Predictors of Lidcombe Program Treatment Dropout and Outcome for Early Stuttering

Autor/inn/en	Park, Veronica; Onslow, Mark; Lowe, Robyn; Jones, Mark; O'Brian, Sue; Packman, Ann; Menzies, Ross; Block, Susan; Wilson, Linda; Harrison, Elisabeth; Hewat, Sally
Titel	Predictors of Lidcombe Program Treatment Dropout and Outcome for Early Stuttering
Quelle	In: International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 56 (2021) 1, S.102-115 (14 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Onslow, Mark) ORCID (Hewat, Sally)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1368-2822
DOI	10.1111/1460-6984.12586
Schlagwörter	Stuttering; Intervention; Outcomes of Treatment; Language Skills; Personality Traits; Correlation; Dropouts; Persistence; Parents; Predictor Variables; Children; Behavior Modification; Parent Role + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Stammer; Stottern; Language skill; Sprachkompetenz; Individual characteristics; Personality characteristic; Persönlichkeitsmerkmal; Korrelation; Drop-out; Drop-outs; Dropout; Early leavers; Schulversagen; Ausdauer; Eltern; Prädiktor; Child; Kind; Kinder; Behaviour modification; Verhaltensänderung; Parental role; Elternrolle
Abstract	Background: Information is available about what predicts Lidcombe Program treatment time, but nothing is known about what predicts treatment prognosis. Aims: To investigate the predictors of treatment dropout and treatment outcome for children who were treated for early stuttering with the Lidcombe Program (N = 277). Methods & Procedures: A total of 32 variables were used as predictors in regression analyses of short- and medium-term Lidcombe Program outcome, and of treatment dropout. Outcomes & Results: Regression analyses associated children who have better language skills and easy temperament with better treatment outcome, although only a small portion of the variance of treatment outcome was accounted for by these variables. There was an association between treatment dropout and parental scores on a personality screening tool relating to their impulsivity. Conclusions & Implications: Variables identified as predictors of Lidcombe Program treatment outcome were statistically significant, but not clinically significant. They did not account for a clinically substantive portion of treatment outcomes. Findings about parental impulsivity and their relationship with intervention drop-out require replication with prospective methods and comprehensive assessment of parent psychological status. This is particularly important because parents are involved in conducting all early interventions. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01