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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• SLPCohort2022Figure-based speech perception test: applicability in children with Down syndrome.CoDASMost children with Down syndrome could complete a picture-based speech perception test, even those as young as two. Accuracy improved with age, but errors on specific words often reflected unfamiliar vocabulary rather than hearing loss, requiring clinicians to interpret scores carefully.
• SLPSurvey2022Quality of life of the Brazilian speech therapist facing the covid-19 pandemic.CoDASBrazilian speech therapists reported moderate quality of life during the pandemic, with the lowest scores in psychological and environmental domains. Women, those without partners, and clinicians working in outpatient or hospital settings reported significantly lower well-being than their male, partnered, and private-practice colleagues.
• SLPOther2022Masking Level Difference: test-retest reliability assessment in normal hearing female university students.CoDASThe Masking Level Difference test gave similar average scores when repeated in 78 young women, but individual scores varied enough that reliability was only moderate. Do not treat a single change in one patient's score as true progress or decline without checking other auditory tests.
• PTOTSLPPilot2022Immediate effects of neuromuscular joint-facilitation bridging exercises on walking ability and balance function in stroke patients.Journal of physical therapy scienceCombining neuromuscular joint facilitation with bridging exercises produced immediate improvements in walking speed and balance in stroke patients. The combined approach outperformed either intervention alone, though the study measured effects right after a single session rather than long-term recovery.
• SLPRCT2022Parenting stress in caregiver-mediated interventions for toddlers with autism: An application of quantile regression mixed models.Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism ResearchBoth caregiver training programs lowered stress about child behaviors for most parents. However, parents in the hands-on coaching group saw their own personal stress rise after support ended, while those in the education group saw it fall. This suggests ongoing support is needed to prevent burnout.
• SLPCohort2022Influence of the type of acoustic transducer in pure-tone audiometry.CoDASCircumaural earphones produced better hearing thresholds than insert earphones at most frequencies, including 250, 500, 2000, and 6000 Hz. Insert earphones were better at 3000 and 4000 Hz. Participants significantly preferred circumaural earphones for comfort.
• SLPCase Report2022Performance in the accuracy task in children with Childhood Apraxia of Speech after an integrated intervention of literacy and motor skills.CoDASThree boys with severe speech apraxia improved accuracy and consistency after 15 sessions combining literacy and motor practice. Gains held at one month. The child with the mildest deficit progressed fastest, while the two with severe deficits made smaller gains.
• SLPOther2022Lists of monosyllables for logoaudiometric tests: elaboration, content validation and search for equivalence.CoDASNew Portuguese monosyllable lists are ready for clinical use. Two lists are equivalent and suitable for testing. A third works as a training list. A fourth was excluded because it was too easy. These results apply only to the specific digital recordings tested.
• OTSLPSystematic Review2022Psychosocial interventions for older people with intellectual disabilities and the role of support staff: A systematic review.Journal of applied research in intellectual disabilities : JARIDPsychosocial approaches for older adults with intellectual disabilities mostly target engagement, communication, mood or daily skills. Many small reports suggest benefit, but this review did not show whether they work. Support staff often have a role in them, sometimes after training.
• SLPRCT2022Caregiver responsiveness as a mechanism to improve social communication in toddlers: Secondary analysis of a randomized controlled trial.Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism ResearchCaregiver coaching did not directly improve toddler social communication scores. However, when caregivers increased their verbal responses to their child's cues, the children's social communication skills improved. The coaching worked by changing how caregivers interacted, not through the coaching itself.
• OTSLPPilot2021Metacognitive Strategy Training Is Feasible for People With Aphasia.OTJR : occupation, participation and healthAdapted strategy training using supported conversation was feasible for stroke survivors with aphasia. Therapists maintained fidelity, participants engaged well, and disability scores improved similarly to patients without aphasia, though only half mastered the strategy.
• PTOTSLPOther2021Evaluating a Therapeutic Powered Mobility Camp for Children with Severe Cerebral Palsy.Canadian journal of occupational therapy. Revue canadienne d'ergotherapieChildren with severe cerebral palsy improved powered mobility skills after a three-week camp, with gains maintained at follow-up. Participants achieved personal functional goals, such as driving to friends or moving around the school, and reported enjoying driving independently.
• SLPCohort2022Repercussion of the implementation of the Picture Exchange Communication System - PECS in the overload index of mothers of children with Autism Spectrum Disorder.CoDASPECS improved children's vocabulary and reduced non-adaptive behaviors, but the primary outcome of maternal burden showed no significant change. Mothers remained stressed despite gains in their child's communication.
