Application of Digital Games for Speech Therapy in Children: A Systematic Review of Features and Challenges
Journal of Healthcare Engineering
Saeedi, S., Bouraghi, H., et al. (2022).
Journal of Healthcare Engineering, 2022, 4814945.
This systematic review explores the challenges and barriers to use of existing digital game-based speech therapy treatments for children with speech disorders.
Tehran University of Medical Sciences Research Council (Iran)
From database inception to July 14, 2021
Peer-reviewed studies excluding reviews and "low quality" articles based upon the Joanna Briggs Institute quality assessment checklist
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The following challenges and obstacles were reported for the use of game-based speech therapy for children with speech disorders: difficulties with voice, syllable, and speech recognition; disagreement in clinician and game judgements regarding correct articulation; impact of ambient and environmental noise; internet connectivity issues; difficulty of gameplay or controller use; dependency on instructors or inadequate instruction impacting performance; discomfort of or unwillingness to wear headset microphone; poor feedback of performance within games; lack of levels within games; lack of portability of the game system; and lack of accessibility.
