Department of Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, USA.
Int J Speech Lang Pathol. 2024 Aug;26(4):518-531. doi: 10.1080/17549507.2023.2236813. Epub 2023 Aug 12.
The primary aim of this pilot study was to determine the preliminary effectiveness of an online self-compassion intervention for improving self-compassion and quality of life in adults who stutter. A secondary aim was to determine intervention acceptability and participant satisfaction.
Participants included adults who stutter who completed an online self-compassion module once a week for six consecutive weeks. Pre- and post-intervention measures included the Self-Compassion Scale-Trait and the Overall Assessment of the Speaker's Experience of Stuttering. Participants also completed acceptability questionnaires weekly and post-intervention via quantitative and qualitative reports.
Ten participants completed all six intervention modules, as well as pre- and post-intervention measures. Participants reported increased self-compassion and improved quality of life at post-intervention, as well as high intervention acceptability with regard to delivery format, content, duration, and relevance to stuttering and daily life. Individual variation was also observed across acceptability domains.
The present study provides pilot data supporting the use of online modules to increase self-compassion and decrease the negative impact of stuttering on the quality of life among adults who stutter. Future studies should employ larger sample sizes, compare outcomes to a control group, and determine if gains are maintained over time.
本初步研究的主要目的是确定在线自我同情干预对提高口吃成年人的自我同情和生活质量的初步效果。次要目的是确定干预的可接受性和参与者满意度。
参与者包括完成了六周内每周一次的在线自我同情模块的口吃成年人。干预前后的测量包括特质自我同情量表和口吃者总体评估。参与者还每周和干预后通过定量和定性报告完成了可接受性问卷。
十名参与者完成了所有六个干预模块以及干预前后的测量。参与者报告在干预后自我同情增加和生活质量改善，以及在交付格式、内容、时长以及与口吃和日常生活的相关性方面对干预的高度可接受性。在可接受性领域也观察到个体差异。
本研究提供了支持使用在线模块来提高自我同情并减少口吃对成年人生活质量的负面影响的初步数据。未来的研究应采用更大的样本量，将结果与对照组进行比较，并确定收益是否随着时间的推移而保持。
