Title

Behavioral Stuttering Interventions for Children and Adolescents: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Authors

Authors

C. Nye; M. Vanryckeghem; J. B. Schwartz; C. Herder; H. M. Turner;C. Howard

Comments

Authors: contact us about adding a copy of your work at STARS@ucf.edu

Abbreviated Journal Title

J. Speech Lang. Hear. Res.

Keywords

stuttering; systematic review; children; efficacy; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED-TRIAL; LIDCOMBE-PROGRAM; METHODOLOGICAL QUALITY; FOLLOW-UP; EFFICACY; THERAPY; IMPACT; Audiology & Speech-Language Pathology; Linguistics; Rehabilitation

Abstract

Purpose: To evaluate the effectiveness of behavioral interventions designed to treat stuttering in children. Method: Studies were included for review if (a) the treatment was a behavioral intervention, (b) participants were between 2 and 18 years old, (c) the design was an experimental or quasi-experimental group design, and (d) the reported outcome measure assessed stuttering. An electronic search of 8 databases yielded a total of 9 studies, representing 327 treated participants across 7 different intervention types. Data were extracted for participant, treatment, and outcome characteristics as well as for methodological quality. Results: An analysis of the treatment effects yielded significant positive effects approaching 1 SD when compared with a nontreatment control group. No significant differences emerged for studies comparing 2 different treatments. Conclusion: Conclusions drawn from the extant research suggest that data to support the efficacy of behavioral intervention in children exists for a limited number of intervention strategies, based on a meager number of methodologically acceptable studies.

Journal Title

Journal of Speech Language and Hearing Research

Volume

56

Issue/Number

3

Publication Date

1-1-2013

Document Type

Review

Language

English

First Page

921

Last Page

932

WOS Identifier

WOS:000322446400012

ISSN

1092-4388

Share

COinS