A Psychotherapy Telemedicine System Using Sensory Substitution Feature for Audio-Based Interventions with Security Posture Evaluation

Abstract

Telemedicine plays a significant role in today’s modern doctor-patient consultation process. The use of disruptive technologies finds its way to provide medical intervention vehicles to make a diagnosis or treatment possible in a situation that face-to-face sessions will not be possible. Psychotherapy is a method used for psychological analysis for mental health services. It is an excellent opportunity to extend its advantages for both able and disable patients, especially for deaf patients. With the sensory substitution feature, deaf and mute patients can now experience an assistive teleconsultation system for their psychoanalysis need. This study developed a telemedicine system that focuses on psychoanalysis using binaural beats. This study also deals with the security posture of state-of-the-art telemedicine mobile applications to adequately address the vulnerability of such applications. Results show that passed usability results in terms of Nielsen's usability model from the perspective of mental health professionals and patients, both deaf and non-deaf users, the security posture of the developed telemedicine system is considered acceptable, based on standards.