Behavioural Interventions to Treat Drooling in Children With Neurodisability: A Systematic Review
Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology
McInerney, M. S., Reddihough, D. S., et al. (2019).
Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology, 61(1), 39-48.
This systematic review investigates the available behavioral interventions to reduce drooling in children with neurodisability (e.g., cerebral palsy, intellectual disability, developmental delays).
Centre of Research Excellence in Cerebral Palsy, National Health and Medical Research Council (Australia)
Up to June 2, 2017
Randomized controlled trials; clinical controlled trials; single case experimental design studies
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Findings reported behavioral interventions to have a positive effect on reducing drooling and drooling-related behavior (e.g., drooling frequency or severity) and reported no adverse effects of the interventions. All included studies used a combination of at least two of the following behavioral intervention methods:<ul> <li>reinforcement;</li> <li>prompting or cueing; and/or</li> <li>token economy reinforcement.</li></ul>
