SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY

Research for speech-language pathology

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• SLPOther2021Which cognitive and linguistc factors influence phonological processing in adolescents?CoDASIn adolescents, rapid naming speed and phonological awareness are tightly linked to executive functions and attention, not just reading history. Slower object naming predicts lower working memory scores. Assessing these cognitive factors is essential when evaluating language difficulties in this age group.
• SLPNarrative Review2021Audiologists should not fail with falls: A call to commit to prevention of falls in older adults.The South African journal of communication disorders = Die Suid-Afrikaanse tydskrif vir KommunikasieafwykingsAudiologists are urged to screen older adults for fall risk using simple tools like the Timed Up and Go test. The article argues that hearing loss and vestibular issues increase fall risk, but it presents no new clinical trial data or patient outcomes.
• SLPCase Report2021Silver-Russell syndrome: clinical, neurodevelopmental and communication characteristics: clinical case studies.CoDASThree young boys with Silver-Russell syndrome had ongoing feeding and oral motor concerns, lower motor and expressive language performance than expected, and better understanding than speech output.
• SLPCohort2021Reference parameters for normality and associated factors to hard palate during mixed dentition phase.CoDASHard palate measurements in 569 children varied by sex, age, and dentition stage. Posterior crossbite, Class II/III malocclusion, prolonged sucking habits, and white skin color were associated with narrower palates. Oronasal breathing was associated with a deeper palate. Reference values were provided for clinical comparison.
• SLPSurvey2021Self-reported hearing difficulty in workers exposed to industrial dust in southern Brazil.CoDASAfter accounting for age, sex, skin color, noise and chemicals, dust-exposed workers in southern Brazil were 1.77 times more likely to report hearing difficulty than unexposed workers. This survey cannot show dust caused it.
• SLPOther2021Comparison of performance with hearing aid programmed to NAL-NL1 first-fit and optimized-fit.CoDASOptimizing a hearing aid to NAL-NL1 targets with probe-microphone verification improved soft-sound audibility by 10 dB and raised Kannada word scores by 7% versus manufacturer first-fit in 11 adults.
• SLPSurvey2021Analysis of the singing voice handicap index for elderly choristers.CoDASElderly choristers had a median singing voice difficulty score of 25 on a 144-point scale. Scores were higher in singers aged 76 or older, female contraltos, and those who drank little water.
• PTOTSLPCohort2022Evaluating the Association Between Hearing Loss and Falls in Adults With Vestibular Dysfunction or Nonvestibular Dizziness.Ear and hearingHearing loss was not associated with falls in patients with vestibular dysfunction or non-vestibular dizziness. This null finding held across all subgroups, including those aged 65 or older, those with high medication burden, and those with bilateral vestibular hypofunction.
• SLPOther2022The influence of race on parental beliefs and concerns during an autism diagnosis: A mixed-method analysis.Autism : the international journal of research and practiceParents' belief that a child had ASD before diagnosis differed by race, from 80.3% of White parents to 40.8% of Asian parents. Communication concerns were common, but their relation to clinician-rated severity varied by race.
• SLPQualitative2022Positive and differential diagnosis of autism in verbal women of typical intelligence: A Delphi study.Autism : the international journal of research and practiceExpert clinicians agreed standard autism tools often miss adult women of typical intelligence. They rely on long assessments, third-party history, and subtle social cues like empathy gaps to distinguish autism from trauma or borderline personality disorder.
• SLPCohort2022Diagnostic Yield of Targeted Hearing Loss Gene Panel Sequencing in a Large German Cohort With a Balanced Age Distribution from a Single Diagnostic Center: An Eight-year Study.Ear and hearingTargeted gene panel sequencing diagnosed 25% of a large, age-balanced German hearing loss cohort. Diagnostic yield rose to 42% in early-onset cases but fell to 12% in late-onset cases. Adding more genes to the panel did not significantly increase the diagnosis rate.
• PTOTSLPOther2022The reliability and effectiveness of shoulder joint evaluation by ultrasonography in stroke patients: deltoid muscle thickness, acromion-humeral distance, acromion-lesser tuberosity distance.Journal of physical therapy scienceUltrasound reliably measures deltoid thickness, acromion-humeral distance, and acromion-lesser tuberosity distance in stroke patients. Hemiplegic deltoid thickness was significantly lower than the non-hemiplegic side at 0, 30, and 60 degrees of abduction. This supports using ultrasound to objectively assess shoulder subluxation risk.
