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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• PTOTSLPOther2022Feasibility of Virtual Reality Exercises at Home for Post-COVID-19 Condition: Cohort Study.JMIR rehabilitation and assistive technologiesMost patients with long COVID found home virtual reality exercises acceptable and usable. They used them for about 95 to 115 minutes weekly. Dizziness was a common side effect. Improvements in physical function were seen, but the study design cannot prove the exercises caused them.
• SLPCohort2022Progression of Oropharyngeal Dysphagia in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis: A Retrospective Cohort Study.Dysphagia44 of 108 ALS patients already had swallowing impairment at first evaluation, and 64 developed it later. Bulbar onset and fast progression were linked to earlier dysphagia and feeding tube need.
• SLPOther2022Model Teachers or Model Students? A Comparison of Video Modelling Interventions for Improving Reading Fluency and Comprehension in Children with Autism.Journal of autism and developmental disordersFeedforward video self-modelling improved reading speed for two of four children with autism, while teacher-modelled video helped one child. Neither intervention consistently improved comprehension, and results varied widely by individual.
• SLPOther2022Amount of Hearing Aid Use Impacts Neural Oscillatory Dynamics Underlying Verbal Working Memory Processing for Children With Hearing Loss.Ear and hearingChildren with mild-to-severe hearing loss whose parents reported more hearing aid use had brain activity during a letter memory task that looked more typical. Less use was linked to unusual activity, but everyday function was not tested.
• PTOTSLPSystematic Review2022Organization of Rehabilitation Services in Randomized Controlled Trials: Which Factors Influence Functional Outcome? A Systematic Review.Archives of rehabilitation research and clinical translationInpatient stroke units and home-based cardiac rehab improved function more than general wards or hospital stays. Most other setting changes showed no difference. Service organization matters, but results depend heavily on the specific condition and intervention compared.
• PTOTSLPSystematic Review2022Use of Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System Measures in Clinical Research in Patients With Stroke: A Systematic Literature Review.Archives of rehabilitation research and clinical translationPROMIS measures are widely used in stroke research but rarely follow international guidelines for timing or reporting. Most data comes from US outpatient clinics with high-functioning patients, and inconsistent scoring directions make comparing results across studies impossible.
• SLPCohort2021Emotions in Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing and Typically Hearing Children.Journal of deaf studies and deaf educationDeaf and hard-of-hearing children scored like hearing peers on empathy and emotion recognition. But only in the deaf group did high negative emotion expression link to more externalizing behaviors. Better speech perception did not predict fewer social difficulties.
• SLPOther2021Clinical Importance of Binaural Information: Extending Auditory Assessment in Clinical Populations Using a Portable Testing Platform.American journal of audiologyDichotic FM and spatial release from masking tests revealed hearing difficulties in people with normal or near-normal pure-tone thresholds. These portable binaural tests can confirm patient complaints when standard audiograms and speech-in-noise scores appear normal.
• PTOTSLPRCT2021Immediate effects of elongation training using an elastic band on the hip abductor muscles.Journal of physical therapy scienceElongation training using an elastic band shifted muscle activity toward the gluteus medius relative to the tensor fasciae latae compared to standard weight-band training. Neither method improved hip strength immediately. The band method may help target the gluteus medius more selectively.
• SLPPilot2021Apathy and actions- another consideration when theorizing about embodied nature of language in Parkinson's disease.Journal of communication disordersIn 20 people with Parkinson's, cueing improved action and animal fluency, suggesting retrieval problems rather than lost concepts. Self-reported inability to initiate actions correlated with poor verb generation, but only with behavioral apathy, not mood or other apathy types.
• SLPOtherWeighting of Prosodic and Lexical-Semantic Cues for Emotion Identification in Spectrally Degraded Speech and With Cochlear Implants.Ear and hearingNormal-hearing listeners rely on tone of voice, but cochlear implant users and those hearing simulated implant speech rely more on the words themselves. When tone and words conflict, implant users are better at catching the literal meaning but miss the sarcasm or true emotion conveyed by the voice.
• SLPCohortGenotype-phenotype Correlation Study in a Large Series of Patients Carrying the p.Pro51Ser (p.P51S) Variant in COCH (DFNA9): Part I-A Cross-sectional Study of Hearing Function in 111 Carriers.Ear and hearingHearing loss in this genetic condition starts in the 30s for women and 40s for men, progressing to profound loss. Asymmetry between ears peaks in middle age. Hearing aids are typically needed around age 40 to 45, and cochlear implants by age 57 to 62.
• SLPOtherPredicting Audiovisual Word Recognition in Noisy Situations: Toward Precision Audiology.Ear and hearingAge does not reduce the ability to combine hearing and seeing speech. Older adults struggle only because their hearing or vision is worse. Predicting how well someone hears in noise depends on their single-sense scores, not their age.
