Purpose:The attitude of mothers of children who stutter is believed to be crucial in the management of therapy process. Therefore, this study aimed at the description of resilience, perceived social support and trait anxiety levels of mothers of children with stuttering, as well as at the exploration of the relationship between them. Methods:The study sample consisted of 33 mothers of children with stuttering aged 6-12 years. The data were gathered using the following instruments: Mother Resilience Scale, Revised Parental Social Support Scale, State-trait Anxiety Inventory, Stuttering Severity Instrument-4, and a personal information form. Results: Resilience of mothers of children who stutter was high, whereas perceived social support and trait anxiety levels of the participants were lower. Mother's increased level of perceived social support resulted in increased resilience level and decreased trait anxiety level. The trait anxiety levels of mothers with a college degree were significantly lower than those of mothers with other education levels. No statistically significant correlation was observed between stuttering severity and the levels of resilience, perceived social support and trait anxiety. Conclusion: Although mothers of stuttering children present the required skills to cope with the situation, it is believed that they need more social support. Consequently, offering professional support to mothers in the course of stuttering management and referring them to appropriate intervention programs are emphasized.

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This research aims to describe the grammatical development of Turkish-speaking children with cochlear implants (CI) using the Turkish adaptation of the Language Assessment and Remediation Profile (LARSP). The study was conducted on a total of 15 children with CIs aged 43-87 months with 22-45 months of hearing age. A total of 750 utterances were elicited from the CI group's recorded speech samples and analysed using the methodology of Turkish-Language Assessment and Remediation Profile (TR-LARSP). A cross-sectional descriptive model is used in the study. The results show that there is a significant difference in the acquisition of grammatical structures in children with CIs as compared to typically developing (TD) age-matched children in Turkish. In conclusion, this study suggests that after the implantation of these children, the speech therapist should consider the acquisition time of morpho-syntactical structures before making a language-based therapy plan.

Amaç: Bu çalışmada, YouTubeTM platformunda yer alan Türkçe kaynaklı kekemelik ile ilgili videoların içerik ve kalitesini değerlendirmek amaçlanmıştır. Gereç ve Yöntem: “Kekemelik”, “kekemelik tedavisi” ve “kekemelik terapisi” anahtar sözcükleri kullanılarak YouTubeTM araması yapılmıştır. Yapılan ön elemenin ardından180 video analiz edilmiştir. Videolar, kekemelik hakkında bilgi verenler ve videoların hitap ettiği popülasyona göre gruplandırılmıştır. Videoların analizinde modifiye DISCERN, Global Quality Scale (GQS), Journal of American Medical Association Benchmark Criteria (JAMAS), Video Power Index (VPI) ve modifiye Patient Education Materials Tool (PEMAT) kullanılmıştır. Bulgular: Dil ve Konuşma Terapistleri tarafından yüklenen videoların eğitsel değer, video kalitesi, bilgi güvenirliği, işitsel-görsel kalite açısından daha iyi olduğu ancak popülaritesinin düşük olduğu tespit edilmiştir. Sonuç: Bu çalışmanın sonuçlarından yola çıkarak, bireylerin medya kullanımına yönelik okullarda bilgilendirilmesinin, sağlık alanında doğru bilgiye ulaşma yolları hakkında eğitim verilmesinin kekemelik hakkında doğru bilgiye ulaşmada katkı sağlayacağı düşünülmüştür.

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