ERIC Number: EJ1280904
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2021
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Predictors of Lidcombe Program Treatment Dropout and Outcome for Early Stuttering
Park, Veronica; Onslow, Mark; Lowe, Robyn; Jones, Mark; O'Brian, Sue; Packman, Ann; Menzies, Ross; Block, Susan; Wilson, Linda; Harrison, Elisabeth; Hewat, Sally
International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, v56 n1 p102-115 Jan-Feb 2021
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.
Descriptors: Stuttering, Intervention, Outcomes of Treatment, Language Skills, Personality Traits, Correlation, Dropouts, Persistence, Parents, Predictor Variables, Children, Behavior Modification, Parent Role
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Language: English
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