• PTOTSLPPilot2022Temporal virtual reality-guided, dual-task, trunk balance training in a sitting position improves persistent postural-perceptual dizziness: proof of concept.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitationA single 10-minute virtual reality balance session improved dizziness scores and balance in people with persistent postural-perceptual dizziness. This proof-of-concept study cannot confirm the virtual reality alone caused the change, as all participants also took medication and did daily home exercises.
• SLPSurvey2022Neurological impairment and disability in children in rural Kenya.Developmental medicine and child neurologyThe share of children aged 6 to 9 years with any neurological impairment in rural Kenya fell from 61.0 to 44.7 per 1000 between 2001 and 2015. Epilepsy and hearing problems fell; cognitive and visual problems did not.
• OTSLPCohort2021Work and well-being: Vocational activity trajectories in young adults with autism spectrum disorder.Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism ResearchYoung adults with autism or other developmental delays tended to keep the same work or education path from ages 18 to 28. Those in independent activities had higher reported well-being than the No Activities and Volunteer groups.
• SLPCohort2021Agreement among instruments of quantitative evaluation of the hard palate in children.CoDASHard palate width measurements agree well across different tools, but depth measurements do not. Clinicians cannot rely on calipers or bow dividers for palatal depth. Digital calipers are the most practical choice for width, while CBCT is preferred for accurate vertical assessment.
• PTOTSLPCase-Control2021Relation of sensory processing and stomatognical system of oral respiratory children.CoDASMouth-breathing children showed significantly more sensory processing dysfunction than nasal-breathing peers, especially in balance and movement. This may contribute to head movements and food escape during eating. Screen for sensory issues in mouth-breathers who struggle with mealtimes.
• OTSLPOther2021Child Psychological Functioning During the COVID-19 Lockdown: An Ecological, Family-Centered Approach.Journal of developmental and behavioral pediatrics : JDBPDuring lockdown, children's internalizing problems linked to parent depression and poor attachment security. Externalizing problems linked to family chaos and dysfunction. Children's COVID-19 anxiety tracked with their own fear of being alone and their parents' anxiety, not family income.
• SLPCohort2021Masticatory function in elderly compared to young adults.CoDASOlder adults chewed more strokes and took longer than young adults, yet scored lower on masticatory function. Among older adults, those who used dental prostheses had higher masticatory scores.
• SLPOther2021Treatment clinical trial - three types - for children with fluency disorders and stuttering.CoDASPositive progress on stuttering measures was recorded in 12 of 19 Green Program children, 17 of 25 Yellow Program children, and 36 of 49 Red Program children. The study did not report a control group, so the treatment effect is uncertain.
• PTOTSLPPilot2022Regional cerebral blood perfusion changes in chronic stroke survivors as potential brain correlates of the functional outcome following gamified home-based rehabilitation (IntelliRehab)-a pilot study.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitationIn eight chronic stroke survivors, three months of gamified home rehabilitation improved arm function scores. Brain blood flow changed in specific regions, but these changes did not correlate with the functional gains. The study cannot prove the software caused the improvement, as all participants also received conventional rehabilitation.
• PTOTSLPSystematic Review2022"Hidden gains"? Measuring the impact of mindfulness-based interventions for people with mild traumatic brain injury: a scoping review.Brain injuryMindfulness-based interventions for mild traumatic brain injury show significant improvements in coping, somatic symptoms, and emotional health. However, studies rarely measure physical function, sleep, or pain catastrophizing. Qualitative reports suggest benefits in daily life and sleep that quantitative tests missed.
• SLPSurvey2022Anthropomorphic tendencies in autism: A conceptual replication and extension of White and Remington (2019) and preliminary development of a novel anthropomorphism measure.Autism : the international journal of research and practiceHigher autistic traits in the general population predicted greater adult anthropomorphism, but the link to childhood anthropomorphism depended on how traits were measured. Sex was a stronger predictor than autistic traits. The original questionnaire failed measurement checks, so a new nine-item version is proposed.
• PTOTSLPSurvey2022The diagnostic trajectory of developmental coordination disorder in the Netherlands: Experiences of mothers.Child: care, health and developmentMothers of children with DCD were mostly satisfied with the diagnosis, yet 40% found the process stressful and it took about three years. Satisfaction depended heavily on the diagnosing professional's manner and the support provided after the diagnosis.
• SLPSurvey2022Use of open-ended questionnaires to examine the effects of tinnitus and its relation to patient-reported outcome measures.International journal of audiologyWhen people with tinnitus listed problems, their wording differed from when they listed life effects. Problem lists used more hearing and social words. Life-effect lists used more first-person and negative emotion words. Together they add detail to standard questionnaires.
