SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY

Research for speech-language pathology

Papers a speech-language pathologist can act on — aphasia, dysphagia, developmental language, fluency, voice and augmentative communication — read in full and summarised plainly.

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• SLPOther2017Age Dependence of Thresholds for Speech in Noise in Normal-Hearing Adolescents.Trends in hearingNormal-hearing adolescents needed louder speech relative to background noise than adults, improving by -0.2 dB per year. A poor speech-in-noise screen at age 12 may reflect maturation, not hearing loss.
• PTOTSLPCase Report2017Unexpected recovery from a vegetative state or misdiagnosis? Lesson learned from a case report.NeuroRehabilitationA woman diagnosed with a vegetative state for two years emerged into full consciousness after a passive brain connectivity test showed hidden activity typical of a minimally conscious state. This suggests she may have been misdiagnosed with functional locked-in syndrome, a condition that often goes undetected.
• SLPCohort2017Predictors of Entering a Hearing Aid Evaluation Period: A Prospective Study in Older Hearing-Help Seekers.Trends in hearingOlder first-time hearing aid candidates were more likely to start a free 2-month evaluation if they expected benefits and felt social pressure. Hearing loss severity and stigma were linked to starting only in women. Self-reported disability was linked to starting only at higher readiness.
• SLPOther2017Vocal Fry and Vowel Height in Simulated Room Acoustics.Folia phoniatrica et logopaedica : official organ of the International Association of Logopedics and Phoniatrics (IALP)Low-height vowels and pink background noise were associated with more automatically detected vocal fry in 40 healthy speakers. The effect was small and not tested in voice therapy.
• SLPOther2017Lexical-Access Ability and Cognitive Predictors of Speech Recognition in Noise in Adult Cochlear Implant Users.Trends in hearingVerbal working memory and duration of hearing loss were associated with sentence recognition in noise for cochlear implant users. Lexical-access measures were weaker, and word or digit recognition did not track cognitive or linguistic scores.
• SLPSurvey2017The Effect of Classroom Capacity on Vocal Fatigue as Quantified by the Vocal Fatigue Index.Folia phoniatrica et logopaedica : official organ of the International Association of Logopedics and Phoniatrics (IALP)Female teachers reported more tired voices and more voice pain in larger classrooms. The highest average scores came from very large rooms. Recovery with rest did not track classroom size clearly.
• SLPNarrative Review2017Hearing complaints among veterans following traumatic brain injury.Brain injuryVeterans with blast or mild head injury often report trouble understanding speech in noise, on the phone, or with long or rapid speech despite normal hearing thresholds. Clinicians should assess auditory processing, not rely on pure-tone audiograms alone.
• SLPMeta-Analysis2017The Association Between Cognitive Performance and Speech-in-Noise Perception for Adult Listeners: A Systematic Literature Review and Meta-Analysis.Trends in hearingPeople who scored higher on tests of working memory, episodic memory, inhibitory control, or processing speed tended to understand speech in noise better across 25 studies of 1,026 unaided adults with normal to moderate hearing loss.
• SLPNarrative Review2017Understanding Word Reading Difficulties in Children With SLI.Perspectives of the ASHA special interest groupsMany children with SLI do not have dyslexia. Those who do need explicit word reading and spelling help. All need broader language support for reading comprehension.
• PTOTSLPSystematic Review2018Postural disorders in mouth breathing children: a systematic review.Brazilian journal of physical therapyMouth-breathing children often show forward head posture and spinal curve changes, but the evidence linking these is weak. All included studies had low methodological quality and used inconsistent measurement tools, so clinicians should not treat this association as established.
• PTOTSLPOther2017Reliability and validity of measuring respiration movement using a wearable strain sensor in healthy subjects.Journal of physical therapy scienceA wearable strain sensor consistently measured chest and belly expansion in young healthy men, matching a tape measure. It offers an objective alternative to manual inspection. However, it has not been tested in patients with breathing problems.
• PTOTSLPOther2017Functional disability in patients with low back pain: the mediator role of suffering and beliefs about pain control in patients receiving physical and chiropractic treatment.Brazilian journal of physical therapyIn chronic back pain patients, subjective suffering mediated the link between depression and disability in both physical and chiropractic groups. Believing pain is controlled by chance events mediated this link only in the physical therapy group. Anxiety did not act through these mediators.
