Clinical Characteristics Associated with Stuttering Persistence: A Meta-Analysis
| Title: | Clinical Characteristics Associated with Stuttering Persistence: A Meta-Analysis |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Singer, Cara M. (ORCID |
| Source: | Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research. Sep 2020 63(9):2995-3018. |
| Availability: | American Speech-Language-Hearing Association. 2200 Research Blvd #250, Rockville, MD 20850. Tel: 301-296-5700; Fax: 301-296-8580; e-mail: slhr@asha.org; Web site: http://jslhr.pubs.asha.org |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 24 |
| Publication Date: | 2020 |
| Sponsoring Agency: | National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD) Department of Education (ED) |
| Contract Number: | R21DC016723 H325D140087 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Research |
| Descriptors: | Speech Language Pathology, Stuttering, Individual Characteristics, Age Differences, Gender Differences, Family Characteristics, Incidence, Severity (of Disability), Speech Skills, Language Skills, Personality Traits, Young Children, Foreign Countries, Risk, Symptoms (Individual Disorders) |
| Geographic Terms: | United States, United Kingdom (England), Netherlands, Germany, Australia |
| ISSN: | 1092-4388 1558-9102 |
| Abstract: | Purpose: The purpose of this meta-analytic study was to identify clinical characteristics, defined as child factors that can be assessed by a speech-language pathologist as part of a routine speech-language evaluation that may differentiate children who persist in stuttering from children who eventually recover from stuttering. Clinical characteristics explored included sex, age at onset, family history of stuttering, stuttering frequency and severity, speech-language skills, and temperament. Method: Studies were identified through electronic databases, journals, and reference lists of relevant reports (e.g., research articles). Eligible studies followed young children who stutter (i.e., under 6 years old) for at least 24 months, assessed a potential clinical marker at study entry, and determined talker group classification (i.e., persistent or recovered) at study completion. Sex and family history differences were estimated using risk ratios; all other differences were estimated using Hedges's "g." Heterogeneity and methodological differences among studies were evaluated. Results: Eleven studies (41 reports) met eligibility criteria. Persistent children were older at stuttering onset and exhibited higher frequencies of stuttering-like disfluencies, lower speech sound accuracy, and lower expressive and receptive language skills than recovered children. Males and children with a family history of stuttering were also more likely to persist. Conclusions: Clinical characteristics were identified that are associated with increased risk for stuttering persistence. Future studies have the potential to translate these clinical characteristics into prognostic markers for stuttering persistence risk. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Entry Date: | 2021 |
| Accession Number: | EJ1280485 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| ISSN: | 1092-4388 1558-9102 |
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| Published in: | Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research |
| Language: | English |