An Enigma: Outcome Measurement in Speech and Language Therapy

1999 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 57-58 ◽  
Author(s):  
Leonard L. Lapointe
Keyword(s):  
Outcome Measurement ◽  
Speech And Language ◽  
Language Therapy ◽  
Speech And Language Therapy

Outcome measurement using naturalistic language samples: A feasibility pilot study using language transcription software and speech and language therapy assistants

2014 ◽  
Vol 30 (2) ◽  
pp. 221-229 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sarah Overton ◽  
Yvonne Wren
Keyword(s):  
Pilot Study ◽  
Language Impairment ◽  
Language Skills ◽  
Outcome Measurement ◽  
Initial Training ◽  
Speech And Language ◽  
Language Therapy ◽  
Speech And Language Therapy ◽  
Language Analysis ◽  
Language Sampling

The ultimate aim of intervention for children with language impairment is an improvement in their functional language skills. Baseline and outcome measurement of this is often problematic however and practitioners commonly resort to using formal assessments that may not adequately reflect the child’s competence. Language sampling, transcription and analysis provide a more thorough and realistic picture of a child’s abilities but are time consuming and usually considered unfeasible in the typical clinic setting. This article reports on a pilot study in which a speech and language therapy assistant (SLTA) carried out language transcription using language analysis software. Following a brief initial training period, the SLTA carried out transcriptions on 17 language samples at two time periods. Reliability between a speech and language therapist and the assistant’s transcriptions were calculated and were found to be acceptable for the majority of measures taken. The use of software by assistants is proposed as a viable alternative for outcome measurement of naturalistic language skills.

scholarly journals Outcome measurement in speech and language therapy: a digital journey

2020 ◽  
Vol 27 (1) ◽  
pp. e100085
Author(s):  
Kathryn Moyse ◽  
Pamela Enderby ◽  
Katie Chadd ◽  
Kamini Gadhok ◽  
Mark Bedwell ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Outcome Measurement ◽  
Therapeutic Interventions ◽  
Speech And Language ◽  
Contributing Factors ◽  
Language Therapy ◽  
Digital Tool ◽  
Data Set ◽  
Speech And Language Therapy ◽  
Therapy Interventions ◽  
The Impact

BackgroundEvidencing the impact of speech and language therapy interventions is challenging. The UK’s professional body for speech and language therapists (SLTs) is supporting a consistent approach to outcome measurement and analysis using Therapy Outcome Measures (TOMs).ObjectiveTo develop a digital solution for collecting TOMs data, evaluate the impact of therapeutic interventions and explore contributing factors to outcome variation across clinical areas.MethodAgile methodology was applied to software development. Organisations were recruited to provide data. Criteria were identified to exemplify outcome variability.ResultsA digital tool was developed. 21 organisations provided data on 16 356 individuals. Improvement in at least one domain of TOMs occurred in 77.1% of instances. Data for two clinical areas exemplify the tool’s effectiveness in highlighting the impact of speech and language therapy.ConclusionThis established outcomes data set can be used to evaluate the impact of speech and language therapy, and explore variation in outcomes.

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