SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY

Research for speech-language pathology

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• SLPOther2020The Virtual Reality Lab: Realization and Application of Virtual Sound Environments.Ear and hearingIn hearing aid users and normal-hearing people, virtual sound environments felt louder and more annoying than real life, while localization was similar. The lab partly reflects real listening but may not recreate active communication.
• SLPCohort2020Evidence for the placenta-brain axis: multi-omic kernel aggregation predicts intellectual and social impairment in children born extremely preterm.Molecular autismPlacental molecular profiles modestly predicted later social and intellectual scores in children born extremely preterm. External checks did not confirm this.
• SLPOther2020The Quest for Ecological Validity in Hearing Science: What It Is, Why It Matters, and How to Advance It.Ear and hearing
• SLPOther2020Speechreading Ability Is Related to Phonological Awareness and Single-Word Reading in Both Deaf and Hearing Children.Journal of speech, language, and hearing research : JSLHRSpeechreading ability links to single-word reading in both deaf and hearing children, but this link runs entirely through phonological awareness. Better visual speech decoding supports phonological skills, which then support reading. This is a concurrent correlation, not proof that training speechreading improves reading.
• SLPOther2020Speech-in-Noise Recognition With More Realistic Implementations of a Binaural Cochlear-Implant Sound Coding Strategy Inspired by the Medial Olivocochlear Reflex.Ear and hearingAn experimental processor setting that links the two ears helped some cochlear implant users understand speech in noise, mainly with two implants and certain speaker-noise positions. A fast version made speech harder in the toughest one-ear condition.
• PTOTSLPNarrative Review2021Factors influencing access to early intervention for families of children with developmental disabilities: A narrative review.Journal of applied research in intellectual disabilities : JARIDAccess to early intervention fails at three stages: parents not recognising need, delayed diagnosis, and barriers to receiving support. Low income, minority ethnicity and female child gender consistently block access. Universal free services and proactive professional responses to parental concerns are the strongest facilitators.
• PTOTSLPCohort2021Influence of socioeconomic status on cognitive outcome after childhood arterial ischemic stroke.Developmental medicine and child neurologySocioeconomic status predicted cognitive outcomes better than stroke severity in 18 children. Each point increase in SES raised perceptual reasoning scores by 15.64 percentile points. Clinical factors like lesion size had weaker effects. Low sample size limits generalizability.
• PTOTSLPPilot2021A Nationwide pilot project to develop rehabilitation services for patients with cardiovascular diseases.Journal of rehabilitation medicineImplementing a 3-phase cardiac rehabilitation protocol across 17 Russian hospitals reduced mean ICU stays from 4.3 to 1.9 days and total hospital stays from 16.8 to 7.6 days over five years. However, outpatient phase III services were established at only 9 sites.
• PTOTSLPSystematic Review2021Risk factors in early life for developmental coordination disorder: a scoping review.Developmental medicine and child neurologyPreterm birth and male sex are the strongest early risk factors for developmental coordination disorder. Children born before 32 weeks face a substantially higher risk. Accumulated neonatal complications and brain lesions also increase risk, but most other factors show inconsistent or weak associations.
• OTSLPCohort2021Home environment: Short-term trends and predictors in early childhood from an Indian community birth cohort.Child: care, health and developmentOverall home scores did not change much over 3 years, but family assets, mother's education and mood were strongly linked to home quality.
• SLPCohort2021Fear Potentiated Startle in Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder: Association With Anxiety Symptoms and Amygdala Volume.Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism ResearchChildren with autism showed the same fear-potentiated startle response as typically developing peers, regardless of anxiety diagnosis. This physiological measure did not track anxiety severity, suggesting it is not a reliable biomarker for anxiety in this population.
• SLPOther2021Competing Perceptual Salience in a Visual Word Recognition Task Differentially Affects Children With and Without Autism Spectrum Disorder.Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism ResearchChildren with autism still recognized named words, but looked less at the named target when a more colorful and patterned distractor competed. Children without autism did not show this drop. Design therapy materials so distractors do not draw attention away from the target.
• SLPCase-Control2020Left hemispheric deficit in the sustained neuromagnetic response to periodic click trains in children with ASD.Molecular autismChildren with autism showed a normal brain response to the rhythm of clicks but a delayed response to pitch processing in the left hemisphere. This suggests a specific low-level neural deficit in how the brain extracts sound patterns, distinct from general hearing issues.
