SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY

Research for speech-language pathology

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• SLPQualitative2025Mental Healthcare Services for Persons With Communication Disorders: Experiences of Mental Health Professionals in Gauteng.International journal of language & communication disordersMental health professionals in Gauteng reported feeling ill-prepared to treat clients with communication disorders, relying on self-taught strategies like closed-ended questions and family interpreters. This improvisation compromised confidentiality and trust, leaving both clinicians and patients frustrated and fearful.
• SLPQualitative2025Health From the Perspective of Adolescents With Intellectual Disabilities-Report From Poland.Journal of applied research in intellectual disabilities : JARIDAdolescents with intellectual disabilities in Poland often described health as feeling good, not sick, and daily routine. Four participants struggled to define health, and some relied on mothers' words.
• OTSLPCohort2025Coping With Primary Progressive Aphasia: Factors Predicting Caregiver Psychological Wellbeing and Burden.International journal of language & communication disordersCaregiver burden tracked with the patient's behavioral disturbance and emotion recognition deficits, not their language skills. Dysfunctional coping predicted caregiver stress. Most caregivers had normal anxiety and depression scores, but burden varied significantly by PPA subtype.
• PTSLPSurvey2025Support Needs of Parents of Children With Congenital Anomalies Across Europe: A EUROlinkCAT Survey.Child: care, health and developmentAcross 10 European countries, parents of children with congenital anomalies reported unmet support needs, particularly for psychological help at diagnosis and guidance from general practitioners. Satisfaction with healthcare varied widely by country, but support from partners, family and peers remained consistently high.
• PTOTSLPSystematic Review2025Active upper-limb therapies for hand function, individual goal achievement, and self-care in children with cerebral palsy: A network meta-analysis.Developmental medicine and child neurologyModified constraint-induced movement therapy (mCIMT) and bimanual training (BiM) consistently improve hand function, goal achievement, and self-care in children with cerebral palsy. Action observation also improves bimanual hand function. No single therapy is clearly superior to the others for hand function, allowing choice based on child and family preference.
• SLPCohort2025The WHAM Study: Socio-Emotional Well-being Effects of Hearing Aid Use and Mediation Through Improved Hearing Ability.Ear and hearingHearing aid adoption was not linked to overall emotional or social well-being improvements; it was associated with lower depression only among people without tinnitus and lower total loneliness only among people over 65.
• OTSLPOther2025Singing Together: A Practice-Based Study of a Community-Based Choir for Neurodiverse Adults.Journal of applied research in intellectual disabilities : JARIDSeven adults with intellectual or developmental disabilities participated in a 15-week community choir led by a music therapist. Caregivers and participants valued the social connection and belonging, but self-reported quality of life scores varied, with some feeling their disability had a worse impact after the program.
• SLPOther2025JACDI: WS-SF: A Short-Form Version of the Saudi Arabic Communicative Development Inventory.International journal of language & communication disordersA 100-word checklist for Saudi Arabic toddlers correlates strongly with full vocabulary scores and remains accurate for children under 18 months. It is validated for screening and research, not for diagnosing language disorders.
• SLPNarrative Review2025Vestibular Loss and Cerebellar Ataxia: A Practical Approach.Ear and hearingThis paper describes how to tell apart vestibular and cerebellar causes of dizziness. It lists signs and tests but reports no patient outcomes or treatment results, so it offers no new evidence to act on.
• SLPSystematic Review2025Examining Neurodiversity in Bilingual Development Research: Recent Insights Through an Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Lens.International journal of language & communication disordersMost studies of bilingual neurodivergent children used tools made for monolingual children, and many tested only one language. This can make bilingual abilities look impaired when the problem is the measurement.
• OTSLPCohort2025PTSD Symptoms After Traumatic Versus Stressful Life Events in People With Mild Intellectual Disabilities: Proving the Null.Journal of intellectual disability research : JIDRFor people with mild intellectual disabilities, stressful life events caused PTSD symptoms and daily life impairment just as severe as traumatic events. Clinicians should assess symptom severity directly rather than relying on the trauma definition to decide who needs treatment.
• SLPSurvey2025Foundational Reading Knowledge of Teachers of Students With IDD: Examining Experience, Degree and Time Use.Journal of intellectual disability research : JIDRSpecial education teachers for students with intellectual disabilities answered only two-thirds of questions correctly on a test of foundational reading knowledge. More experience or advanced degrees did not consistently predict higher scores, suggesting current training is not reliably closing these gaps.
• SLPSystematic Review2025Phonological Awareness Skills in Thai-Speaking Children: A Scoping Review.International journal of language & communication disordersPhonological awareness strongly predicts reading in Thai-speaking children. Initial phoneme identification is the most useful screening task. However, no standardised test covers all skills, and current assessments miss speech sound disorders, limiting clinical utility.
