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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• SLPQualitative2021A chasm: Consequences of poor collaboration between health and education in paediatric cerebral palsy care in Johannesburg.The South African journal of communication disorders = Die Suid-Afrikaanse tydskrif vir KommunikasieafwykingsTherapists described a breakdown in communication between health and education departments, leading to delayed school placements and lost therapy gains. They reported that administrative processes often ignore clinical input, forcing families to navigate the system alone.
• PTOTSLPCohort2021Assessing the Quality of Life of Parents of Children With Disabilities Using WHOQoL BREF During COVID-19 Pandemic.Frontiers in rehabilitation sciencesParents of children with disabilities reported significantly lower quality of life in physical health, social relationships, and environment domains compared to parents of typically developing children. However, psychological health scores showed no significant difference between the two groups.
• SLPOther2021Using the big data approach to clarify the structure of restricted and repetitive behaviors across the most commonly used autism spectrum disorder measures.Molecular autismThe SRS-2, SCQ and ADI-R each separated repetitive motor behaviors, insistence on sameness and interests, but they did not all capture the same interest domains. The ADOS did not.
• SLPOther2021Transient Noise Reduction Using a Deep Recurrent Neural Network: Effects on Subjective Speech Intelligibility and Listening Comfort.Trends in hearingPeople with hearing loss preferred a deep learning algorithm for reducing transient noises over both no processing and a standard algorithm. They found it made speech clearer and more comfortable, though the difference in clarity compared to the standard method was small.
• PTOTSLPSystematic Review2021ICF Personal Factors Strengthen Commitment to Person-Centered Rehabilitation - A Scoping Review.Frontiers in rehabilitation sciencesResearchers found that studies on the ICF framework use inconsistent definitions for personal factors, often confusing them with body functions or environmental factors. This lack of standardization makes it difficult to document what truly drives a patient's engagement in rehabilitation.
• SLPOther2021A MultiCenter Analysis of Factors Associated with Hearing Outcome for 2,735 Adults with Cochlear Implants.Trends in hearingLonger deafness and prelingual hearing loss consistently predict worse word recognition after cochlear implants, but right-ear implantation also predicts better scores. These factors explain only a modest amount of outcome variability, so individual prediction remains imprecise.
• SLPSurvey2021Perceived community disability stigma in multicultural, low-income populations: Measure development and validation.Research in developmental disabilitiesParents of children with autism reported significantly higher perceived community stigma than parents of low-income children without known disabilities. Stigma perceptions varied by language and familiarity, suggesting clinicians should assess these factors when addressing family concerns about community attitudes.
• PTOTSLPPilot2021A novel measure of matching categories for early development: Item creation and pilot feasibility study.Research in developmental disabilitiesMost children with developmental delays could engage with a new tablet-based concept matching task, but many struggled with the dragging motion. This pilot shows the format is feasible, but the interface needs changes to reduce motor demands before clinical use.
• SLPOther2021Dual-Task Accuracy and Response Time Index Effects of Spoken Sentence Predictability and Cognitive Load on Listening Effort.Trends in hearingPredictable sentences free up mental resources, letting listeners recall digits faster and more accurately even in noise. This suggests clinical benefit for using contextual cues to reduce listening effort, rather than relying solely on volume or clarity.
• SLPOther2021Do Room Acoustics Affect the Amplitude of Sound-Field Auditory Steady-State Responses?Trends in hearingSimulated clinic rooms reduced the strength of auditory brain responses compared to an anechoic reference, with levels dropping between 4 and 12 dB. This suggests room acoustics degrade the signal, potentially requiring longer testing times for hearing aid validation.
• SLPOther2021Developing, Implementing, and Learning from a Student-Led Initiative to Support Minority Students in Communication Sciences and Disorders.Perspectives of the ASHA special interest groupsA student-led workgroup at a predominantly white university supported minority students in speech and hearing sciences through peer mentorship and institutional advocacy. Members reported increased access to research, leadership, and fellowship opportunities, though the group notes these outcomes are not solely attributable to the initiative.
• OTSLPCohort2021Relationship Between Parent and Teacher Reported Executive Functioning and Maladaptive Behaviors in Children With Down Syndrome.American journal on intellectual and developmental disabilitiesTeachers reported more executive functioning problems than parents in children with Down syndrome. Better behavioral regulation and metacognition were linked to fewer attention and externalizing problems. These concurrent links suggest targeting inhibitory and emotional control may help, but do not prove causation.