• SLPOther2022Facial grimace during speech in cleft lip and palate: a proposal for classification.CoDASA proposed facial grimace classification did not show a clear agreement gain among raters of speech samples from people with repaired cleft palate. Grimace ratings were moderately associated with velopharyngeal orifice size.
• SLPOther2022The effect of gap duration on the perception of fluent versus disfluent speech.Journal of fluency disordersListeners judged speech disfluent when gaps between words reached 126.46 ms. Speech-language pathologists required longer gaps to label speech disfluent than people who stutter did. This suggests clinical training may make SLPs less sensitive to subtle pauses than patients themselves.
• PTOTSLPSystematic Review2022ICF Core Sets for the assessment of functioning of adults with cerebral palsy.Developmental medicine and child neurologyExperts created a checklist of 33 essential categories to assess functioning in adults with cerebral palsy. This brief set highlights mobility, self-care, pain, and environmental factors like support services, aiming to standardise care for this growing population.
• SLPOther2022Adherence to Remote Microphone System use at school in children and adolescents with hearing loss.CoDASOf 120 students with hearing loss using a hearing aid or cochlear implant plus a remote microphone system, 54% used the system at school. Twenty-two percent did not use it because of problems beyond their control, and elementary students showed the highest use.
• SLPSystematic Review2022Short report: A quantitative methodological review of participant characteristics in the literature testing mental health interventions for youth with autism spectrum disorder.Autism : the international journal of research and practiceTrials of mental health treatments for autistic youth rarely include transition-age individuals, females, or those with lower cognitive abilities. This means evidence is thin for the patients most likely to need help in community settings.
• SLPPilot2022Picture Description in the Assessment of Connected Speech Intelligibility in Parkinson's Disease: A Pilot Study.Folia phoniatrica et logopaedica : official organ of the International Association of Logopedics and Phoniatrics (IALP)Picture description is feasible for assessing speech intelligibility in Parkinson's disease. Listeners understood speakers better when shown the picture. However, scores varied widely between individuals, suggesting this method complements rather than replaces standard reading tests.
• PTOTSLPNarrative Review2021ICF Linking and Cognitive Interviewing Are Complementary Methods for Optimizing Content Validity of Outcome Measures: An Integrated Methods Review.Frontiers in rehabilitation sciencesOutcome questionnaires may miss what matters to patients unless developers link items to ICF codes and test how patients interpret them. Use both methods when choosing or adapting measures for functioning and disability.
• PTOTSLPRCT2021Early visual training and environmental adaptation for infants with visual impairment.Developmental medicine and child neurologyInfants with visual impairment who received intensive visual training improved in eye control and hand-eye coordination compared to those who received only routine care. Both groups improved in visual acuity. The training required at least three sessions per week for six months.
• PTOTSLPOther2021An Inclusive Early Childhood Intervention Program for Children With Disabilities: Possible Effects on Children and Nursery Teachers.Frontiers in rehabilitation sciencesChildren with disabilities in inclusive nursery schools showed improved development and fewer emotional and peer problems after teachers used a structured behavioral support program for six months. Teachers reported higher confidence and lower state anxiety. No control group was used, so natural maturation cannot be ruled out.
• PTOTSLPOther2021Proposing a Core Outcome Set for Physical Activity and Exercise Interventions in People With Rare Neurological Conditions.Frontiers in rehabilitation sciencesResearchers and patients agreed that trials of exercise for rare neurological conditions should measure participation and self-efficacy, not just physical function. They selected two questionnaires that capture daily life and confidence, which previous studies largely missed.
• PTOTSLPOther2021Out-of-Home Activities and Health in Older Adults: A Scoping Review.OTJR : occupation, participation and healthResearch on older adults leaving home focuses heavily on social and leisure activities. It rarely measures the quality of the experience, such as autonomy or meaning. Clinicians should not assume simply going out improves health; what people do and how they feel matters.
• SLPOther2022Segmental acquisition of Brazilian Portuguese: onset simple, complex and coda.CoDASBrazilian Portuguese children typically produce simple consonants well by age 3, liquids and the tap by 4.6, and complex onsets by 6.0 to 6.6. Use these ages and expected correct speech production to spot possible delays.
