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- Title
Current Methods of Evaluating Speech- Language Outcomes for Preschoolers With Communication Disorders: A Scoping Review Using the ICF-CY.
- Authors
Cunningham, Barbara Jane; Washington, Karla N.; Binns, Amanda; Rolfe, Katelyn; Robertson, Bernadette; Rosenbaum, Peter
- Abstract
Purpose: The purpose of this scoping review was to identify current measures used to evaluate speech-language outcomes for preschoolers with communication disorders within the framework of the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health-Children and Youth Version (ICF-CY; World Health Organization, 2007). Method: The review involved 5 phases outlined by Arksey and O'Malley (2005) and further developed by Levac, Colquhoun, and O'Brien (2010): (a) articulating the research question; (b) identifying relevant studies; (c) selecting studies; (d) charting the data; and (e) collating, summarizing, and reporting the results. The ICF-CY was used to frame the measures included. Results: A total of 214 relevant peer-reviewed publications were included in the review. Most publications used measures to evaluate changes in outcomes for Activities (65%), followed by measures evaluating changes in Body Functions (20%), and finally measures evaluating changes at the level of Participation (15%). There has been a slight increase in the evaluation of Participation-based outcomes in the past 4 years (2012-2015). Conclusion: The review revealed a dearth of measures in the pediatric speech-language literature that address Participationbased outcomes. The authors strongly advocate for the use of Participation-based outcome measures to detect meaningful change in the lives of children and families.
- Subjects
SPEECH disorders in children; PRESCHOOL children; INTERNATIONAL Classification of Functioning, Disability &; Health; PARTICIPATION; COMMUNICATIVE competence in children; SPEECH therapy for children; BIOPSYCHOSOCIAL model; AMERICAN Speech-Language-Hearing Association; CEREBROVASCULAR disease; CINAHL database; COMMUNICATIVE disorders; CONFIDENCE intervals; ERIC (Information retrieval system); MEDICAL information storage &; retrieval systems; PSYCHOLOGY information storage &; retrieval systems; MEDLINE; RESEARCH funding; SPEECH evaluation; STATISTICS; SYSTEMATIC reviews; THEMATIC analysis
- Publication
Journal of Speech, Language & Hearing Research, 2017, Vol 60, Issue 2, p447
- ISSN
1092-4388
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1044/2016_JSLHR-L-15-0329