• SLPOther2020Binaural Pitch Fusion in Children With Normal Hearing, Hearing Aids, and Cochlear Implants.Ear and hearingChildren with bilateral hearing aids fused sounds across ears over a very wide range, even when they could tell which of two tones was higher over time. In adults, this pattern is linked to trouble separating speech from noise.
• SLPOther2020Classification of Hearing Aids Into Feature Profiles Using Hierarchical Latent Class Analysis Applied to a Large Dataset of Hearing Aids.Ear and hearingNine behind-the-ear and seven in-the-ear feature profiles emerged from a database of 3083 hearing aids, not simply basic or premium. The profiles describe technical feature combinations, but no evidence shows any profile fits patients better.
• SLPOther2020Operationalization of the Brief ICF Core Set for Hearing Loss: An ICF-Based e-Intake Tool in Clinical Otology and Audiology Practice.Ear and hearingA self-report intake tool for adults with ear and hearing problems covers 39 functioning categories and 62 items. 10 experts and 11 patients found it relevant and mostly clear, but environmental items needed revision.
• SLPOther2020Stability of Early Auditory Evoked Potential Components Over Extended Test-Retest Intervals in Young Adults.Ear and hearingWave I amplitude from early auditory evoked potentials stayed stable across repeated visits in young adults with normal hearing. The measure was most reliable with ear canal click recordings, but this does not prove it diagnoses hearing damage.
• PTOTSLPSurvey2021Self-reported handwashing and surface disinfection behaviors by U.S. adults with disabilities to prevent COVID-19, Spring 2020.Disability and health journalMost U.S. adults with disabilities reported frequent handwashing (91.3%) and surface disinfection (72.0%). Handwashing rates were significantly lower than in adults without disabilities (94.0%). Surface disinfection rates were similar between groups. Vision and independent living disabilities had the lowest adherence.
• OTSLPSurvey2021Psychological impact of Covid-19 pandemic in Italian families of children with neurodevelopmental disorders.Research in developmental disabilitiesLockdown increased parental stress and child behavioral problems in families of children with neurodevelopmental disorders. Reduced therapy hours predicted worse child behavior. However, most parents valued the extra time with their child, and stable coparenting buffered stress.
• SLPOther2021Effects of Directionality, Compression, and Working Memory on Speech Recognition.Ear and hearingIn noise, fixed-directional settings reduced signal distortion from fast compression, but only at higher signal-to-noise ratios. Working memory predicted speech recognition better when distortion was low. Directionality helps, but does not eliminate the cognitive cost of fast compression for everyone.
• SLPOther2021Normative Study of the Binaural Interaction Component of the Human Auditory Brainstem Response as a Function of Interaural Time Differences.Ear and hearingA brainstem binaural response (BIC) was measurable in most normal hearing adults, but only 39 of 40 in at least one session and only 46% in both sessions. It did not match behavioral time-difference thresholds, so it does not support current clinical use.
• PTOTSLPRCT2021Feasibility and effect of interactive telerehabilitation on balance in individuals with chronic stroke: a pilot study.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitationFor chronic stroke, Kinect-based telerehabilitation improved balance similarly to conventional physiotherapy. However, the study was conducted in a hospital room rather than a home, and the small sample size limits confidence in these findings.
• PTSLPOther2021Prevalence of long-term mechanical insufflation-exsufflation in children with neurological conditions: a population-based study.Developmental medicine and child neurologyMechanical insufflation-exsufflation is used by 6 per 1000 children with neurological conditions in Norway. It is most common in spinal muscular atrophy, but one-third of devices are used by children with central nervous system conditions, often for prophylaxis.
• PTOTSLPOther2021Concordance of the Adaptive Behavior Assessment System, second and third editions.Journal of intellectual disability research : JIDRCaregiver ratings on the newer ABAS-3 were consistently higher than on the older ABAS-2, especially for practical skills. This score jump reflects a change in the test version, not actual improvement in the child's abilities. Clinicians should not interpret this increase as clinical progress.
• SLPOther2020Nonspatial Features Reduce the Reliance on Sustained Spatial Auditory Attention.Ear and hearingWhen listeners hear competing sounds, they use location to pick the target stream initially. However, if the sounds differ clearly in pitch, they stop relying on location to maintain attention. This means spatial brain signals fade even though the listener is still focused on the target.