• PTOTSLPSystematic Review2022Can Transcranial Electrical Stimulation Facilitate Post-stroke Cognitive Rehabilitation? A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Frontiers in rehabilitation sciencestDCS may briefly improve attention and language recovery in stroke survivors, but does not help global thinking, memory, or visual neglect. The evidence is weak, based on small studies with no long-term follow-up, so it should not replace standard therapy.
• SLPSystematic Review2022The use of the Washington Group on Disability Statistics questionnaires to identify hearing disability: a systematic review.CoDASThe Washington Group hearing question works for large-scale screening but yields wildly different prevalence rates depending on the cut-off used. Use the 'a lot of difficulty' threshold for consistent global comparisons, and the 'some difficulty' threshold to catch milder impairments.
• OTSLPOther2022Toward better characterization of restricted and unusual interests in youth with autism.Autism : the international journal of research and practiceParents of autistic youth described restricted interests most often as sensory, vehicle, character, or media-related. Male sex, intellectual disability, and more severe social-communication difficulties were linked to having at least one such interest.
• SLPCohort2022Audiological profile and cochlear functionality in Williams syndrome.CoDASHalf of children with Williams syndrome had hearing loss, mostly mild and high-frequency. Even those with normal standard tests showed reduced cochlear responses on otoacoustic emissions. Standard screening misses this damage; specific cochlear testing is needed to catch it early.
• SLPOther2022Remote Microphone Systems Can Improve Listening-in-Noise Accuracy and Listening Effort for Youth With Autism.Ear and hearingYouth with autism listened more accurately to words, sentences and stories when using a remote microphone. Average listening effort did not change, but effort decreased for those with higher nonverbal IQ and language scores.
• SLPOther2022Deceptive behaviour in autism: A scoping review.Autism : the international journal of research and practiceAcross 28 studies, many autistic children were less successful at deception games and everyday deception, and often could not maintain deception. Some autistic adults deceived as well as or better than comparison groups, especially with higher verbal ability.
• PTOTSLPOther2022Reliability of the PEDro scale: comparison between trials published in predatory and non-predatory journals.Archives of physiotherapyRaters agreed less on the PEDro quality score for trials in predatory journals than in reputable ones. For predatory trials, the agreement was too weak to trust a single score. This makes judging bias risk harder when relying on those publications.
• PTOTSLPCohort2022Comparison of respiratory function, physical function, and activities of daily living among community-dwelling patients with respiratory and non-respiratory disease.Journal of physical therapy sciencePatients with respiratory disease had significantly shorter maximum phonation times than those without, averaging 8.9 seconds versus 13.5 seconds. However, there were no differences in grip strength, chair stand performance, or daily living independence between the groups.
• SLPRCT2022Influence of taste stimulation on sucking pressure in newborn infants at term.CoDASAdding a single drop of colostrum to the pacifier during non-nutritive sucking assessment increased sucking pressure in healthy term newborns. The experimental group showed a mean pressure of 3.6 mmHg compared to 3.1 mmHg in the control group. This suggests taste stimulation may enhance measurement sensitivity.
• SLPCase-Control2021Health Service Utilization Among Children and Adolescents with Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: A Case-Control Study.Journal of developmental and behavioral pediatrics : JDBPYouth with PTSD used more health services than peers, including five times more psychotherapy. Yet nearly one-third received no mental health care at all, and many relied on emergency visits instead of consistent outpatient support.
• PTOTSLPOther2021A Scoping Review of Barriers and Facilitators Affecting the Lives of People With Disabilities During COVID-19.Frontiers in rehabilitation sciencesPeople with disabilities faced worsened access to care and information, but telehealth and clear masks helped some. Therapists must ask about home internet, family support and safety before virtual care, and provide accessible communication.
• PTOTSLPCohort2022Sex differences in age of diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder: Preliminary evidence from Uganda.Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism ResearchIn Ugandan clinics, girls were diagnosed with autism at an average of 7.75 years, compared to 6.60 years for boys. This delay suggests clinicians should screen girls more aggressively for social communication differences, as cultural expectations may mask their symptoms.
• SLPOther2022Chaos Behavior Analysis of Alaryngeal Voices Including Esophageal and Tracheoesophageal Voices.Folia phoniatrica et logopaedica : official organ of the International Association of Logopedics and Phoniatrics (IALP)A new acoustic method reliably distinguishes esophageal and tracheoesophageal speech from normal voice and from each other. Esophageal voices showed higher chaos scores than tracheoesophageal voices. This offers a potential objective measure for voice quality where traditional tests fail.
