EBP Compendium: Summary of Systematic Review
Methods of Speech Therapy Treatment for Stable Dysarthria: A Review
Palmer, R., & Enderby, P.
(2007).
Advances in Speech Language Pathology, 9(2), 140-153.
Indicators of Review Quality:
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The review addresses a clearly focused question
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Criteria for inclusion of studies are provided
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Search strategy is described in sufficient detail for replication
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Included studies are assessed for study quality
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Quality assessments are reproducible
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Description: This is a review of primary research studies investigating the effectiveness of dysarthria interventions in individuals with stable dysarthria diagnoses (e.g., stroke, traumatic brain injury, cerebral palsy).
Question(s) Addressed:
What speech therapy methods for treatment of stable dysarthria have been described or evaluated?
Population: Primarily adults with stroke, traumatic brain injury, or cerebral palsy.
Intervention/Assessment: Not specified
Number of Studies Included: 23
Years Included: 1966 to March 2006
Findings:
Conclusions:
- Treatment
- Speech
- General Findings
- No conclusions could be made regarding the efficacy of speech and language treatments due to the small number of participants studied and heterogeneity of techniques described.
- The majority of studies included treatments aimed at improving communication and intelligibility in individuals with dysarthria linked to stroke, cerebral palsy and traumatic brain injury. Interventions included: direct techniques targeting rate, articulation and prosody, instrumental treatments providing visual feedback, and oral motor treatments.
Keywords: Dysarthria, Cerebral Palsy, Brain Injury, Stroke
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Added to Compendium: February 2012