• SLPOther2020Dynamically Masked Audiograms With Machine Learning Audiometry.Ear and hearingIn 29 participants, automated masked hearing tests agreed closely with manual audiograms and were faster, especially with asymmetric hearing loss; the masking noise was usually undetected and not distracting.
• SLPOther2020Sustained Attention in Developmental Language Disorder and Its Relation to Working Memory and Language.Journal of speech, language, and hearing research : JSLHRChildren with developmental language disorder tracked a moving visual target less accurately than typical peers, even when memory checks were removed. In this group, attention also related to narrative language and working memory, but not in typical peers.
• SLPOther2020A Tool for Automatic Scoring of Spelling Performance.Journal of speech, language, and hearing research : JSLHRAn automated scoring tool matched manual spelling scores closely, with correlations of .99 for words and .95 for nonwords. It processed the entire dataset in under one second, replacing 120 hours of manual work while reducing scorer disagreement.
• SLPCohort2020Nonverbal Intelligence Predicts Performance of Preschool Children With Hearing Loss on Norm-Referenced Language Measures But Not Language Sample Analysis.Ear and hearingNonverbal intelligence predicted scores on standard language tests but not on spontaneous speech samples. High intelligence may help children with hearing loss pass test items without reflecting true functional language ability. Language sample analysis is needed to see what they can actually do.
• PTOTSLPCohort2020How Good Are We in Evaluating a Bedside Head Impulse Test?Ear and hearingAn expert missed most corrective saccades during bedside head impulse tests. Sensitivity was 20.7%, but specificity was 100%. Saccade amplitude, not latency or gain, predicted detection. Each 1° increase nearly doubled the odds of spotting a saccade.
• SLPOther2021Investigating the Role of Inattention and/or Hyperactivity/impulsivity in Language and Social Functioning Using a Dimensional Approach.Journal of communication disordersYoung adults with more self-reported inattention or hyperactivity tended to understand spoken language less well and reported more social difficulties. Inattention was most clearly tied to social problems. This was an association, not a treatment effect.
• SLPQualitative2021Autistic parents' views and experiences of talking about autism with their autistic children.Autism : the international journal of research and practiceAutistic parents described talking about autism as ongoing, child-led, and often light-hearted, using their own lived experience to explain diagnosis positively and adapt language to each child. These are parents' accounts, not tested outcomes.
• SLPOther2021Investigating the Influences of Task Demand and Reward on Cardiac Pre-Ejection Period Reactivity During a Speech-in-Noise Task.Ear and hearingCardiac measures show effort rises linearly with listening difficulty in normal-hearing adults, but monetary reward fails to alter physiological effort. Participants with higher daily fatigue invested more cardiac effort, contradicting the idea that fatigue reduces engagement.
• OTSLPCohort2021Temporal evolution and predictors of subjective cognitive complaints up to 4 years after stroke.Journal of rehabilitation medicineIn 121 patients with data at all time points, cognitive complaints rose up to 4 years. At 4 years, 89.3% reported at least one complaint, and the average number was 4.1 on a 0-13 scale. Early complaints and psychological factors were linked to later complaints.
• SLPCase-Control2021Effects of Otosclerosis on Middle Ear Function Assessed With Wideband Absorbance and Absorbed Power.Ear and hearingNormal 226 Hz tympanometry did not separate otosclerosis ears from controls. Wideband absorbed power gave the best separation at 1.71 kHz, but absorbance results were mixed.
• SLPCohort2021What categorical induction variability reveals about typical and atypical development.Journal of child languageChildren with autism were less likely to use a shared category name to extend a property. Typically developing peers did so more consistently, and early shape bias predicted later category reasoning only in typical development.
• PTOTSLPSurvey2021An international study of public contact with people who have an intellectual disability.Journal of intellectual disability research : JIDRMost people report little contact with those who have intellectual disability. Those with frequent contact were more comfortable meeting them. Contact was linked to volunteering, Special Olympics involvement, working in health or education, and being a parent. This is descriptive survey data, not evidence that interventions work.
• PTOTSLPCohort2021Long-term employment status and the association with fatigue in patients with grade II glioma.Journal of rehabilitation medicineAmong glioma patients employed at diagnosis, those who did not return to work reported significantly higher physical and mental fatigue than those who did. Younger age, male sex and avoiding multiple anti-epileptic drugs were also linked to returning to work.