• SLPCohort2022The Impacts of Noise Exposure on the Middle Ear Muscle Reflex in a Veteran Population.American journal of audiologyVeterans with high noise exposure showed weaker middle ear reflexes than controls, but the difference did not reach statistical significance. The reflex measure was not correlated with other brainstem responses, suggesting it may track different nerve fibers.
• PTOTSLPCohort2022A novel magnetic resonance imaging-based scoring system to predict outcome in neonates born preterm with intraventricular haemorrhage.Developmental medicine and child neurologyA new MRI scoring system predicted cognitive and motor outcomes better than standard ultrasound grading in preterm infants with brain bleeds. Higher MRI scores and lower gestational age independently signaled worse development, offering clinicians a more precise tool for prognosis.
• SLPProtocol2022Neonatal Hearing Screening: protocols, obstacles and perspectives of speech therapists in Brazil - 10 years of Brazilian Federal Law 12,303/2010.CoDASBrazilian speech therapists report inconsistent newborn hearing screening protocols and poor data tracking. While 87.9% record total screenings, only 21.2% monitor false-positive rates. Most lack standardized procedures, risking gaps in follow-up for infants who fail the initial test.
• SLPPilot2022Repetition of anchor stimuli and nature of vocal samples in the perceptual auditory judgment performed by speech-language pathology students.CoDASRepeating voice anchors did not improve students' accuracy in identifying vocal deviations. It did increase reliability, though values remained low. Accuracy dropped significantly when voices had multiple deviations, with strain being the hardest to judge.
• SLPQualitative2022Regulating emotional responses to aphasia to re-engage in life: a qualitative interview study.International journal of language & communication disordersSome people with aphasia still had anxiety and low mood years after stroke. Others described positivity, gratitude, stoicism or concern for children as ways they regulated emotions, and some linked this with finding new ways to take part in life.
• SLPCohort2022What are we optimizing for in autism screening? Examination of algorithmic changes in the M-CHAT.Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism ResearchThe M-CHAT-R style scoring produced fewer false positives but missed more children who later received an ASD diagnosis. A negative screen still does not rule out ASD.
• SLPOther2022Menstruation and menopause in autistic adults: Periods of importance?Autism : the international journal of research and practiceAutistic women reported more menopausal complaints than non-autistic women, particularly psychological and somatic symptoms. However, the study did not find that autistic women experienced premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD) more often. The link between menopausal symptoms and depression in autistic women was driven by one outlier.
• PTOTSLPSurvey2022Risk and protective factors of quality of life for children with autism spectrum disorder and their families during the COVID-19 lockdown. An Italian study.Research in developmental disabilitiesChildren with ASD who played at a table with parents or did physical activity had better quality of life. Worsening overall autism symptoms lowered quality of life for both children and parents. Telehealth showed a non-significant trend toward protecting children's quality of life.
• PTOTSLPSurvey2021Free-Living User Perspectives on Musculoskeletal Pain and Patient-Reported Mobility With Passive and Powered Prosthetic Ankle-Foot Components: A Pragmatic, Exploratory Cross-Sectional Study.Frontiers in rehabilitation sciencesCurrent users of powered prosthetic feet reported less knee pain and better mobility than when they used passive feet. However, most people who tried the powered device gave it up because it did not help them, so it is not a universal fix.
• PTOTSLPOther2021Ultrasound Imaging of Head/Neck Muscles and Their Fasciae: An Observational Study.Frontiers in rehabilitation sciencesUltrasound reliably measured head and neck muscle thickness, but fasciae thickness did not change with contraction. While group averages showed symmetry, individual data revealed significant imbalance in how muscles activated, suggesting compensation strategies that standard tests might miss.
• PTOTSLPProtocol2021A Co-creation Centre for Accessible Rehabilitation Technology.Frontiers in rehabilitation sciencesThis paper describes the setup of a new technology-driven rehabilitation centre for stroke survivors and outlines the plan for a small pilot study. It reports no results, so there is currently no evidence here to change clinical practice.
• PTOTSLPOther2022Odour detection in children and young people with profound intellectual and multiple disabilities.Journal of applied research in intellectual disabilities : JARIDChildren and young people with profound intellectual and multiple disabilities behaved differently to odours than to the odourless solvent: they aligned their head to the stick, sniffed, moved toward it, and rejected it more often.