TY - JOUR T1 - The Effect Of Digital And Conventional Speech Therapy On A Person With Speech And Comprehension Disorders: A Systematic Review TT - JF - intjmi JO - intjmi VL - 11 IS - 2 UR - http://intjmi.com/article-1-823-en.html Y1 - 2022 SP - 11 EP - 26 KW - Tele-Neurorehabilitation KW - Post-Stroke Aphasia KW - Virtual Treatment KW - Artificial Intelligence KW - Computer And Mobile Applications KW - Speech Recognition N2 - Objective:The purpose of this article is to determine if digital therapy delivered speech-language pathology interventions are as effective as traditional in-person delivery for childhood to adulthood with speech and comprehension disorders. Method: A systematic review was conducted (following PRISMA guidelines) using five databases, two journals, and reference lists. Titles and abstracts were screened for inclusion, with relevant studies reviewed in full-text. Initial searches identified 132 articles. Following the exclusion of non-relevant studies, seven articles remained for inclusion. Results revealed both telehealth and in-person participants made significant and similar improvements when treatment effects were measured through Three of the six outcome measures. Results:Findings showed there is limited but promising evidence to support telehealth for delivering a speech and comprehension disorders. Conclusion :Whilst this is encouraging, particularly for rural aphasia patients, where in-person services are limited, more rigorous study designs are required to support the efficacy of telehealth for this population. M3 ER -