• OTSLPMeta-Analysis2021Intensive behavioural interventions based on applied behaviour analysis for young children with autism: An international collaborative individual participant data meta-analysis.Autism : the international journal of research and practiceCompared with usual or eclectic early support, intensive ABA-based programmes showed a 14-point IQ difference and a 7-point adaptive behaviour difference after 2 years. These studies were not randomised and often unblinded, so these differences may be overstated.
• SLPOther2020Grammatical number inflection in Arabic-speaking children and young adults with Down syndrome.The South African journal of communication disorders = Die Suid-Afrikaanse tydskrif vir KommunikasieafwykingsJordanian Arabic speakers with Down syndrome used singular forms well, but dual forms were weak, especially in the youngest group. Correct plural responses were 7% in the youngest group, 27% in the school group and 47% in the vocational training group, still lower than singular.
• SLPQualitative2020'A blender without the lid on': Mealtime experiences of caregivers with a child with autism spectrum disorder in South Africa.The South African journal of communication disorders = Die Suid-Afrikaanse tydskrif vir KommunikasieafwykingsCaregivers prioritise family connection over food variety. Most struggle with children refusing to sit at the table, not just picky eating. Financial stress from cooking two meals and social isolation due to lack of support are major burdens. Interventions should target seating and family routine, not just food acceptance.
• SLPOther2020Pedigree-Based Gene Mapping Supports Previous Loci and Reveals Novel Suggestive Loci in Specific Language Impairment.Journal of speech, language, and hearing research : JSLHRIn six families with inherited language impairment, genetic mapping found possible regions in three families but not the other three. These are research targets, not clinical tests or treatment guidance.
• OTSLPNarrative Review2021Can listening-related fatigue influence well-being? Examining associations between hearing loss, fatigue, activity levels and well-being.International journal of audiologyHearing loss was linked to lower work and physical activity, while social findings were mixed. Device use was linked to more activity in some studies, but this review could not show that hearing loss or devices caused fatigue or reduced well-being.
• OTSLPQualitative2021End-user perspectives on the development of an online intervention for parents of children on the autism spectrum.Autism : the international journal of research and practiceParents of autistic children described online services as fragmented and hard to trust. They asked for a single hub combining peer support, clear diagnosis pathways, and direct access to professionals like SLTs and OTs, with content they could search by their child's specific needs.
• PTOTSLPOther2021Effects of walking with a "draw-in maneuver" on the knee adduction moment and hip muscle activity.Journal of physical therapy scienceHealthy adults walking with a belly-button draw-in maneuver showed a 5% drop in the first knee adduction moment peak. This change was linked to shorter lever arm distance and higher gluteus medius activity. The study tested immediate mechanics in healthy people, not pain or disease progression in patients.
• PTOTSLPPilot2021Exergaming as a Functional Test Battery in Patients Who Received Arthroscopic Ankle Arthrodesis: Cross-sectional Pilot Study.JMIR rehabilitation and assistive technologiesAn exergaming test battery showed no significant difference in overall functional scores between patients who had ankle fusion surgery and healthy controls. The small pilot study suggests the method is feasible for tracking recovery but does not yet prove it detects deficits.
• SLPOther2021Toward a New Evidence-Based Fitting Paradigm for Over-the-Counter Hearing Aids.American journal of audiologyFour fixed hearing aid settings fit most older adults with mild-to-moderate hearing loss. Self-selection by trying or self-test matched clinical best practice. Random selection and questionnaire-based selection produced poorer outcomes.
• PTOTSLPCase-Control2021Comprehensive Clinical Assessment of Vestibular Function in Multiple Sclerosis.Journal of neurologic physical therapy : JNPTPeople with MS showed impaired central vestibular integration on VOR cancellation and SVV variance tests, correlating with disease severity. Peripheral reflex tests like vHIT and VEMPs were normal. This suggests central processing deficits, not peripheral damage, drive balance issues in mild-to-moderate MS.
• SLPCohort2021Educational outcomes associated with persistent speech disorder.International journal of language & communication disordersChildren with persistent speech disorder at age 8 were more likely to underachieve in English at ages 10-11 and 13-14, even after accounting for IQ. They were also significantly more likely to be identified as having special educational needs.
• PTOTSLPPilot2021Identifying bidirectional total and non-linear information flow in functional corticomuscular coupling during a dorsiflexion task: a pilot study.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitationA new method measured brain-to-muscle signals in ten stroke survivors and ten healthy controls. It found that stroke patients had significantly weaker two-way communication between the brain and ankle muscles in both beta and gamma frequency bands.