• PTOTSLPOther2022Differences in preoperative function and outcome of patients with versus without sarcopenia after total hip arthroplasty.Journal of physical therapy scienceSarcopenia was found in 2 of 25 hip arthroplasty patients. These two patients had lower muscle mass and grip strength, and both needed transfer to a convalescent hospital rather than going home. No statistical comparison was possible.
• PTOTSLPCohort2022Intrauterine drug exposure as a risk factor for cerebral palsy.Developmental medicine and child neurologyInfants with intrauterine drug exposure had a 5.2% rate of cerebral palsy, ten times higher than the general population. Even after excluding very preterm infants, the rate remained significantly elevated. These children warrant high-risk developmental surveillance regardless of other medical complications.
• SLPOther2021Multiprofessional screening protocol for dysphagia in patients with HIV infection: elaboration and content validity.CoDASA new 16-item screening questionnaire for swallowing problems in HIV patients was judged clear and relevant by experts and hospital staff. It passed content validation but has not yet been tested on actual patients to see if it accurately detects dysphagia.
• SLPCohort2021Language Variation in the Writing of African American Students: Factors Predicting Reading Achievement.American journal of speech-language pathologyAfrican American students' writing was not penalized for using African American English forms. Instead, general grammatical errors ungrammatical in any dialect predicted lower reading scores. Assess overall language ability, not dialect use, to identify students needing support.
• SLPRCT2021Immediate effects of red (660 nm) and infrared (808 nm) photobiomodulation therapy on fatigue of the orbicularis oris muscle: a randomized clinical study.CoDASRed and infrared laser therapy did not reduce lip muscle fatigue during a sustained lip protrusion task in healthy women. No immediate effect was found.
• PTOTSLPOther2021Differences in the production and perception of communicative kinematics in autism.Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism ResearchAutistic adults produced gestures with different timing and recognized them with equal accuracy but slower speed than neurotypical adults. Complex, repetitive gestures helped neurotypical recognition but hindered autistic recognition. This reflects different processing strategies rather than a deficit in understanding gestures.
• SLPCase-Control2021Relationships Among Personality, Daily Speaking Voice Use, and Phonotrauma in Adult Female Singers.Journal of speech, language, and hearing research : JSLHRSingers with vocal fold nodules scored higher on social dominance and lower on self-control than healthy singers. These personality traits helped distinguish the groups. However, the study design cannot prove these traits caused the voice problems.
• PTOTSLPSystematic Review2021The impact of COVID-19 on the mental health and wellbeing of caregivers of autistic children and youth: A scoping review.Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism ResearchCaregivers of autistic children reported severe stress from lost therapies and school closures. Parents managed by creating new routines and connecting online. Telehealth helped some families but failed those with limited access or complex needs. The review found no evidence that these remote adaptations actually improved child or parent outcomes.
• SLPCase-Control2021Overconnectivity of the right Heschl's and inferior temporal gyrus correlates with symptom severity in preschoolers with autism spectrum disorder.Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism ResearchPreschoolers with low-functioning autism showed stronger structural connections in the right auditory and visual processing regions. This overconnectivity correlated with more severe social communication symptoms, though global brain network measures did not differ from typically developing children.
• PTOTSLPCohort2022Physiotherapy-assisted prone or modified prone positioning in ward-based patients with COVID-19: a retrospective cohort study.PhysiotherapyIn 13 frail ward patients with COVID-19, physiotherapy-assisted prone or side-lying positioning raised oxygen saturation by 4% and lowered oxygen flow needs after 15 minutes. Modified positions enabled participation for those unable to lie fully flat.
• SLPOther2022Effect of Noise Reduction on Cortical Speech-in-Noise Processing and Its Variance due to Individual Noise Tolerance.Ear and hearingNoise reduction improved speech understanding for listeners with low noise tolerance but worsened it for those with high tolerance. Overall accuracy slightly decreased. Neural activity suggested reduced processing effort in difficult noise, but this did not translate to better behavioral performance for the group.
• SLPOther2022Understanding Self-reported Hearing Disability in Adults With Normal Hearing.Ear and hearingIn adults with normal audiograms, self-reported hearing difficulty scores were associated with speech audibility, temporal processing, and impulse-noise history; the model accounted for 41% of the spread in scores.
• SLPOther2022An Economic Evaluation of Australia's Newborn Hearing Screening Program: A Within-Study Cost-Effectiveness Analysis.Ear and hearingUniversal newborn hearing screening cost more than targeted screening, yet children had better overall health-related quality of life by five years. Language outcomes were positive but not clear, and value for money remained uncertain.