• PTOTSLPSurvey2021Predictors of return to work among stroke survivors in south-west Nigeria.Hong Kong journal of occupational therapy : HKJOTStroke survivors in Nigeria returned to work at a 63.8% rate. Those with left-side weakness were far more likely to return than those with right-side weakness. Environmental barriers like transport and workplace access, plus pain and fatigue, significantly hindered return to work.
• OTSLPOther2021Auditory and Visual Integration for Emotion Recognition and Compensation for Degraded Signals are Preserved With Age.Trends in hearingOlder adults recognized emotions less accurately than young adults across all conditions. However, they integrated audio and video just as well and compensated for degraded sound equally. They did not show the expected 'positivity effect' for happy faces.
• SLPSystematic Review2021Review of Whole Head Experimental Cochlear Promontory Vibration with Bone Conduction Stimulation and Investigation of Experimental Setup Effects.Trends in hearingBone conduction vibration at the cochlea was broadly similar across implant-stimulation studies when force was known. Skin placement and setup details changed measured levels, so device comparisons need force, position, and calibration.
• SLPOther2021Development and validation of the suicidal behaviours questionnaire - autism spectrum conditions in a community sample of autistic, possibly autistic and non-autistic adults.Molecular autismA new questionnaire, the SBQ-ASC, accurately captures lifetime and past-year suicidal thoughts in autistic adults. It helps clinicians start safety conversations but must never be used to predict future suicide attempts or to compare risk scores against non-autistic people.
• PTOTSLPCohort2021An Investigation of the Association between Transversus Abdominis Myofascial Structure and Activation with Age in Healthy Adults using Ultrasound Imaging.International journal of sports physical therapyHealthy adults aged 18 to 77 showed thinner deep abdominal muscles and reduced transversus abdominis activation with age, while the surrounding fascial layers thickened. These ultrasound measurements provide reference values for assessing normal aging, helping distinguish typical changes from pathology.
• PTOTSLPCohort2021Risk Factors for Shoulder Injuries in Water Polo: a Cohort Study.International journal of sports physical therapyA history of previous shoulder injury was the strongest predictor of a new injury, increasing odds 6.5 times. Greater scapular upward rotation and loss of internal rotation range of motion were also linked to new injuries, but strength measures showed no consistent association.
• SLPOther2021The Listener Effect in Multitalker Speech Segregation and Talker Identification.Trends in hearingIn laboratory tests of separating overlapping speech, the biggest difference was between listeners, not between tasks or cues. Some normal-hearing students performed near the benchmark, others near chance.
• OTSLPPilot2020Developing a Screening Tool for Young Children Using an Ecological Framework.Infants and young childrenA new screening tool for homeless children was tested with 60 families. Most questions worked well, but items about daily skills and parenting did not fit and were replaced. The tool is feasible for staff to use, but it is not yet proven to accurately identify developmental delays.
• SLPCase-Control2021Assessment of alerting, orienting, and executive control in persons with aphasia using the Attention Network Test.AphasiologyPeople with chronic aphasia completed the Attention Network Test but were slower overall. They gained less from spatial orienting cues on accuracy than controls, and their alerting benefit was not seen. This points to assessing alerting, orienting and executive control separately.
• SLPPilot2021Toward an index of oral somatosensory acuity: Comparison of three measures in adults.Perspectives of the ASHA special interest groupsOnly the bite block task predicted speech learning gains. Speakers with weaker somatosensory compensation showed the largest improvement during biofeedback training. Stereognosis and phonetic awareness tasks did not predict learning outcomes.
• PTOTSLPOther2021Reliability of the infrared motion-time acquisition system for each motion segment in the timed up-and-go test.Journal of physical therapy scienceAn infrared system measured TUG segments in healthy young adults with high repeatability. It did not test fall prediction or older patients, so it cannot yet guide clinical fall risk assessment.
• SLPOther2021Harmonic Cancellation-A Fundamental of Auditory Scene Analysis.Trends in hearingThis paper is a theoretical discussion on how the brain might cancel out background noise using harmonic structure. It reviews models and existing experiments but reports no new patient data or clinical outcomes.
• SLPOther2021Prosodic realizations of new, given, and corrective referents in the spontaneous speech of toddlers.Journal of child languageToddlers at 2;6 use pitch patterns like adults to mark new, given, and corrective information, but favor high-pitched accents too broadly. Duration was the only acoustic cue distinguishing information types, suggesting pitch control develops later than timing.
