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'Sometimes I Feel Sad': A Qualitative Study on Children's Perceptions with Cleft Palate Speech and Language Therapy
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Alighieri, Cassandra; Bettens, Kim; Verbeke, Jolien; Van Lierde, Kristiane – International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 2023
Background: Evidence-based speech therapy involves the integration of (1) the scientific evidence for therapy with (2) the perspectives of clinicians concerning therapy and (3) the perspectives of patients about therapy. The cleft literature has already paid attention to the first two cornerstones of evidence-based speech therapy. Much less is…
Descriptors: Childrens Attitudes, Congenital Impairments, Speech Therapy, Foreign Countries
One Size Doesn't Fit All: A Pilot Study toward Performance-Specific Speech Intervention in Children with a Cleft (Lip and) Palate
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Alighieri, Cassandra; Bettens, Kim; Bruneel, Laura; Perry, Jamie; Hens, Greet; Van Lierde, Kristiane – Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 2022
Purpose: Speech-language pathologists usually apply a "one size fits all" approach to eliminate compensatory cleft speech characteristics (CSCs). It is necessary to investigate what intervention works best for a particular patient. This pilot study compared the effectiveness of two therapy approaches (a motorphonetic approach and a…
Descriptors: Speech Language Pathology, Speech Therapy, Intervention, Congenital Impairments
How Acceptable Is the Use of Linguistic-Phonological Intervention in Children with Cleft Palate? A Qualitative Study in Speech Therapists
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Alighieri, Cassandra; Bettens, Kim; Hens, Greet; D'haeseleer, Evelien; Lierde, Kristiane Van – International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 2023
Background & Aims: Even though evidence for the use of linguistic-phonological intervention approaches in children with a cleft (lip and) palate (CP±L) is still limited, these approaches are being used by speech-language pathologists (SLPs) to treat active or compensatory cleft speech disorders in clinical practice. It is, however, unknown to…
Descriptors: Accuracy, Phonology, Intervention, Speech Language Pathology
Effectiveness of Speech Intervention in Patients with a Cleft Palate: Comparison of Motor-Phonetic versus Linguistic-Phonological Speech Approaches
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Alighieri, Cassandra; Bettens, Kim; Bruneel, Laura; D'haeseleer, Evelien; Van Gaever, Ellen; Van Lierde, Kristiane – Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 2020
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to compare the effect of two different speech therapy approaches, a traditional motor-phonetic approach and a linguistic-phonological approach, on the speech and health-related quality of life in Dutch-speaking children with a cleft palate with or without a cleft lip (CP ± L) between 4 and 12 years old.…
Descriptors: Outcomes of Treatment, Speech Therapy, Congenital Impairments, Patients
Is High-Intensity Speech Intervention Better? A Comparison of High-Intensity Intervention versus Low-Intensity Intervention in Children with a Cleft Palate
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Alighieri, Cassandra; Van Lierde, Kristiane; De Caesemaeker, Anne-Sophie; Demuynck, Kris; Bruneel, Laura; D'haeseleer, Evelien; Bettens, Kim – Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 2021
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to compare the effect of speech intervention provided with a low intensity with speech intervention provided with a high intensity on the speech and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in Dutch-speaking children with a cleft palate with or without a cleft lip (CP ± L) between 4 and 12 years. Method: A…
Descriptors: Congenital Impairments, Longitudinal Studies, Speech Therapy, Speech Impairments