• SLPOther2022The Effect of Clear Speech on Cantonese Alaryngeal Speakers' Intelligibility.Folia phoniatrica et logopaedica : official organ of the International Association of Logopedics and Phoniatrics (IALP)Male Cantonese laryngectomees told to overarticulate and slow down had better sentence intelligibility than in habitual speech: scores rose by 9.1% with electrolarynx, 8.9% with esophageal speech, and 1.4% with tracheoesophageal speech.
• PTOTSLPSurvey2022Sitting on the Sidelines: Disparities in Social, Recreational, and Community Participation Among Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder.Journal of autism and developmental disordersAdolescents with autism from lower-income households and those with caregivers having less education participate significantly less in sports, clubs, and paid work. Males with autism join fewer clubs and organized activities than females. These disparities are present during middle and high school.
• PTOTSLPOther2022Exploring Age and Sex Patterns for Rehabilitation Referrals After a Concussion: A Retrospective Analysis.Archives of rehabilitation research and clinical translationWhere a patient enters care after concussion strongly predicted referral to therapy. Sports medicine clinics issued 78.6% of all referrals, while only 7% of patients entering elsewhere received one. Women and those with preexisting comorbidities were also more likely to be referred.
• SLPOther2022Automated Adaptive Wideband Acoustic Reflex Threshold Estimation in Normal-hearing Adults.Ear and hearingReflex thresholds measured with the automated wideband method were lower than thresholds measured with the clinical method in adults with normal hearing, especially for broadband noise. The automated method averaged 14 seconds per condition.
• PTOTSLPCohort2022Acute Inpatient Rehabilitation Improves Function Independent of Comorbidities in Medically Complex Patients.Archives of rehabilitation research and clinical translationMedically complex patients in acute inpatient rehabilitation improved function regardless of most comorbidities. Patients with higher functional gains or efficiency were significantly more likely to go home and less likely to return to acute care, suggesting comorbidity burden alone should not exclude patients from this level of care.
• SLPSurvey2021Psychological impact of COVID-19 on speech and language therapists working with adult dysphagia: A national survey.International journal of language & communication disordersMost Irish SLTs working with adult dysphagia screened positive for depression, anxiety, stress or PTSD during the first pandemic wave. Younger therapists, those with less experience and those not living with children were at highest risk. Managers should target support to these groups.
• PTOTSLPOther2021The Reliability and Validity of Gluteal Endurance Measures (GEMs).International journal of sports physical therapyTwo new gluteal endurance tests showed high reliability and specificity for gluteal fatigue. However, they did not distinguish between healthy subjects and those with recurrent low back pain. Use these tests to measure gluteal endurance, but not yet to screen for back pain history.
• PTOTSLPOther2021Muscle strength and executive function in children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorder.Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism ResearchChildren with autism showed lower muscle strength and poorer executive function than healthy peers. Higher muscle strength predicted better executive function specifically in the autism group, but not in healthy children. BMI was unrelated to these outcomes.
• PTOTSLPOther2021Cervical musculoskeletal impairments in migraine.Archives of physiotherapyMigraineurs with neck pain are not a uniform group. Some have true cervical dysfunction, while others have pain referred from migraine sensitisation. Treating the neck helps only the former. Assess carefully for combined impairments and avoid tests that aggravate hypersensitivity.
• PTOTSLPCohort2021Nutrient adequacy, dietary patterns and diet quality among children with and without intellectual disabilities.Journal of intellectual disability research : JIDRChildren with intellectual disabilities ate far fewer vegetables than typical peers, but overall diet quality was poor in both groups. Most children missed key nutrients like vitamin D and calcium regardless of disability status. Snack intake correlated with higher BMI in children with ID.
• PTOTSLPCohortGenotype-Phenotype Correlation Study in a Large Series of Patients Carrying the p.Pro51Ser (p.P51S) Variant in COCH (DFNA9) Part II: A Prospective Cross-Sectional Study of the Vestibular Phenotype in 111 Carriers.Ear and hearingIn 111 carriers of the DFNA9 p.P51S variant, cervical VEMP thresholds rose first, starting in the third decade. Caloric responses and posterior semicircular canal gains followed in the fourth and fifth decades. Lateral and superior canal gains deteriorated last, in the sixth decade.
• SLPSurveyApplying Kurtosis as an Indirect Metric of Noise Temporal Structure in the Assessment of Hearing Loss Associated With Occupational Complex Noise Exposure.Ear and hearingWorkers exposed to impulsive 'complex' noise suffered more hearing loss than those exposed to steady noise, even when total energy was similar. Standard noise dosimeters miss this risk. Assess the temporal structure of workplace noise, not just its loudness, to identify vulnerable workers.