• PTOTSLPSurvey2022Early Intervention Referral Information, Transmission, and Sources-A Survey of State Part C Coordinators and Analysis of Referral Forms.Journal of developmental and behavioral pediatrics : JDBPState Early Intervention referral forms vary widely, with healthcare settings sending the most referrals but only 25% of forms explicitly targeting providers. Parents remain a major source, yet few forms are translated. Clinicians should verify local referral pathways, as electronic data exchange between health and education systems is rare.
• SLPOther2022Updated profiles of everyday executive function in youth with Down syndrome using the BRIEF-2.Journal of intellectual disability research : JIDRYouth with Down syndrome were rated as having everyday executive function difficulties compared with same-age expectations, especially shifting, working memory and initiation. Emotional control was not a reported difficulty compared with norms, and teachers rated more difficulties than parents.
• SLPNarrative Review2022Cutting Through the Noise: Noise-Induced Cochlear Synaptopathy and Individual Differences in Speech Understanding Among Listeners With Normal Audiograms.Ear and hearingStandard clinical hearing tests often miss speech difficulties in people with normal hearing. Noise-induced synaptic damage affects subtle timing cues, so diagnosis requires specialized tests using degraded words or competing speech, not routine speech-in-noise scores.
• SLPPilot2022Leveraging telehealth to evaluate infants with prodromal autism spectrum disorder characteristics using the telehealth evaluation of development for infants.Autism : the international journal of research and practiceTelehealth assessments identified significant developmental concerns in 41 infants aged 6-12 months with parental worries. Families found the process acceptable and convenient. However, clinical best-estimate ratings showed poor consistency between examiners and across visits, suggesting caution when using single-session remote evaluations for definitive risk classification.
• PTOTSLPQualitative2021A Socially Assistive Robot for Stroke Patients: Acceptance, Needs, and Concerns of Patients and Informal Caregivers.Frontiers in rehabilitation sciencesPatients and caregivers saw value in a robot for home exercise but worried it lacked human empathy and physical support. Caregivers were willing to drive up to 45 minutes for sessions. Both groups insisted the robot must supplement, not replace, human therapists.
• PTOTSLPOther2021Using ICF to Describe Problems With Functioning in Everyday Life for Children Who Completed Treatment for Brain Tumor: An Analysis Based on Professionals' Documentation.Frontiers in rehabilitation sciencesRecords for nine brain tumor survivors focused almost exclusively on body functions, ignoring how these problems link to school and social participation. Therapists should stop assuming medical charts capture daily life barriers and explicitly document activity limitations and environmental supports.
• SLPOther2021Word-learning trajectories influence long-term recall in children with developmental language disorder and typical development.Journal of communication disordersIn children with DLD and typical development, more correct spaced retrievals and steady gains during learning predicted better 5-minute and 1-week recall. Their learning trajectories were similar. Immediate retrieval helped during learning but did not by itself predict later recall.
• PTSLPNarrative Review2021Cough in Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis.Frontiers in rehabilitation sciencesCough in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis is common, distressing, and often underrecognized. No therapy has proven effective in trials. Refractory cough may be referred to cough clinics for speech therapy or physiotherapy, but evidence is limited.
• SLPCase-Control2021Efferent Auditory Pathways Inhibition in Turner syndrome.CoDASWomen with Turner syndrome showed reduced right-ear auditory inhibition compared to controls, suggesting efferent pathway differences. Left-ear inhibition and karyotype type did not differ significantly. These findings highlight potential central auditory processing variations in this population.
• SLPCase-Control2021What factors interfere with the performance of preschool children in the language subtest of Bayley-III?CoDASPrematurity did not predict language scores on the Bayley-III in this Brazilian sample. Maternal education did: children of mothers with only basic education were 6.31 times more likely to score below average. Cultural differences in the test may also be masking true deficits.
• SLPCohort2022Contributions of early motor deficits in predicting language outcomes among preschoolers with developmental language disorder.International journal of speech-language pathologyIn preschoolers with developmental language disorder, early balance and manual dexterity performance predicted language difficulty two years later. Early language and speech performance did not, so motor observations may help flag persistent risk.
• SLPCohort2022Exploring the impact of adolescent cognitive inflexibility on emotional and behavioural problems experienced by autistic adults.Autism : the international journal of research and practiceIn autistic adults, cognitive inflexibility measured in adolescence predicted higher anxiety and depression at age 23. This effect remained after accounting for restricted behaviours and verbal IQ. Clinicians should assess thinking style, not just autism severity, when addressing mental health.