Psychosocial Features of Stuttering for School-Age Children: A Systematic Review
International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders
Johnson, G., Onslow, M., et al. (2023).
International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 58(5), 1829-1845.
<div>This systematic review investigates the effects of non-pharmacological interventions for stuttering on psychosocial outcomes in children, 6 to 12 years old, who stutter.</div>
Australian Government Research Training Program Scholarship
From database inception to August 1, 2021
<div>Published, English-language studies (not further specified)</div>
22
<div>Speech restructuring, cognitive behavior therapy variants, and syllable-timed speech treatment approaches demonstrated improvements in some psychosocial domains (i.e., impact of stuttering, anxiety, speech satisfaction) and found no treatment effects in other domains (i.e., communication attitude) in children who stutter. None of the included studies reported quality of life outcomes. The authors noted a lack of non-English studies. Additional research investigating stuttering treatment is warranted.</div>