• SLPOther2021Neurite orientation dispersion and density imaging reveals white matter microstructural alterations in adults with autism.Molecular autismBrain scans showed lower nerve fiber density and higher fluid levels in adults with autism. These changes appeared in tracts handling language and social skills, and were linked to communication difficulties, though the link did not survive strict statistical correction.
• PTOTSLPSurvey2021Physical work conditions and perceived health problems among informal automobile artisans.Work (Reading, Mass.)Informal auto mechanics in Nigeria reported high rates of illness and injury. Heavy lifting, sucking petrol, and working over 8 hours were linked to more illnesses. Lifting and petrol sucking also predicted injuries. This is self-reported data from one setting.
• PTOTSLPSurvey2021Work experiences, resources, and beliefs among vulnerable subgroups of mental health care users.Work (Reading, Mass.)Three vulnerable groups with mental illness all reported very low belief in their future worker role, despite different life situations. People with substance use history had the least recent work experience. Recent immigrants had the most work experience but the lowest quality of life. Young people with psychosis had the fewest perceived resources for work.
• SLPCohort2021Associations Between Hearing and Cognitive Abilities From Childhood to Middle Age: The National Child Development Study 1958.Trends in hearingBetter hearing was linked to slightly higher cognitive ability in childhood and middle age. In 6,059 people, childhood-to-middle-age links were no longer clear after adult health and work factors were considered.
• PTOTSLPPilot2021Changes in cerebral blood flow during forward and backward walking with speed misperception generated by virtual reality.Journal of physical therapy scienceAfter watching a VR video of walking faster than they actually walked, healthy adults showed increased blood flow in the right prefrontal cortex when walking backward on a treadmill. This did not happen when walking forward. The study measured brain activity, not physical recovery.
• PTOTSLPOther2021Immediate effect of video viewing with an illusion of walking at a faster speed using virtual reality on actual walking of stroke patients.Journal of physical therapy scienceAfter watching a 2-minute VR video of walking faster than their own pace, 12 stroke patients walked at a slightly faster step rate. Walking speed did not change significantly, and the effect of the illusion on actual walking remains unproven.
• OTSLPSurvey2021Computer-Mediated Communication in Adults With and Without Moderate-to-Severe Traumatic Brain Injury: Survey of Social Media Use.JMIR rehabilitation and assistive technologiesMost adults with moderate-to-severe TBI used social media, often like peers without TBI, but they reported less use of professional platforms and event-related uses, and 12 of 53 said injury changed their use.
• SLPCohort2021Hearing Aids Reduce Daily-Life Fatigue and Increase Social Activity: A Longitudinal Study.Trends in hearingFirst-time hearing aid wearers reported less listening-related fatigue and more social activity over six months. General fatigue did not change. The specific fatigue linked to the effort of hearing improved, and patients participated more in social life.
• PTOTSLPOther2021A Mixed Methods Study of Functioning and Rehabilitation Needs Following COVID-19.Frontiers in rehabilitation sciencesTwenty people with long COVID described symptoms that fluctuated and worsened if they pushed too hard. They felt powerless because they lacked guidance on pacing, yet physical strength and endurance tests looked normal. Clinicians need to ask about activity limits and mental fatigue, not just muscle power.
• PTOTSLPQualitative2021The delivery of the ReWork-Stroke program: A process evaluation.Work (Reading, Mass.)Two OTs delivered a stroke return-to-work program to 13 clients. They found workplace visits, building alliances with clients, and coordinating with employers were key. The three-month work trial limit was often too short for clients to fully realize their new limitations.
• SLPOther2021Effects of Increasing the Overall Level or Fitting Hearing Aids on Emotional Responses to Sounds.Trends in hearingHearing aids did not make nonspeech sounds feel more pleasant for adults with hearing loss. Without frequency compression, hearing aids lowered pleasant ratings; enabling compression restored them to unaided levels, but still below normal hearing.
• SLPOther2021Objective Assessment System for Hearing Prediction Based on Stimulus-Frequency Otoacoustic Emissions.Trends in hearingMachine-learning models using stimulus-frequency otoacoustic emissions estimated hearing thresholds within 10 dB in 62.05% to 83.71% of ears and identified hearing status in 88.38% to 95.93% of ears, but thresholds of 60 dB HL or worse were not predictable.
• PTOTSLPSystematic Review2021Pediatric unilateral spatial neglect: A systematic review.Journal of pediatric rehabilitation medicinePediatric unilateral spatial neglect often persists for years but is missed by simple paper-and-pencil tests. Clinicians should use challenging functional tasks, eye tracking, or age-appropriate tools like the Teddy Bear Cancellation Test to detect it, as standard assessments frequently fail to identify the condition.
