Application of the PICO Process to Plan Treatment for a Child With a Co-Occurring Stuttering and Phonological Disorder

EBP Briefs

Koehlinger, K. M., Louko, L., et al. (2014).

EBP Briefs, 8(6), 1-9.

<div>This review investigates the effects of available intervention approaches on stuttering frequency and phonological errors in school-aged children with co-occurring speech and fluency disorders.</div>

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<div>Empirical research designs; narrative designs; survey designs</div>

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<div>Findings demonstrated that phonological disorders (PD) and stuttering disorders (SD) can be treated simultaneously. Based on the included studies, "a specific approach for&nbsp;treating co-occurring PD and SD has not yet been established. For the time being, providers will need to&nbsp;select approaches ... shown to be&nbsp;efficacious within the PD and SD literature, while also&nbsp;closely monitoring their clients' progress" (p. 5).</div>