Title
Behavioral Stuttering Interventions For Children And Adolescents: A Systematic Review And Meta-Analysis
Keywords
Children; Efficacy; Stuttering; Systematic review
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 quasiexperimental 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. © American Speech-Language-Hearing Association.
Publication Date
7-4-2013
Publication Title
Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research
Volume
56
Issue
3
Number of Pages
921-932
Document Type
Review
Personal Identifier
scopus
DOI Link
https://doi.org/10.1044/1092-4388(2012/12-0036)
Copyright Status
Unknown
Socpus ID
84879521762 (Scopus)
Source API URL
https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/84879521762
STARS Citation
Nye, Chad; Vanryckeghem, Martine; Schwartz, Jamie B.; Herder, Carl; and Turner, Herbert M., "Behavioral Stuttering Interventions For Children And Adolescents: A Systematic Review And Meta-Analysis" (2013). Scopus Export 2010-2014. 7176.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/scopus2010/7176