Association between interruption of intervention and language performance in young children with language delay—a cohort study during COVID-19 pandemic
IntroductionTo assess the association between a three-month interruption of language intervention programs and the language performance of children with language delay during the COVID-19 pandemic, and to identify which children are more vulnerable to such interruptions.Materials and methodsThis is...
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| description | IntroductionTo assess the association between a three-month interruption of language intervention programs and the language performance of children with language delay during the COVID-19 pandemic, and to identify which children are more vulnerable to such interruptions.Materials and methodsThis is a retrospective study involving 33 children with language delay who experienced a three-month suspension of language interventions due to the COVID-19 pandemic. We collected their demographic data and language performance scores from the Comprehensive Developmental Inventory for Infants and Toddlers—Diagnostic test (CDIIT-DT) at four different time points. The scores were analyzed using a Wilcoxon Signed Ranks test.ResultsThe median scores of language comprehension and overall language ability showed a decreasing trend during the interruption period. However, resuming interventions post-interruption showed a statistically significant increase in all language domains. Children in the borderline delay group (CDIIT-DT DQ scores between 71 and 85) were more likely to experience a decline in their language abilities during the interruption.DiscussionThis is the first study to reveal a decreasing trend in language performance during interruption periods, and highlighting the significance of post-interruption language interventions in facilitating improvements. Furthermore, our study brings attention to the heightened vulnerability of children exhibiting borderline language delay in overall language ability tests when faced with interruptions in language interventions. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-6c8860714e2b4733bddcd4f0ca4519162023-09-18T05:00:00ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Pediatrics2296-23602023-09-011110.3389/fped.2023.12403541240354Association between interruption of intervention and language performance in young children with language delay—a cohort study during COVID-19 pandemicShao-Chih Hsu0Shao-Chih Hsu1Alice May-Kuen Wong2Alice May-Kuen Wong3Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan, TaiwanDepartment of Physical Medicine and Rehabiltiation, New Taipei City Municipal Tucheng Hospital, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Tucheng branch, New Taipei City, TaiwanDepartment of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan, TaiwanDepartment of Physical Medicine and Rehabiltiation, New Taipei City Municipal Tucheng Hospital, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Tucheng branch, New Taipei City, TaiwanIntroductionTo assess the association between a three-month interruption of language intervention programs and the language performance of children with language delay during the COVID-19 pandemic, and to identify which children are more vulnerable to such interruptions.Materials and methodsThis is a retrospective study involving 33 children with language delay who experienced a three-month suspension of language interventions due to the COVID-19 pandemic. We collected their demographic data and language performance scores from the Comprehensive Developmental Inventory for Infants and Toddlers—Diagnostic test (CDIIT-DT) at four different time points. The scores were analyzed using a Wilcoxon Signed Ranks test.ResultsThe median scores of language comprehension and overall language ability showed a decreasing trend during the interruption period. However, resuming interventions post-interruption showed a statistically significant increase in all language domains. Children in the borderline delay group (CDIIT-DT DQ scores between 71 and 85) were more likely to experience a decline in their language abilities during the interruption.DiscussionThis is the first study to reveal a decreasing trend in language performance during interruption periods, and highlighting the significance of post-interruption language interventions in facilitating improvements. Furthermore, our study brings attention to the heightened vulnerability of children exhibiting borderline language delay in overall language ability tests when faced with interruptions in language interventions.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fped.2023.1240354/fulldevelopmental language delaylanguage therapydisruption of language interventionlanguage abilityCOVID-19 |
| spellingShingle | Shao-Chih Hsu Shao-Chih Hsu Alice May-Kuen Wong Alice May-Kuen Wong Association between interruption of intervention and language performance in young children with language delay—a cohort study during COVID-19 pandemic Frontiers in Pediatrics developmental language delay language therapy disruption of language intervention language ability COVID-19 |
| title | Association between interruption of intervention and language performance in young children with language delay—a cohort study during COVID-19 pandemic |
| title_full | Association between interruption of intervention and language performance in young children with language delay—a cohort study during COVID-19 pandemic |
| title_fullStr | Association between interruption of intervention and language performance in young children with language delay—a cohort study during COVID-19 pandemic |
| title_full_unstemmed | Association between interruption of intervention and language performance in young children with language delay—a cohort study during COVID-19 pandemic |
| title_short | Association between interruption of intervention and language performance in young children with language delay—a cohort study during COVID-19 pandemic |
| title_sort | association between interruption of intervention and language performance in young children with language delay a cohort study during covid 19 pandemic |
| topic | developmental language delay language therapy disruption of language intervention language ability COVID-19 |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fped.2023.1240354/full |
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