• PTOTSLPRCT2017Cardiovascular responses during resistance exercise after an aerobic session.Brazilian journal of physical therapyDoing aerobic exercise before resistance training did not lower blood pressure spikes. It actually increased diastolic and mean blood pressure during the first two sets and kept heart rate higher. Therapists should not prescribe aerobic warm-ups to reduce cardiovascular stress during resistance exercise.
• SLPOther2017A comparison of the swallowing function and quality of life by oral intake level in stroke patients with dysphagia.Journal of physical therapy scienceStroke patients with dysphagia grouped as oral intake scored higher on most swallowing and quality-of-life domain scores than those grouped as non-oral intake. The grouping used the swallowing score, so this is an association, not proof that oral intake improves quality of life.
• SLPOther2017Relationships between language input and letter output modes in writing notes and summaries for students in grades 4 to 9 with persisting writing disabilities.Assistive technology : the official journal of RESNAStudents with writing disabilities improved in letter production and fluency after computerized instruction. Those using a groovy pencil or touch typing recorded more decipherable words when taking notes from listening compared to stylus or hunting and pecking.
• SLPOther2018Prophylaxis and remediation of anomia in the semantic and logopenic variants of primary progressive aphasia.Neuropsychological rehabilitationNaming practice using spoken repetition or written copying helped people with semantic or logopenic progressive aphasia keep or improve names for practiced words compared with untrained words. Results were strongest in semantic variant; logopenic variant effects were mixed.
• SLPSystematic Review2018The use of standardised short-term and working memory tests in aphasia research: a systematic review.Neuropsychological rehabilitationNo standardised short-term or working memory test is a gold standard for people with aphasia. Use more than one test, including non-verbal tasks, because many common tests give unstable scores.
• SLPCase Series2018The nature and treatment of phonological text agraphia.Neuropsychological rehabilitationFour people with writing difficulty after stroke wrote more grammatically after phonological treatment, spelling treatment, homework, spell-checker, and, for one, reading treatment. Well-formed written sentences rose from 35% to 73.1%, but this was a small case series.
• SLPOther2017Differences in maximal strength and endurance of the tongue according to region in healthy adults.Journal of physical therapy scienceHealthy young Korean adults had higher front tongue pressure and longer back tongue endurance. These values are from healthy adults, not people with swallowing problems, so they cannot diagnose or guide treatment.
• OTSLPPilot2017Effects of bedside self-exercise on oropharyngeal swallowing function in stroke patients with dysphagia: a pilot study.Journal of physical therapy scienceNine stroke patients with swallowing difficulties performed three daily exercises for four weeks. Swallowing scores improved in both the mouth and throat phases. This was a small pilot, so the exercises are not proven to work, but the patients managed them independently.
• PTOTSLPQualitative2017Living with traumatic brain injury in a rural setting: supports and barriers across the continuum of care.Disability and rehabilitationRural survivors and caregivers said returning home was hardest: local TBI expertise, transportation, financial help, and community ties often fell short. Urban rehab staff and family advocates helped, but few used available state supports.
• SLPCase Series2017Effects of jaw opening exercise on aspiration in stroke patients with dysphagia: a pilot study.Journal of physical therapy scienceIn three stroke patients, jaw-opening exercise plus usual swallowing therapy was followed by lower aspiration scores. All also had oral facial muscle massage, palatal bowing stimulation, laryngeal movement, and tongue exercises, and there was no control group, so this cannot show the jaw exercise worked.
• SLPOther2017The Burn Model Systems outcome measures: a content analysis using the International Classification of Functioning, Disability, and Health.Disability and rehabilitationThe Burn Model Systems measures mostly ask about body functions and activity and participation, and about disability, not quality of life. They rarely capture environment or body structures. Do not read them as quality of life scores.
• PTOTSLPNarrative Review2017Service Delivery in the Healthcare and Educational Systems for Children Following Traumatic Brain Injury: Gaps in Care.The Journal of head trauma rehabilitationChildren with TBI often miss needed care: few receive inpatient or outpatient rehabilitation, and schools rarely identify them for TBI-related support. Children who receive systematic transition services are more likely to be identified for school support.
• PTOTSLPOther2017Easy assessment tool for motor imagery ability in elementary scool students.Journal of physical therapy scienceA paper-based hand rotation task tracked motor imagery ability in children without computers. Older students judged faster, and errors rose with rotation angle. However, reliability was not tested, so use it as a quick screen rather than a definitive measure.
