Farhan Alshammari, Mukhtar Ansari, Kashif Ullah Khan, Dinesh Neupane, Arshad Hussain, Sirajudheen Anwar, Bushra Alshammari, Awatif Alrasheeday, Shazia Jamshed, Binaya Sapkota, Abdur Rasheed
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PloS one
background thought approximately 6 children speech language difficulties majority significant developmental difficulties whilst childrens difficulties resolve children whose difficulties persist primary school may longterm problems concerning literacy socialisation behaviour school attainment objectives examine effectiveness speech language interventions children primary speech language delaydisorder search methods following databases searched cochrane controlled trials register cochrane library central 20023 cinahl 1982 july 2002 embase 1980 sept week 4 2002 eric 1965 2002 medline 1966 sept week 3 2002 psycinfo 1872 200210 week 2 national research register 20023 addition references taken reviews literature reference lists articles selection criteria review considered randomised controlled trials speech language therapy interventions children adolescents primary speech language delaydisorder data collection analysis titles abstracts identified assessed relevance full text version obtained potentially relevant articles data categorised depending nature control group considered terms effects intervention expressive receptive phonology syntax vocabulary outcomes used analysis dependent focus study primary effects therapy considered review main results results twentyfive studies used metaanalysis results suggest speech language therapy effective children phonological smd044 95ci 001086 vocabulary difficulties smd089 95ci 021156 less evidence interventions effective children receptive difficulties smd004 95ci 064056 mixed findings found concerning effectiveness expressive syntax interventions n233 smd102 95ci 004201 significant differences shown clinician administered intervention intervention implemented trained parents studies show difference effects group individual interventions smd001 95ci 026117 use normal language peers therapy shown positive effect therapy outcome smd229 95ci 111348 authors conclusions review shows overall positive effect speech language therapy interventions children expressive phonological expressive vocabulary difficulties evidence expressive syntax difficulties mixed need research investigate intervention receptive language difficulties large degree heterogeneity results sources need investigated