Parent–child interaction therapy in the treatment of children who stutter: a single-subject longitudinal study

Background The study aimed to investigate the efficacy of the indirect home-based program, including parent–child interaction therapy (PCIT), in reducing the severity and degree of stuttering in young children to be used as a treatment program for young children who stutter. Methods A longitudinal m...

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Published in:The Egyptian journal of otolaryngology Vol. 40; no. 1; pp. 156 - 8
Main Authors: Belal, Manar, Amer, Ayman, Abou-Elsaad, Tamer
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Berlin/Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 01.12.2024
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Subjects:
Anxiety
Behavior
Care and treatment
Children
Children & youth
Communication
Communicative disorders in children
Confidence
Dysfluency disorders
Families & family life
Health aspects
Indirect therapy
Language
Longitudinal studies
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Original Article
Parents & parenting
PCIT
Preschool children
Preschool education
Speaking
Speech
Stuttering
Stuttering in young children
Surgery
Training
Canada
Indirect therapy
PCIT
Dysfluency disorders
Stuttering in young children
ISSN:2090-8539, 1012-5574, 2090-8539
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Summary:Background The study aimed to investigate the efficacy of the indirect home-based program, including parent–child interaction therapy (PCIT), in reducing the severity and degree of stuttering in young children to be used as a treatment program for young children who stutter. Methods A longitudinal multiple single-subject study was conducted on 16 Arabic-speaking Egyptian children aged 4–7 years who stutter. All parents and children were evaluated during the first clinic visit to assess stuttering and to start the clinic-based therapy. After six weeks, a follow-up was done. After three months of the home-based therapy program, a re-assessment of the degree and severity of stuttering was done using the Bloodstein classification of stuttering severity and Stuttering Severity Instrument-3 (SSI3). Results Mean SSI3 pre-therapy was 17.5 and decreased to 11 post-therapy. Before therapy, most cases were moderate stuttering 68.8%, 25% were mild, and 6.3% were severe; after treatment, most cases became mild stuttering (75%), 12.5% became very mild, and 12.5% became moderate stuttering according to SSI3 scores, also mean Bloodstein pre-therapy was II and decreased to I post-therapy. Conclusion An indirect home-based program, including PCIT, efficiently reduces the severity and degree of stuttering in young children and justifies its use as a treatment program for children who stutter.
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ISSN:2090-8539
1012-5574
2090-8539
DOI:10.1186/s43163-024-00718-x