• PTOTSLPCohort2017Predictive Indices for Functional Improvement and Deterioration, Institutionalization, and Death Among Elderly Medicare Beneficiaries.PM & R : the journal of injury, function, and rehabilitationA new scoring system predicts which Medicare patients aged 65 or older will deteriorate, be institutionalized, or die within two years. It identifies risk factors like advanced age, living alone, and vision impairment to help clinicians plan care and prevent poor outcomes.
• PTOTSLPOther2017Auditing Access to Outpatient Rehabilitation Services for Children With Traumatic Brain Injury and Public Insurance in Washington State.Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitationChildren with public insurance faced longer waits and lower acceptance rates for outpatient rehabilitation in Washington State. Speech therapy showed the largest disparities, with median waits of 20 days for public insurance versus 5 days for private insurance.
• PTSLPOther2017Combined respiratory muscle training facilitates expiratory muscle activity in stroke patients.Journal of physical therapy scienceStroke patients who added inspiratory and expiratory muscle training to usual rehabilitation showed greater increases in abdominal muscle activity, breathing pressures and cough peak flow than usual rehabilitation alone. The training used inspiratory and expiratory devices plus usual rehabilitation, so component effects cannot be separated.
• SLPCohort2017Psychiatric comorbidity in autism spectrum disorder: Correspondence between mental health clinician report and structured parent interview.Autism : the international journal of research and practiceClinician diagnoses missed many psychiatric conditions in children with autism. Structured parent interviews found ADHD in 78% of cases, while clinicians reported it in only 36%. Agreement between the two methods was poor across all diagnostic categories.
• PTOTSLPCohort2017How Are Race, Cultural, and Psychosocial Factors Associated With Outcomes in Veterans With Spinal Cord Injury?Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitationFor veterans with spinal cord injury, race alone rarely predicted outcomes once other factors were considered. Instead, anxiety, self-esteem, and communication with providers drove quality of life and satisfaction, while medical and demographic factors drove participation levels.
• PTOTSLPOther2017Characterization of Neck Strength in Healthy Young Adults.PM & R : the journal of injury, function, and rehabilitationNeck strength varies widely in healthy young adults and is significantly higher in men than women. Anthropometric measures like weight or neck circumference correlate only modestly with strength. You cannot estimate a patient's neck strength from their body size; direct measurement is required.
• SLPCase Series2017Effect of the combination of Mendelsohn maneuver and effortful swallowing on aspiration in patients with dysphagia after stroke.Journal of physical therapy scienceFour stroke patients had less aspiration on swallowing study after doing the Mendelsohn maneuver and effortful swallowing together. With no control group, this cannot show which part helped or that the combination caused the change.
• SLPCase Series2017Effect of neuromuscular electrical stimulation on lip strength and closure function in patients with dysphagia after stroke.Journal of physical therapy scienceAfter four weeks of lip NMES in eight patients with post-stroke dysphagia, lip strength measured as pressure rose from 15.9 to 20.5 kPa and closure scores moved closer to intact. With no comparison group, this cannot show NMES caused the change.
• PTOTSLPCohort2018Internet and Social Media Use After Traumatic Brain Injury: A Traumatic Brain Injury Model Systems Study.The Journal of head trauma rehabilitationMost adults with moderate-to-severe TBI use the internet, often via smartphone, and social media habits mirror the general population. Non-use is driven by age, income, and education rather than injury severity. Many lack confidence seeking online health advice.
• PTOTSLPCohort2018Variation in Adult Traumatic Brain Injury Outcomes in the United States.The Journal of head trauma rehabilitationAdults hospitalized with traumatic brain injury in 20 US states showed large differences in survival and access to inpatient rehabilitation depending on where they received care. Uninsured patients were more likely to die and less likely to receive rehabilitation than those with insurance.
• PTSLPOther2018Application of the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health system to symptoms of the Duchenne and Becker muscular dystrophies.Disability and rehabilitationClinician reviewers selected 24 of 78 ICF body-function categories for childhood-onset Duchenne and Becker muscular dystrophies, but only 15 could be linked to medical-record data. It is a documentation framework, not evidence of treatment benefit.
• PTOTSLPCase Report2017Nonsurgical correction of straight back syndrome (thoracic hypokyphosis), increased lung capacity and resolution of exertional dyspnea by thoracic hyperkyphosis mirror image® traction: a CBP® case report.Journal of physical therapy scienceA man with straight back syndrome gained 10 degrees of thoracic curve and increased lung capacity from 2.5 to 4.77 litres after 36 traction sessions. Symptoms improved but returned mildly at 11 months. This describes one person, not a proven treatment.