• PTOTSLPCohort2021The intersection of gross motor abilities and participation in children with autism spectrum disorder.Infants and young childrenChildren with autism who had better gross motor skills participated more in self-care, active play, and social interaction. Many children lacked opportunities for team sports or bike riding due to parent or environmental factors, not just their own ability.
• PTOTSLPQualitative2021The Assistive Device Situation for ALS Patients in Norway.Occupational therapy internationalPatients and therapists found specialist hospital care effective but municipal follow-up inconsistent due to staff turnover and lack of ALS expertise. Upper limb devices for dressing and eating were described as inadequate. Rapid disease progression often rendered specially adapted equipment obsolete before delivery.
• SLPOther2021Utilizing True Wireless Stereo Earbuds in Automated Pure-Tone Audiometry.Trends in hearingAutomated audiometry using Honor FlyPods earbuds did not differ overall from manual clinical audiometry. 78% of thresholds were within 10 dB, but low-frequency thresholds were higher.
• SLPOther2021Heritability of quantitative autism spectrum traits in adults: A family-based study.Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism ResearchAutism-related behaviors in adults and their families show moderate genetic influence, but the strength varies by trait and how it is measured. Self-reports and informant reports capture different genetic signals, so using both provides a more complete picture than either alone.
• PTOTSLPSystematic Review2021Psychological interventions with older adults during inpatient postacute rehabilitation: A systematic review.Rehabilitation psychologyPsychological interventions for older adults in inpatient rehab lack high-quality evidence. Anxiety showed no significant improvement. Depression results were mixed and unreliable due to high risk of bias. Clinicians cannot assume these therapies work in this setting.
• SLPCohort2021Maternal steroid levels and the autistic traits of the mother and infant.Molecular autismHigher maternal estradiol during pregnancy linked to more autistic traits in sons, but not daughters. Conversely, higher placental marker hCG linked to fewer traits in daughters, but not sons. These are correlational findings from a small cohort, not evidence that hormones cause autism.
• SLPPilot2021The Palatal Closure Efficiency (PaCE) Index: A New Speaker-Centered Aerodynamic Metric for the Evaluation of Velopharyngeal Function During Speech.Perspectives of the ASHA special interest groupsThe PaCE index, which compares a speaker's nasal and oral pressure areas, correlates strongly with hypernasality ratings. It may identify speech issues in children that traditional absolute area measurements miss, though it did not outperform standard methods overall.
• OTSLPNarrative Review2021Acquired Brain Injury in Adults: A Review of Pathophysiology, Recovery, and Rehabilitation.Perspectives of the ASHA special interest groupsYoung adults with acquired brain injury face unique barriers returning to college. Existing cognitive rehabilitation often lacks the intensity and real-world context needed for academic success. A proposed integrated approach combines restorative drills with contextualized, high-intensity training in meaningful settings to better support educational goals.
• SLPCase-Control2021Abnormal sleep physiology in children with 15q11.2-13.1 duplication (Dup15q) syndrome.Molecular autismChildren with Dup15q syndrome had abnormal overnight sleep brain waves. They showed more beta activity, a fast brain-wave pattern, fewer spindles, and less deep slow-wave sleep than matched controls. Some had no detectable slow-wave sleep. This was a small study, not a treatment trial.
• PTOTSLPCohort2021Co-Occurrence of Neurodevelopmental Disorders in Pediatric Sickle Cell Disease.Journal of developmental and behavioral pediatrics : JDBPTwenty-four percent of children with sickle cell disease had a neurodevelopmental disorder. Half of those with language disorders and only 63% of those with ADHD received appropriate therapy or medication. Screen for cognitive issues in all sickle cell patients, as many eligible children miss school support.
• SLPCase-Control2021Sports Related Concussion Impacts Speech Rate and Muscle Physiology.Brain injuryFormer athletes with concussion history spoke more slowly and paused more on rapid speech tasks than matched controls, and blinded speech-language pathologists rated their rate as slower despite no current symptoms.
• PTOTSLPCase-Control2021Initial action output and feedback-guided motor behaviors in autism spectrum disorder.Molecular autismAdults and children with autism showed weaker grip strength and less stable force control. Their eye movements became less accurate with age, unlike controls. Initial force output and reaction times were normal. These motor differences correlated with symptom severity.