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The survey comprised up to 15 questions to assess participants' demographics, existing service delivery in telepractice, perception, and their training and knowledge on telepractice.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>One hundred thirty-five speech (n\u2009=\u2009135) speech language pathologists responded to the survey. About one-third (34.8%; n\u2009=\u200947) of participants reported having provided services through telepractice, whereas 72.3% of them started in &lt;3 months and half of them considered it was less effective than face-to-face service. Among the other participants (n\u2009=\u200988), 83% of them indicated that unsuitable patient type and age as the main reason for not providing telepractice. The majority of participants had no prior training for delivering telepractice, and focused on technology when asked about their desired training. Knowledge of participants on telepractice was found only to align fairly with international guidelines.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Discussions:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The survey findings suggested that telepractice provision in Hong Kong was different from that of other countries where telepractice has been well established, due to the accelerated emergence by the COVID-19 pandemic.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The study showed how the development of telepractice would be like in a short time frame, and findings on perception and desired training could be a reference for a better establishment of this model of service.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1089\/tmj.2020.0223","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2020,7,15]],"date-time":"2020-07-15T13:17:18Z","timestamp":1594819038000},"page":"30-38","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1177\/sage-journals-update-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":114,"title":["The Implementation of Telepractice in Speech Language Pathology in Hong Kong During the COVID-19 Pandemic"],"prefix":"10.1177","volume":"27","author":[{"given":"Raymond","family":"Fong","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong."},{"name":"Institute of Human Communicative Research, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong."}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Chun Fung","family":"Tsai","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Speech Therapy Department, Methodist Centre, Hong Kong."}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Oi Yan","family":"Yiu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Speech Therapy Department, Hong Kong Children's Hospital, Hong Kong."}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"179","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2021,1,8]]},"reference":[{"key":"e_1_3_4_2_2","unstructured":"American Speech-Language-Hearing Association. 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