Background: This study is part of a programme of research aiming to develop a quantitative
measure of quality of life for children with communication needs. It builds on the preliminary …

Background: The true impact of speech and language difficulties (SaLD) on children's lives
and the effectiveness of intervention is unknown. Within other fields of paediatric healthcare …

Background Children's and adolescent's speech and language difficulties (SaLD) can affect
various domains of quality of life (QoL), and speech and language therapy interventions are …

When a child is diagnosed as having a language disorder, parents may ask the speech-
language pathologist questions such as" How might this language disorder affect my child's …

A review of the literature has been undertaken to examine health-related quality-of-life
(HRQoL) of children and adolescents with speech and language difficulties (SaLD), with a …

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the health-related quality of life (HRQoL) of adolescents with a
diagnosis of specific language impairment (SLI). METHODS: A clinical sample of 67 subjects …

Background This study aimed to evaluate the feasibility and reliability of the Pediatric Quality
of Life Inventory™ 4.0 Generic Core Scales (PedsQL™) for use by children with severe …

This study describes the experience of childhood speech impairment (speech sound
disorder) from the perspective of two young men and their mothers. Semi-structured …

Objectives To assess the health-related quality of life (HRQOL) of children with specific
language impairment (SLI). Study Design In a prospective sample at a Learning Disabilities …

Purpose Children with speech and language disorders are at risk in relation to
psychological and social well-being. The aim of this study was to understand the …