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http://dx.doi.org/10.13064/KSSS.2022.14.4.057

Analysis of domestic research trends related to the development of digital therapeutics (DTx) in the field of communication disorders  

Eunmi Yun (Department of Speech-Language Rehabilitation, Catholic Kwandong University)
Ikjae Im (Department of Speech-Language Rehabilitation, Catholic Kwandong University)
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Phonetics and Speech Sciences / v.14, no.4, 2022 , pp. 57-66 More about this Journal
Abstract
In this study, the definition of "digital therapeutics" was clarified by examining related studies, and the development trend of digital therapeutics at the domestic level was investigated. Further, research data and technologies applied to various communication disorders since 2015 were analyzed. From all these, digital therapeutics can be defined as software that can support evidence-based treatment when used on patients to prevent, manage, and treat disorders With huge investments and research efforts increasingly made in the field of digital therapeutics, 17 of the 22 studies examined were on digital therapeutics applied in the treatment of language disorders. In the research papers examined, the technologies applied were virtual reality and augmented reality, with augmented reality used in most cases. The effects of applying digital treatment were positive, and most studies focused on content development in relation to the development of digital treatment, although one study was conducted for app development. Future studies could examine the application of digital therapeutics to more diverse communication disorder subjects. Active government support is expected in developing more sophisticated software that can be applied using a wider range of technologies in the field of digital therapeutics to treat more communication disorders.
Keywords
digital therapeutics (DTx); communication disorder; language disorder; speech disorder;
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