Voice therapy for Parkinson's disease via smartphone videoconference in Malaysia: A preliminary study.

Introduction: Intensive voice therapy is one of the best evidence-based treatments to improve speech and voice difficulties to individuals with Parkinson's disease (PD). However, accessibility to intensive voice therapy is highly challenging in Malaysia due to the lack of voice specialised speech-language therapists. This study examined the feasibility of using smartphone videoconference to deliver intensive voice therapy to individuals with PD in Malaysia.

Practise patterns of Malaysian speech-language pathologists in managing children with speech and language delay/disorder.

Purpose: Children with speech and language delay/disorder (SLD) in the developing language stage (DLS) are one of the largest populations served by speech-language pathologists (SLPs) working in paediatric settings. The aim of this study was to investigate the practise patterns adopted by Malaysian SLPs when managing these children.

Method: A web-based questionnaire was developed to obtain information about SLPs' practises during assessment, planning and treatment.