Nnamani Amuche, Akabogu Josephine, Otu Mkpoikanke Sunday, Ukoha Evelyn, Uloh-Bethels Annah C, Omile Jacinta Chinwe, Obiezu Maureen Nnenna, Dike Anastasia E, Ike Chioma Vivian, Iyekekpolor Olayinka M
1 Department of Arts Education, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Nigeria.
2 Department of Educational Foundations, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Nigeria.
J Int Med Res. 2019 Jul;47(7):3109-3114. doi: 10.1177/0300060519853387. Epub 2019 Jun 3.
To determine the effectiveness of a cognitive behaviour language therapy (CBLT) programme to reduce speech anxiety among stuttering school adolescents.
This was a group randomized clinical trial that enrolled stuttering school adolescents who had severe speech anxiety. The participants were randomized to either the treatment group or the control group. The Speech Anxiety Thoughts Inventory (SATI) score was recorded before and after a 12-week CBLT programme was delivered in 24 group sessions to the treatment group. The control group did not receive any therapy.
A total of 92 stuttering school adolescents who met the inclusion criteria were randomized to the treatment group ( = 46; 22 males, 24 females; mean ± SD age, 16.36 ± 2.20 years) or the control group ( = 46; 28 males, 18 females; mean ± SD age, 15.45 ± 2.10 years). Results showed that the CBLT intervention significantly reduced speech anxiety among stuttering school adolescents compared with the control group (post-test SATI assessment, mean ± SD 26.52 ± 1.67 versus 89.92 ± 3.17, respectively).
These findings suggest that speech educators and therapists in educational institutions and hospitals should follow the principles of CBLT when treating speech anxiety.
确定认知行为语言疗法(CBLT)方案对减轻口吃青少年言语焦虑的有效性。
这是一项分组随机临床试验,纳入了有严重言语焦虑的口吃青少年。参与者被随机分为治疗组或对照组。在治疗组进行为期12周、共24节小组课程的CBLT方案前后,记录言语焦虑思维量表(SATI)得分。对照组未接受任何治疗。
共有92名符合纳入标准的口吃青少年被随机分为治疗组(n = 46;男性22名,女性24名;平均±标准差年龄,16.36 ± 2.20岁)或对照组(n = 46;男性28名,女性18名;平均±标准差年龄,15.45 ± 2.10岁)。结果显示,与对照组相比,CBLT干预显著降低了口吃青少年的言语焦虑(测试后SATI评估,平均±标准差分别为26.52 ± 1.67和89.92 ± 3.17)。
这些发现表明,教育机构和医院的言语教育工作者和治疗师在治疗言语焦虑时应遵循CBLT的原则。