TY - JOUR
T1 - The Complexity of Stuttering Behavior in Adults and Adolescents: Relationship to Age, Severity, Mental Health, Impact of Stuttering, and Behavioral Treatment Outcome
AU - O’brian, Sue
AU - Jones, Mark
AU - Packman, Ann
AU - Onslow, Mark
AU - Menzies, Ross
AU - Lowe, Robyn
AU - Cream, Angela
AU - Hearne, Anna
AU - Hewat, Sally
AU - Harrison, Elisabeth
AU - Block, Susan
AU - Briem, Anne
N1 - Funding Information:
This research was supported in part by National Health and Medical Research Council Program Grants 633007, 1132370, and 402763. The authors would like to acknowledge the families who participated in this study. The authors would also like to acknowledge Damien Liu-Brennan for his scientific copyediting contribution to this publication.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2022 American Speech-Language-Hearing Association.
PY - 2022/7
Y1 - 2022/7
N2 - Purpose: This study investigated the complexity of stuttering behavior. It described and classified the complexity of stuttering behavior in relation to age, behavioral treatment outcomes, stuttering severity, anxiety-related mental health, impact of stuttering, and gender. Method: For this study, a taxonomy was developed—LBDL-C7—which was based on the Lidcombe Behavioral Data Language of stuttering. It was used by five experienced judges to analyze the complexity of stuttering behavior for 84 adults and adolescents before and after speech restructuring treatment. Data were 3,100 stuttering moments, which were analyzed with nominal logistic regression. Results: The complexity of stuttering behavior appears not to change as a result of treatment, but it does appear to change with advancing age. Complexity of stuttering behavior was found to be independently associated with clinician stuttering severity scores but not with percentage of syllables stuttered or self-reported stuttering severity. Complexity of stuttering behavior was not associated with gender, anxiety, or impact of stuttering. Conclusion: Clinical and research applications of these findings are discussed.
AB - Purpose: This study investigated the complexity of stuttering behavior. It described and classified the complexity of stuttering behavior in relation to age, behavioral treatment outcomes, stuttering severity, anxiety-related mental health, impact of stuttering, and gender. Method: For this study, a taxonomy was developed—LBDL-C7—which was based on the Lidcombe Behavioral Data Language of stuttering. It was used by five experienced judges to analyze the complexity of stuttering behavior for 84 adults and adolescents before and after speech restructuring treatment. Data were 3,100 stuttering moments, which were analyzed with nominal logistic regression. Results: The complexity of stuttering behavior appears not to change as a result of treatment, but it does appear to change with advancing age. Complexity of stuttering behavior was found to be independently associated with clinician stuttering severity scores but not with percentage of syllables stuttered or self-reported stuttering severity. Complexity of stuttering behavior was not associated with gender, anxiety, or impact of stuttering. Conclusion: Clinical and research applications of these findings are discussed.
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U2 - 10.1044/2022_JSLHR-21-00452
DO - 10.1044/2022_JSLHR-21-00452
M3 - Article
C2 - 35737907
AN - SCOPUS:85134528964
SN - 1092-4388
VL - 65
SP - 2446
EP - 2458
JO - Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research
JF - Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research
IS - 7
ER -
