://rehab.jmir.org), 26.09.2019 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work, first published in JMIR Rehabilitation and Assistive Technology, is properly cited. The complete bibliographic information, a link to the original publication on http://rehab.jmir.org/, as well as this copyright and license information must be included. |
spellingShingle | Original Paper Thompson, Kelsey Zimmerman, Emily Pediatric Speech-Language Pathologists’ Use of Mobile Health Technology: Qualitative Questionnaire Study |
title | Pediatric Speech-Language Pathologists’ Use of Mobile Health Technology: Qualitative Questionnaire Study |
title_full | Pediatric Speech-Language Pathologists’ Use of Mobile Health Technology: Qualitative Questionnaire Study |
title_fullStr | Pediatric Speech-Language Pathologists’ Use of Mobile Health Technology: Qualitative Questionnaire Study |
title_full_unstemmed | Pediatric Speech-Language Pathologists’ Use of Mobile Health Technology: Qualitative Questionnaire Study |
title_short | Pediatric Speech-Language Pathologists’ Use of Mobile Health Technology: Qualitative Questionnaire Study |
title_sort | pediatric speech-language pathologists’ use of mobile health technology: qualitative questionnaire study |
topic | Original Paper |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6787525/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31573922 http://dx.doi.org/10.2196/13966 |
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