• PTOTSLPOther2022Content validation of common measures of functioning for young children against the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health and Code and Core Sets relevant to neurodevelopmental conditions.Autism : the international journal of research and practiceNo single standard assessment for young children with neurodevelopmental conditions covers enough of the ICF framework to be comprehensive on its own. Clinicians need to use a battery of measures alongside clinical reasoning to get a complete picture of a child's functioning.
• SLPQualitative2022Development of a Remote Examination of Deglutition Based on Consensus Surveys of Clinicians (Part I): Selection of Examination Items.DysphagiaExperts reached consensus on 13 swallowing assessment items feasible for remote video exams, grouping them into oral observation, overall evaluation, and voice judgment. The exam relies on a trained assistant to handle equipment and monitoring, as clinicians cannot palpate laryngeal movement remotely.
• SLPOther2022Mastication in Patients with Spinal Muscular Atrophy Types 2 and 3 is Characterized by Abnormal Efficiency, Reduced Endurance, and Fatigue.DysphagiaNon-ambulant patients with SMA types 2 and 3 chewed inefficiently, reported fatigue during a six-minute chewing test, and did not always report problems. Ambulant patients chewed normally. Questionnaires alone may miss chewing problems.
• SLPOther2022Brief Report: Caregiver Confidence in Reporting Anxiety Symptoms in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder.Journal of autism and developmental disordersCaregivers were confident rating anxiety symptoms in children with autism, even when the child had limited speech or lower IQ. Confidence rose with more reported symptoms and fell with greater autism severity; accuracy was not tested.
• SLPCohort2022Perception and Production of Statement-Question Intonation in Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Developmental Investigation.Journal of autism and developmental disordersHigh-functioning individuals with ASD matched controls in identifying, discriminating, and imitating question versus statement intonation. However, children with ASD had poorer pitch sensitivity. Musical analogues were easier to discriminate than speech for both groups, supporting music as a scaffold.
• SLPOther2022Acoustic Change Complex and Visually Reinforced Infant Speech Discrimination Measures of Vowel Contrast Detection.Ear and hearingThe Acoustic Change Complex (ACC) reliably detected vowel changes in infants under one year old, even when behavioral tests failed. Presenting sounds at a fast rate (2 per second) yielded accurate neural responses in over 90% of infants tested. This offers a potential objective measure for speech discrimination in young children.
• SLPCase Series2022Is There a Role for Topical Swallowed Steroids upon Emergency Room Admission for Suspected Food Bolus Obstruction in Eosinophilic Esophagitis?DysphagiaIn eight emergency patients given swallowed budesonide for suspected food bolus obstruction, 38% had the bolus not observed at endoscopy or symptoms resolved before endoscopy. Five needed endoscopic removal. No control group means this does not prove the steroid worked.
• SLPSystematic Review2021Paediatric oral sensorimotor interventions for chewing dysfunction: A scoping review.International journal of language & communication disordersMost studies on oral sensorimotor treatments for children's chewing problems used multiple interventions at once, making it impossible to know which part helped. Evidence is mostly limited to children with cerebral palsy, and results across the 21 included studies were inconsistent.
• SLPCohort2021A preliminary epidemiologic study of social (pragmatic) communication disorder in the context of developmental language disorder.International journal of language & communication disordersAbout 30% of adolescents with a history of developmental language disorder showed social communication deficits. Roughly 9% of those without prior language issues also met criteria. Clinicians should screen for pragmatic problems in all children, not just those with known language delays.
• SLPOther2021Puppets facilitate attention to social cues in children with ASD.Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism ResearchWhen a human spoke, children with autism looked less at the human face than typical peers. When a puppet spoke, their attention to the puppet face matched typical peers. Puppets did not increase attention to the human face.
• SLPOther2022Age-Related Changes in Voice Emotion Recognition by Postlingually Deafened Listeners With Cochlear Implants.Ear and hearingOlder adults with cochlear implants and older normally hearing listeners were less accurate at recognizing spoken emotions. Cochlear implant users also responded more slowly overall, and their response time did not lengthen with age as normally hearing listeners' did.
• SLPQualitative2022The lived experience of gender dysphoria in autistic adults: An interpretative phenomenological analysis.Autism : the international journal of research and practiceAutistic adults described gender dysphoria as distressing and hard to articulate, often clashing with a need for routine. They faced barriers in healthcare due to communication differences and sensory environments. Services require adaptations like clear processes and sensory-friendly clinics to support them.
