Abstract
Purpose: The current study aimed to benchmark clinical outcomes for preschool-aged clients (2;0–5;11 years old) that attended a student-led clinic and undertook the Lidcombe Program. Method: A case file audit was undertaken for all preschool clients who attended the clinic between February 2008 and February 2013 and commenced the Lidcombe Program. Clients were grouped according to Stage 1 completion. A mixed ANOVA was used to test for differences between the groups in initial and final percentage syllables stuttered (%SS). Associations between case variable factors and treatment duration were investigated using Pearson correlations. Result: Clients who completed Stage 1 had final %SS and severity rating (SR) scores comparable to the literature; however, the median Stage 1 duration was greater. Over half of the clients (57%) withdrew prior to completing Stage 1. These clients had a significantly higher %SS at final treatment session than their completing peers. Initial %SS and SR scores were the only case variables associated with treatment duration. Conclusion: Students can achieve the same short-term treatment outcomes for children who stutter using the Lidcombe Program as the current published literature; however, treatment duration is greater and may impact completion. Implications of this for clinical education are discussed.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 165-173 |
Number of pages | 9 |
Journal | International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology |
Volume | 19 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2017 |
Keywords
- Lidcombe Program
- pre-school
- student-led clinic
- Stuttering
- treatment outcome