• PTOTSLPOther2026Temporal External Validation of the TWIST Prediction Tool for Time to Independent Walking after Stroke.Neurorehabilitation and neural repairThe TWIST tool accurately predicts time to independent walking after stroke but was too optimistic for some scores. Refinements made it more conservative for those with a score of 3. Use the updated interpretation to avoid over-promising recovery timelines.
• OTSLPOther2026Nor weak ties, nor strong ties: Personal support networks and relations between autistic peers.Autism : the international journal of research and practiceTwenty-one of 31 participants had autistic peers in their networks, but only two named them among their five closest daily supports. Peers were still important for crisis advice and autism-related support.
• SLPOther2026Quantifying Pharyngeal Residue during Videofluoroscopic Swallow Studies (VFSS/MBS): Validation of Percentage-Based Visual-Perceptual Residue Ratings.Folia phoniatrica et logopaedica : official organ of the International Association of Logopedics and Phoniatrics (IALP)Percentage-based visual ratings of pharyngeal residue on VFSS still images matched pixel-based ground truth with moderate-to-substantial agreement and excellent reliability. Accuracy was higher for clinicians using frame-by-frame analysis and standardized tools, but lower with more years of experience.
• SLPRCT2025Interactive Book Reading to Accelerate Word Learning by Kindergarten Children With Developmental Language Disorder: Incorporating Retrieval-Based Practice Into Training.Language, speech, and hearing services in schoolsAdding more retrieval practice to interactive book reading did not significantly improve word learning or long-term retention for children with developmental language disorder. The intervention was effective overall, but varying the testing proportion made no statistical difference.
• SLPPilot2025Daily-Life Fatigue Among Adolescents Who Are Hard of Hearing: An Ecological Momentary Assessment Study.Ear and hearingAdolescents who are hard of hearing did not report more daily fatigue than peers with typical hearing. Fatigue levels changed based on whether it was school or summer, but the groups did not differ in how tired they felt.
• SLPCohort2025Effectiveness of Enhanced Developmental Screening at 18 Months to Identify Developmental Delays.Journal of developmental and behavioral pediatrics : JDBPEnhanced 18-month screening led to slightly more developmental delays being identified in the first six months. However, this advantage disappeared after six months, with no difference in detection rates between enhanced and routine visits in the long term.
• SLPOther2025The Insufficiency of Norm-Referenced Writing Assessment for Identifying Writing Weaknesses in Children Who Are Deaf and Hard of Hearing.Language, speech, and hearing services in schoolsA widely used norm-referenced writing test scores most deaf and hard of hearing children as average, but a grade-level rubric rates over half as not proficient. Do not rely on standard scores alone for eligibility; use criterion-referenced measures aligned with curriculum standards.
• SLPSystematic Review2025Uncovering Phenotypes in Sensorineural Hearing Loss: A Systematic Review of Unsupervised Machine Learning Approaches.Ear and hearingUnsupervised machine learning can group hearing loss patterns, but the current research is too weak to guide care. Most studies were low quality, lacked validation, and failed to link clusters to patient outcomes, so these subtypes remain exploratory.
• SLPOther2025Convergent Validity of the Cross-Linguistic Lexical Task.International journal of language & communication disordersScores on the Slovak vocabulary naming task were related to parent reports, made-up word repetition and narrative words about feelings, thoughts and states, but parent checklists and child naming often disagreed on individual words. Parents tended to overestimate whether children said less common words.
• PTOTSLPCase Report2025Case Report: Intensive multidisciplinary motor-cognitive rehabilitation treatment in Gerstmann-Sträussler-Scheinker syndrome.Frontiers in rehabilitation sciencesOne woman with Gerstmann-Sträussler-Scheinker syndrome completed four weeks of intensive motor-cognitive rehabilitation. Her walking, balance, hand dexterity, speech clarity and swallowing safety all improved during admission, though she still needed her walker and caregiver support.
• PTOTSLPQualitative2025Contextual factors influencing neuro-affirming practice: Identifying what helps or hinders implementation in health and social care.Autism : the international journal of research and practicePractitioners identified rigid eligibility thresholds and single-condition pathways as key barriers to neuro-affirming care. Transdiagnostic approaches and stable, locally funded multidisciplinary teams were seen as essential enablers. Staff with lived experience improved confidence, but recruitment shortages and short-term third-sector funding hindered consistent support delivery.
• PTOTSLPCohort2025Occurrence and overlap of physical and mental health conditions in autistic adults.Autism : the international journal of research and practiceAutistic adults reported significantly more mental and physical health conditions than non-autistic adults, with mood disorders affecting 44% of the autistic group. Physical health quality of life was lower. The study found no single bridge condition; instead, multiple connections existed between mental and physical health clusters.