• SLPCohort2022Autism spectrum disorder screening in Chinese-language preschools.Autism : the international journal of research and practiceTrained observers using the Chinese COS identified children likely to have ASD about a year later with good accuracy. Teacher ratings were less accurate than observer ratings, possibly due to less training or cultural differences in behavior expectations.
• PTOTSLPRCT2022Effects of Additional Individually Tailored Interventions on Sick-Leave and Symptoms in Patients with Exhaustion Disorder: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of rehabilitation medicineAdding tailored interventions like graded activity, sleep CBT, or memory training to standard care did not reduce sick leave or burnout symptoms more than standard care alone after 15 months. Standard treatment appears effective on its own, suggesting extra individual therapies may not add further benefit.
• PTOTSLPRCT2022Effects of ATLAS 2030 gait exoskeleton on strength and range of motion in children with spinal muscular atrophy II: a case series.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitationThree non-ambulatory children with SMA type II showed increased lower limb strength and range of motion after ten sessions with the ATLAS 2030 exoskeleton. Hip extension and knee flexion improved most. Without a control group, these gains cannot be separated from natural variation or concurrent stretching.
• SLPOther2022Preserving Wideband Tympanometry Information With Artifact Mitigation.Ear and hearingA new signal processing method removes low-frequency noise artifacts from wideband tympanometry data without smoothing away diagnostically important peaks. This preserves the raw mechanical information of the ear, allowing clinicians to see true absorbance patterns that standard smoothing algorithms often obscure.
• SLPOther2021A Comparison of the Perceived Hearing Difficulties of Community and Clinical Samples of Older Adults.Journal of speech, language, and hearing research : JSLHROlder adults who did not seek clinical assistance reported better communication performance, less problem awareness, and more denial of difficulties than clinic samples, even after age and hearing loss were controlled. The two clinic samples showed smaller differences.
• PTOTSLPNarrative Review2021Mechanisms of Aminoglycoside- and Cisplatin-Induced Ototoxicity.American journal of audiologyAminoglycosides and cisplatin enter inner ear hair cells through specific ion channels, causing permanent hearing and balance loss. Inflammation, noise exposure, and certain co-administered drugs significantly worsen this damage. Clinicians should monitor high-risk patients closely during and after treatment.
• SLPOther2021The cerebellum is linked to theory of mind alterations in autism. A direct clinical and MRI comparison between individuals with autism and cerebellar neurodegenerative pathologies.Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism ResearchAdults with autism and adults with cerebellar degeneration performed similarly on theory-of-mind tests, but both scored lower than healthy controls. Both groups showed reduced right cerebellar Crus II volume, but volume did not correlate with scores.
• PTOTSLPCohort2021The prevalence and incidence of early-onset dementia among adults with autism spectrum disorder.Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism ResearchAdults with autism enrolled in Medicaid were diagnosed with early-onset dementia at a younger age and had a significantly higher risk of developing it than the general Medicaid population. The risk was highest for those with co-occurring intellectual disability, but remained elevated for those with autism alone.
• SLPQualitative2021Autistic adults' personal experiences of navigating a social world prior to and during Covid-19 lockdown in Spain.Research in developmental disabilitiesAutistic adults in Spain described the lockdown as reducing the exhausting need to camouflage socially, allowing time for personal interests. However, they faced increased stigma and isolation from the public and a lack of autism support, which intensified anxiety and feelings of vulnerability.
• SLPNarrative Review2021Potential Risks to Hearing Functions of Service Members From Exposure to Jet Fuels.American journal of audiologyThis article reviews potential hearing risks from jet fuel exposure but presents no new clinical data. It suggests audiologists screen for chemical exposure history and consider central auditory processing tests when patients report difficulties not explained by standard audiograms.
• SLPOther2021Executive Function Training for Deaf Children: Impact of a Music Intervention.Journal of deaf studies and deaf educationIn deaf children, ten hours of rhythm-based music sessions improved some working memory and planning tasks, but not cognitive flexibility, and gains were not maintained after the programme ended.
• SLPOther2022Differentiation of autism spectrum disorder and mood or anxiety disorder.Autism : the international journal of research and practiceStandard autism tests often flag mood and anxiety disorders as autism. For children, specific items like stereotyped words and poor social overtures best separate the two. For adolescents and adults, tests are less accurate, so rely on direct observation of social communication rather than scores alone.
• SLPQualitative2022Organizational perspectives and diagnostic evaluations for children with neurodevelopmental disorders.Developmental medicine and child neurologyClinicians in Flanders reported that waiting for a formal diagnosis often delays necessary support. They suggested starting care immediately upon suspicion using needs-based assessments. This approach aims to bypass long waiting lists and prevent children from aging out of eligibility for services.