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)

Socpus ID

84879521762 (Scopus)

Source API URL

https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/84879521762

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