• PTOTSLPOther2025Mapping 74 years in acoustic analysis of voice disorders: A bibliometric review and future research directions.Journal of communication disordersA bibliometric analysis of 1,253 studies shows acoustic voice assessment research has grown rapidly, driven by remote monitoring and machine learning. While Parkinson's disease is heavily studied, voice changes in dementia, ALS, and depression remain under-researched despite their clinical relevance.
• SLPOther2025Making Research Accessible to the Developmental Language Disorder Community: A Mixed Methods Study Using the Nominal Group Technique.International journal of language & communication disordersParents and a speech therapist preferred research shared in short, simple formats: plain language summaries with links, flyers, infographics, posters, and videos. They wanted varied formats and people with DLD involved.
• SLPSurvey2025Work-Related Quality of Life and Well-Being of Speech and Language Therapists in Ireland.International journal of language & communication disordersIrish speech and language therapists reported poor work-life quality and low well-being. High organisational constraints and workload predicted these negative outcomes. Seventy percent had considered resigning, linking poor work-life quality to turnover intentions.
• PTOTSLPSystematic Review2025Supporting Communication Access of People With Communication Disabilities and Communication Differences in UNCRPD-Ratified Countries: An Integrative Review.International journal of language & communication disordersCommunication access lacks a shared definition across 11 projects, which stalls implementation. Training and exposure to Deaf or disabled groups build staff confidence more than policy alone. Pen and paper are insufficient adjustments for Deaf people. Clear records of patient communication needs are essential.
• SLPCohort2025The Relationship Between Linguistic Input and Communication Outcomes in Children With Unilateral Hearing Loss: The Impact of Device Fitting.Ear and hearingConversational turn-taking with caregivers predicted better language and listening skills in children with unilateral hearing loss. Hearing aid or implant fitting did not change this relationship, nor did how consistently the device was worn.
• SLPCohort2025Prediction of Speech Impairment in Patients Treated for Oral or Oropharyngeal Cancer Using Automatic Speech Analysis.International journal of language & communication disordersAutomatic analysis of spontaneous speech predicted patient-reported communication impairment in 25 patients treated for oral or oropharyngeal cancer. Two phonemic rates and self-reported psychosocial factors explained most variance. The sample was small and the tool is not yet ready for routine clinical use.
• PTOTSLPNarrative Review2026Pelvic Floor Dysfunction and Rehabilitation in Neurological Disorders: Bridging Pathophysiology With Multidisciplinary Approaches-A Focused Mini-Review.Neurorehabilitation and neural repairConservative rehabilitation, particularly pelvic floor muscle training, is recommended as first-line therapy for neurogenic urinary dysfunction in multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, and stroke. Evidence supports its use alone or combined with biofeedback, electrical stimulation, or nerve stimulation to improve continence and quality of life.
• PTOTSLPCohort2026Clinical Predictors of Dysphagia in Acute and Subacute Traumatic Cervical Spinal Cord Injury: A Retrospective Observational Study.DysphagiaPatients with a tracheostomy after cervical spinal cord injury were far more likely to have food or liquid enter their airway. Those aged 65 or older were more likely to have food left in the throat after swallowing. These factors help identify who needs a swallowing test before eating.
• PTOTSLPSystematic Review2026Perceptions of People With Intellectual Disabilities on Autonomy and Decision-Making in Daily Life: A Systematic Review and Synthesis of Qualitative Studies.Journal of intellectual disability research : JIDRPeople with intellectual disabilities described being excluded from everyday decisions by family and staff who assumed they knew best. They valued support that listened and guided rather than restricted, but felt their own preferences were often ignored in favour of service rules.
• PTOTSLPCohort2026Real-world benefits and tolerability of trofinetide for the treatment of Rett syndrome: The LOTUS study.Developmental medicine and child neurologyCaregivers reported improvements in communication, alertness, and social connection for 71% to 90% of patients after 12 months of trofinetide. Diarrhea was common but often manageable, with serious adverse events occurring in 4.4% of patients.
• PTOTSLPSystematic Review2026Communication about sexuality for adolescents with cerebral palsy and complex communication needs: A scoping review with framework synthesis.Developmental medicine and child neurologyAdolescents with cerebral palsy who speak discuss sexuality with parents and peers, but those with complex communication needs are rarely asked directly. Support staff and parents report conversations focus on abuse prevention and personal care, missing broader topics like dating or consent.
• SLPOther2026Second-Language Acquisition and First-Language Attrition of Speech: The Production of Arabic and English Short Vowels.Language and speechBilingual speakers did not simply lose native vowels as they acquired second-language vowels. Some vowels were produced like monolingual speech, some were not, and a sound-discrimination test did not predict accuracy.
• SLPRCT2025Imperfect Captions Paired to Audiovisual Stimuli Improve Speech Recognition but Do Not Reduce Listening-Related Fatigue.American journal of audiologyImperfect captions improved speech recognition but increased subjective fatigue and slowed response times in young adults with normal hearing. The benefit to understanding came at a cost to effort. Clinicians should warn patients that automated captions may make listening more tiring, not less.
