فهرست مطالب atefeh moazeni

Recent studies suggest that treatment should be begun immediately in children who have recently started to stutter. The purpose of this study was to design a telehealth application for parents of young children who stutter. It is an evidence-based treatment that can be administered from an early age compared to the current “wait and see” approaches.

This research involved a qualitative content analysis. At first, a comprehensive review was performed on different well-established therapeutic programs, and their main therapeutic components were extracted via several sessions held by our focused group. Subsequently, six independent stuttering experts and five parents of stutter children were asked to rate the program’s items regarding its content and face validities by a 5-point Likert questionnaire. Finally, the entire program was used to form an easy to use, family-friendly software.

Seven therapeutic principles and five common factors were extracted from all available well-established stuttering treatment programs. They were designed in an easy to use software program. The final telehealth program was found to have a high face and content validities.

This program might be used in future clinical practice for stuttering children under the age Four. However, its efficacy has yet to be examined.

Occasionally, the speech abilities of individuals are impaired for known or unknown reasons and stuttering is one of these deficiencies. There are particular emotional, behavioral, and cognitive characteristics in stutters’ speech and manner that are specifically related to feelings, behaviors, and attitudes associated with the process of communication. The purpose of this study is to determine the relationship between cognitive, emotional, and behavioral reactions to the stuttering and the quality of life experienced by individuals who suffer from stuttering. Therefore, through a descriptive correlative research, 50 individuals diagnosed with stuttering were selected through convenience sampling method from clients population referred to Speech Therapy Clinic in Esfahan and evaluated for their experience of stuttering (the Overall Assessment of the Speaker's Experience of Stuttering Questionnaire (OASES-A). Data analysis by correlation matrix and multiple regressions determined that there is a negative and significant correlation between cognitive, emotional and behavioral responses to stuttering and the severity of impact of stuttering on individual's life experience. Furthermore, cognitive, emotional and behavioral reactions can predict the severity of stuttering effect on the quality of life experienced by individuals who suffer from stuttering. Hence, timely intervention by appropriate professionals seems necessary.