The Quality of Life of Young Adults With Histories of Specific Language Impairment

Records, Nancy L.; Tomblin, J. Bruce; Freese, Paula R.

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“…Records, Tomblin, and Freese (1992) reported that young adults with SLI had significantly lower income levels than controls without such history. Under the assumption that the children diagnosed in this study have the same liabilities, we must conclude that due to the sizable prevalence rate of SLI and its associated morbidity, there is a considerable aggregate cost to the quality of life of our nation's children and to the economic productivity of its citizens.…”

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Prevalence of Specific Language Impairment in Kindergarten Children

Tomblin

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Buckwalter

et al. 1997

J Speech Lang Hear Res

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This epidemiologic study estimated the prevalence of specific language impairment (SLI) in monolingual English-speaking kindergarten children. From a stratified cluster sample in rural, urban, and suburban areas in the upper midwest, 7,218 children were screened. The language screening failure rate was 26.2%. Children who failed the screening and a similar number of controls were then administered a diagnostic battery (n = 2,084) that provided for a diagnosis of SLI using common diagnostic standards. Results provided an estimated overall prevalence rate of 7.4%. The prevalence estimate for boys was 8% and for girls 6%. Variation in prevalence was found among children of different racial/cultural backgrounds; however, these background variables were found to be correlated with parental education, which was also associated with SLI. The parents of 29% of the children identified as SLI reported they had previously been informed that their child had a speech or language problem.The prevalence estimates obtained fell within recent estimates for SLI, but demonstrated that this condition is more prevalent among females than has been previously reported. Also, the clinical identification of these children remains low among kindergarteners.

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Prevalence of Specific Language Impairment in Kindergarten Children

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et al. 1997

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“…One study reported significant differences compared to peers in some aspects of HRQoL, such as speech, mental functioning, usual activities, and distress . In contrast, and Records, Tomblin, and Freese (1992) reported no differences in HRQoL between adults with and without histories of SLI, despite evidence in both studies of participants' continued language impairment in adulthood. Observed differences may stem from variations across participant groups; for example, most adults in the study by Arkkila and colleagues had severe language disorders as children, whereas in other studies level of severity was not reported.…”

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“…One study has reported significant differences compared to peers, in some aspects of HRQoL particularly for speech, mental functioning, usual activities, and distress (Arkilla, Räsänen, Roine, Sintonen, & Vilkman, 2008a). In contrast, and Records, Tomblin, and Freese (1992) reported no differences in HRQoL between adults aged 17-25 years with (n = 29) and without (n = 29) 31 histories of SLI, despite evidence in both studies of continued language impairment in adulthood. There has also been considerable research examining the HRQoL of people who have had laryngectomies.…”

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“…This may be due to the relatively older age of participants (12-16 years). Studies have demonstrated the increasing importance of life circumstances, aside from communication ability, in determining perceptions of well-being for adults with histories of SaLD Records et al, 1992). Other studies revealed diverse ways in which SaLD may be related to social domains of HRQoL.…”

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Contribution of speech/language difficulties to health-related quality-of-life in Australian children: a longitudinal analysis

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Speech and/or language difficulties (SaLD) are among the most frequently observed developmental problems affecting children. Research points to the impact of childhood SaLD on literacy/educational achievement, behaviour and self-esteem; however, there has been limited attention paid to the impact of SaLD, directly or indirectly, on health-related qualityof-life (HRQoL). HRQoL is the impact a particular health condition (or intervention) has on an individual. HRQoL comprises numerous distinct dimensions ('domains', commonly physical, psychological and social). Very few studies have examined associations between HRQoL, SaLD, and other child and family factors and none have been undertaken in Australia. This research will explore these associations using data from a sample of children aged 4 to 9 years, extracted from the Longitudinal Study of Australian Children (LSAC), a nationally representative longitudinal study of childhood development. The rich data available in the LSAC afforded an opportunity to investigate various child and family factors that may be related to children's HRQoL and hence was well suited to exploratory research.Use of LSAC data also enabled tracking of children's outcomes over six years. The Disability-Stress-Coping (DSC) model (which examines physical health, mental health and social functioning in children with chronic illness) formed the basis for variable selection.This thesis comprises two studies, the first cross-sectional, and the second longitudinal. The cross-sectional study provided an exploration of the LSAC data and elicited variables which were appropriate for further analysis in the subsequent longitudinal investigation. Further, this study component enabled examination of relationships between HRQoL and SaLD while accounting for fine and gross motor skills which could not be examined in the longitudinal study component as there were no appropriate motor skills measures at Waves 4 and 5. The cross-sectional study involved analysis of data from the baby cohort (children aged 4-5 years) of the LSAC (n=4, 386). For this study, three domains of HRQoL were examined, assessed by the physical, emotional and social functioning subscales of the Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory (PedsQL TM ). SaLD was assessed in two ways: (1) parent concern about speech/language (Parents' Evaluation of Developmental Status) and (2) receptive vocabulary ability (adapted Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test-III).Multiple regression analyses were used to examine relationships at the cross-sectional level between HRQoL, SaLD, and various other explanatory variables including child specific factors (e.g., gender, ethnicity, temperament) and family characteristics (social-ecological considerations and psychosocial stressors).ii The longitudinal study examined the trajectory of HRQoL for children aged from 4 to 9 years and its relationship with SaLD. Generalised linear latent and mixed modelling (GLLAMM) was used to analyse data from Waves 3, 4 and 5 of the LSAC to understand HRQoL trajectories, asses...

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“…By contrast, quality of life (QoL) research in developmental medicine has been rare. Records et al [8] investigated the QoL of 29 young adults with a history of SLI and 29 controls. Subjects were aged 17-25 years.…”

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Health-Related Quality of Life of Adults with Childhood Diagnosis of Specific Language Impairment

Arkkila

Räsänen²,

Roine³

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Objective: The health-related quality of life (HRQoL) of adults with childhood diagnosis of specific language impairment (SLI) was evaluated. Patients and Methods: Fifty-two patients with a childhood diagnosis of SLI were asked to fill out the 15D-HRQoL questionnaire. The patients were selected from a hospital setting from psychological examination reports showing a below-average verbal intelligence quotient (VIQ) and a normal performance intelligence quotient (PIQ). The 15D was completed adequately by 33 patients (response rate 63.5%). The results were compared with those of age- and gender-matched controls. Results: The total 15D score of the study group was lower than that of population controls, but the difference was not statistically significant. The study group performed significantly worse on the dimensions of speech, usual activities, mental function and distress. Gender or PIQ in childhood was not correlated with the 15D scores or dimension scores in adulthood. Childhood VIQ was associated with the dimensions of mental function (p < 0.01) and usual activities (p < 0.05). Conclusion: Our results support earlier findings that SLI affects the entire life span. Identification of prognostic factors and a prolonged follow-up of SLI patients could improve the QoL of these patients.

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The Quality of Life of Young Adults With Histories of Specific Language Impairment

Cited by 62 publications

References 28 publications

Prevalence of Specific Language Impairment in Kindergarten Children

Prevalence of Specific Language Impairment in Kindergarten Children

Contribution of speech/language difficulties to health-related quality-of-life in Australian children: a longitudinal analysis

Health-Related Quality of Life of Adults with Childhood Diagnosis of Specific Language Impairment

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