• SLPOther2017Anxious Imagery in Children With and Without Autism Spectrum Disorder: An Investigation into Occurrence, Content, Features and Implications for Therapy.Journal of autism and developmental disordersChildren with autism and high anxiety reported spontaneous anxious imagery more often and more frequently than anxious children without autism. These images were rated as more upsetting. However, the characteristics of the images, such as vividness and controllability, did not differ significantly between the groups.
• SLPCase Series2017Imitation-based aphasia therapy increases narrative content: a case series.Clinical rehabilitationIn 18 people with chronic aphasia, intensive imitation-based therapy was followed by more correct information units and a higher percent of words carrying correct information in an untrained Cinderella narrative. No control group means causation is not proven.
• SLPOther2017Conducting research with minimally verbal participants with autism spectrum disorder.Autism : the international journal of research and practiceAdapting ABA principles allowed researchers to obtain nonverbal IQ scores from most participants. Eye-tracking and EEG success rates were lower, with older adolescents generally easier to test than younger children. These methods enable data collection but require significant time and family cooperation.
• PTOTSLPCase Report2017Reduction of progressive thoracolumbar adolescent idiopathic scoliosis by chiropractic biophysics® (CBP®) mirror image® methods following failed traditional chiropractic treatment: a case report.Journal of physical therapy scienceA 15-year-old with worsening adolescent idiopathic scoliosis showed a 19-degree curve reduction after 24 sessions of combined chiropractic mirror-image exercises, traction, and manipulation. This single case cannot prove the treatment works, as multiple interventions were delivered simultaneously without a control group.
• SLPOther2017Psychometric evaluation of the Signs of Depression Scale with a revised scoring mechanism in stroke patients with communicative impairment.Clinical rehabilitationA four-point Likert version of the Signs of Depression Scale did not improve depression detection in stroke patients with communication problems. The original yes/no scale performed similarly, and both flagged many patients who were not depressed.
• OTSLPOther2018Improving Assessment of Work Related Mental Health Function Using the Work Disability Functional Assessment Battery (WD-FAB).Journal of occupational rehabilitationThe expanded WD-FAB profiles work-related mental health function in four areas: cognition-communication, resilience-sociability, self-regulation, and mood. Claimants reported lower cognition-communication and mood function than working-age adults. Use it as a self-report profile, not an eligibility test.
• SLPOther2018Reduced sensitivity to context in language comprehension: A characteristic of Autism Spectrum Disorders or of poor structural language ability?Research in developmental disabilitiesChildren with autism and normal language understood context as well as peers. When autism came with weaker grammar and vocabulary, context understanding dropped, like in children with language impairment. Check structural language before assuming an autism-specific comprehension style.
• SLPCohort2018The Role of Cognitive Reserve in Recovery From Traumatic Brain Injury.The Journal of head trauma rehabilitationEstimated premorbid IQ did not predict faster recovery after traumatic brain injury. The advantage was not specific to injury severity. It was linked to better initial cognitive performance.
• SLPOther2017Spoken word recognition in children with autism spectrum disorder: The role of visual disengagement.Autism : the international journal of research and practiceChildren with autism who more often failed to look away from a central video were slower and less accurate at recognizing spoken words. This link remained after vocabulary and age in 18 children, but no treatment was tested.
• OTSLPOther2017Measurement of confidence: the development and psychometric evaluation of a stroke-specific, measure of confidence.Clinical rehabilitationA 27-item stroke confidence questionnaire covers self-confidence, positive attitude and social confidence, with consistent scores over time in 202 adults, but it is not yet shown to guide treatment or predict recovery.
• SLPMeta-Analysis2018Figurative language comprehension in individuals with autism spectrum disorder: A meta-analytic review.Autism : the international journal of research and practiceIndividuals with ASD showed poorer figurative language comprehension than typically developing controls on average, but language-matched groups showed little difference. Metaphor differences were larger than irony or sarcasm.
• SLPCohort2017Comorbidity prevalence, healthcare utilization, and expenditures of Medicaid enrolled adults with autism spectrum disorders.Autism : the international journal of research and practiceMedicaid adults with autism spectrum disorder had high psychiatric comorbidity, more outpatient visits, prescriptions, and spending, but less inpatient and emergency use than matched adults without autism.
• PTOTSLPRCT2017Sertraline for Major Depression During the Year Following Traumatic Brain Injury: A Randomized Controlled Trial.The Journal of head trauma rehabilitationSertraline did not improve depression scores more than placebo over 12 weeks after traumatic brain injury. Both groups got better. The only group difference was better information processing speed on a cognitive test for sertraline.