Speech / Language Therapy Treatment Report

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What is Speech / Language Therapy?

An example of Speech / Language Therapy

Speech pathology, also termed speech-language pathology and speech & language therapy (SLT, mainly in the UK) is the study of disorders that affect a person's speech, language, voice disorders and swallowing disorders.

Reported Purpose & Perceived Effectiveness

Reasons and Perceived effectiveness
Perceived Effectiveness
Purpose # of patients # of patients with evaluations
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
ASD (Autism Spectrum Disorder) 41 4 Efficacy_moderate
Voice changes 11 4 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate
Slurred speech 10 3 Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight
Swallowing difficulty (dysphagia) 9 5 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate
Soft voice 8 3 Efficacy_major
Improve swallowing 7 1 Efficacy_cant_tell

See all 86 patients currently going to Speech / Language Therapy

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 0
Moderate
 0
Mild
 1
None
 31

Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with Speech / Language Therapy

Hospitalization 2
Sore throat (Pharyngitis) 1
Social stigma 1
Hospitalization 1

Reported Schedules

Frequently reported dosages based on patients currently going to Speech / Language Therapy. See all 38 dosages ►

  weekly 1 hr monthly 1 hr weekly 2 hr weekly 1 hr daily 45 min weekly 60 min weekly 90 min weekly 120 min weekly 240 min weekly
  3 Number of Patients: 3 4 Number of Patients: 4 4 Number of Patients: 4 7 Number of Patients: 7 5 Number of Patients: 5 5 Number of Patients: 5 11 Number of Patients: 11 7 Number of Patients: 7 7 Number of Patients: 7 4 Number of Patients: 4  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Going to Speech / Language Therapy (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Course of treatment ended 44   Course of treatment ended: 79%
Other 9   Other: 16%
Did not seem to work 6   Did not seem to work: 11%
Expense 3   Expense: 5%
Doctor's advice 3   Doctor's advice: 5%
Side effects too severe 1   Side effects too severe: 2%
Change in health plan coverage 1   Change in health plan coverage: 2%

See all 54 patients who’ve stopped going to Speech / Language Therapy

Reported Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Going to Speech / Language Therapy

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
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Stopped Going to Speech / Language Therapy

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more

Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Speech / Language Therapy

Always
 12 38%
Usually
 15 47%
Sometimes
 3 9%
Never
 2 6%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Speech / Language Therapy

Very
 3 9%
Somewhat
 6 19%
A little
 12 38%
Not at all
 11 34%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Speech / Language Therapy

$200+
 6 30%
$100-199
 2 10%
$50-99
 0 0%
$25-49
 0 0%
< $25
 12 60%

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11 patient evaluations for Speech / Language Therapy

Purpose: Voice changes (Started Nov 05, 2007)
Date Dosage Perceived effectiveness Side Effects Adherence Burden
Jan 19, 2013 0.3 hr Daily Led_efficacy_3Led_efficacy_3Led_efficacy_3Led_defaultModerate NoneNoneNoneNoneNone UsuallyUsuallyUsuallyUsuallyUsually A littleA littleA littleA littleA little
Jun 11, 2010 0.3 hr Daily Led_efficacy_3Led_efficacy_3Led_efficacy_3Led_defaultModerate NoneNoneNoneNoneNone SometimesSometimesSometimesSometimesSometimes Not at allNot at allNot at allNot at allNot at all
Dec 04, 2008 0.3 hr Daily Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Major NoneNoneNoneNoneNone SometimesSometimesSometimesSometimesSometimes VeryVeryVeryVeryVery
Date
Dec 04, 2008
Advice & Tips
The vocal exercises really work which keeps me doing it, even though infrequently
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Purposes: Support social interaction, To improve/ maintain loudness, clarity and quality of speech, and To improve/maintain loudness, clarity and quality of speech (Started Jun 01, 2005)
Date Dosage Support social interaction Perceived effectiveness To improve/ maintain loudness, clarity and quality of speech Perceived effectiveness To improve/maintain loudness, clarity and quality of speech Perceived effectiveness Side Effects Adherence Burden
Mar 07, 2012 240 min Weekly Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4 Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4 NoneNoneNoneNone UsuallyUsuallyUsuallyUsually Not at allNot at allNot at allNot at all
Jun 28, 2010 240 min Weekly Led_efficacy_3Led_efficacy_3Led_efficacy_3Led_default Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4 NoneNoneNoneNone AlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlways A littleA littleA littleA little
Feb 09, 2010 160 min Weekly Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4 Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4 NoneNoneNoneNone AlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlways A littleA littleA littleA little
Date
Mar 07, 2012
Advice & Tips
very cost-effective speech therapy
Cost
< $25 monthly
Date
Jun 28, 2010
Advice & Tips
I would advise anyone with speech difficulty to form a Communication Circle as described in my blog http://livingwithmsa.com/. The unexpected positive benefit was that I stopped drooling.
Cost
$25-49 monthly
Date
Feb 09, 2010
Advice & Tips
This approach is called a Communication Circle by my speech therapist. I have a number of friends who volunteered to come to my place and coach me through speech exercises provided by my therapist, who also trained the volunteers. They tell me about the positive impact on their lives - I know how positive it is for me!
Cost
$25-49 monthly
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Purpose: Diagnosis of ALS (Started Dec 01, 2008)
Date Dosage Perceived effectiveness Side Effects Adherence Burden
Apr 01, 2011 30 min Weekly Led_efficacy_3Led_efficacy_3Led_efficacy_3Led_defaultModerate NoneNoneNoneNoneNone NeverNeverNeverNeverNever Not at allNot at allNot at allNot at allNot at all
Date
Apr 01, 2011
Advice & Tips
I believe this treatment and exercises for my mouth and tongue help me from losing my voice, the treatments where once a week for almost 2 years but my primary doctor stopped my treatments after heavy slurring of my voice.
Cost
< $25 monthly
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