• SLPCohort2025Machine-Learning Models With Multiple Imputation With Sequential Nearest Neighbors Imputation for Predicting the Prognosis of Idiopathic Sudden Sensorineural Hearing Loss Patients.Ear and hearingA machine-learning model predicted full recovery correctly in 82.98% of cases during testing. Key clues were DPOAE response, affected-ear threshold, age, time to treatment, and ABR V-ILD.
• SLPCohort2025Psychological Distress Trajectories of Parents of Children With Developmental Disabilities Participating in a Parenting Intervention.Journal of intellectual disability research : JIDRMost parents reported lower distress over 12 months, but three distinct groups emerged: no change, slow improvement, and rapid improvement. Only the rapid group showed a strong link between receiving the most intensive intervention level and reduced distress. No control group was used.
• OTSLPSystematic Review2025Mapping the Instruments Used to Measure Well-Being on Children With Disabilities: A Scoping Review.Child: care, health and developmentTen self-report instruments for well-being in children with disabilities were identified. Most focus on emotional and psychological aspects, leaving social well-being under-represented. Only a few scales are explicitly adapted for this population, often lacking comprehensive coverage of the dual continua model.
• PTOTSLPSurvey2025The Relationship Between Health Care Professionals' Intersecting Disability and Race Implicit Attitudes and Their Beliefs About People With Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities.Journal of applied research in intellectual disabilities : JARIDHealth care professionals who more strongly preferred nondisabled white people were more likely to see people with intellectual and developmental disabilities as difficult, behaviourally challenging, and lower in quality of life; no link appeared for equal treatment.
• SLPSystematic Review2025Instruments in Spanish to Assess the Mental Health of Adults With Intellectual Disabilities. A Systematic Review.Journal of applied research in intellectual disabilities : JARIDValidated Spanish tools for mental health in adults with intellectual disabilities are scarce. Most are unvalidated translations, rely on caregivers rather than self-report, and lack rigorous testing. Clinicians should treat these scores as low-confidence and seek direct input where possible.
• SLPCohort2025Characterizing the Relationship Between the Intelligibility in Context Scale and Transcription Intelligibility in Typically Developing English-Speaking Children Between Ages 2;6 and 9;11.American journal of speech-language pathologyParent ratings of how well a child is understood do not match objective tests of speech clarity in typical children. The two measures capture different things, so a parent's high rating should not be read as proof the child's speech is clearly understood by strangers.
• PTSLPPilot2025Expiratory Muscle Strength Training to Improve Voice and Respiratory Outcomes After Laryngectomy: A Feasibility Study.International journal of language & communication disordersTen people who had a laryngectomy completed expiratory muscle strength training using a hand-held device at their stoma. All finished the five-week programme, but most needed simple equipment tweaks to stop air leaks. Lung pressure and voice loudness improved, yet clinicians saw no change in voice quality.
• OTSLPCohort2025Differences in the Social Experiences of Autistic and Non-Autistic Adolescents by Gender.Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism ResearchAutistic boys reported feeling less socially supported than their non-autistic peers, while autistic girls reported feeling more socially alienated than everyone else. Both autistic groups had fewer close friends and spent less time with them, but their subjective experiences of friendship differed by gender.
• SLPOther2026Perceptual Style-Shifting Across Singing and Speech: Music Activates Pop Song English for NZ Listeners.Language and speechNew Zealand listeners expect an American-influenced accent when hearing singing. They identify ambiguous vowels as sung rather than spoken, and process American voices faster than local voices when music is present.
• SLPOther2026Preliminary Validation of Dynamic Imaging Grade of Swallowing Toxicity (DIGESTV2) for Characterizing Swallow Safety and Efficiency in Post-Stroke Populations.DysphagiaThe DIGEST V2 swallowing tool tracks pharyngeal residue and aspiration well in post-stroke patients. However, it fails to capture oral-phase deficits and shows poor reliability for grading efficiency. Use it to monitor pharyngeal safety, but do not rely on it to assess oral function.
• SLPOther2026Applying Principles of Trauma-Informed Caregiver Coaching in Early Language Intervention.Language, speech, and hearing services in schoolsThis tutorial maps trauma-informed principles onto early language intervention but reports no outcomes. It offers a framework for thinking about caregiver coaching, not evidence that the approach works.
• SLPOther2026Alpha-Synuclein Lesions in the Peripheral Nervous System of the Larynx in Parkinson's Disease.DysphagiaParkinson’s larynx tissue from 20 postmortem cases showed alpha-synuclein lesions in nerves, muscles, and mucosa. Speech severity matched these laryngeal changes; swallowing severity did not. These are tissue findings, not treatment evidence.