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Table 3. Research design of papers listed in speechBITE™ by target area, etiology and intervention type and year of publication Variable Systematic Randomised Non-RCTs Single case Case series reviews (SRs) controlled experimental (CSs) trials (RCTs) designs (SCEDs) Main target area n % n % n % n % n % Speech 38 8 51 10 54 11 233 47 # 118 24 Language 113 7 276 16 145 8 933 54 # 250 15 Voice 19 5 50 13 52 14 71 19 184 49 # Fluency 4 4 16 16 9 9 33 33 38 38 # Swallowing 54 13 101 25 40 10 77 19 130 32 # Literacy 42 5 217 26 146 18 300 36 # 117 14 Etiology (Client subgroup) Alzheimer’s and other dementias 7 6 34 31 12 11 41 37 # 17 15 Attention deficit disorder 3 6 6 11 7 13 28 52 # 10 19 Autistic spectrum disorders (3) 45 10 59 13 30 7 262 60 # 42 10 Cancer 9 8 25 21 23 20 11 9 49 42 # Cerebral Palsy 23 14 15 9 8 5 87 52 # 34 20 Cleft lip/palate and craniofacial abnormalities 9 13 8 11 13 18 11 15 31 43 # Congenital Syndromes 13 8 19 12 12 7 93 58 # 24 15 Degenerative disorders/diseases 24 15 29 18 10 6 34 21 65 40 # Hearing and visual impairment 10 6 12 8 19 12 64 40 # 55 34 Gerontology 0 0 1 7 1 7 4 27 9 60 # Intellectual disability (4) 23 8 23 8 20 7 206 68 # 33 11 Laryngectomy 2 7 4 15 8 30 4 15 9 33 # Mental health 2 5 2 5 1 3 26 68 # 7 18 Neurological conditions 18 14 8 6 11 8 61 46 # 35 26 Gastrointestinal conditions 3 8 9 23 1 3 7 18 19 49 # Respiratory conditions 1 13 3 38# 1 13 0 0 3 38 # Stroke/CVA (2) 42 6 87 12 40 5 435 59 # 139 19 General medical 3 7 3 7 4 10 14 33 18 43 # Neonatal conditions 8 18 14 32 # 3 7 13 30 6 14 Tracheostomy 0 0 1 10 4 40 # 2 20 3 30 Traumatic brain injury (5) 23 11 22 11 14 7 100 50 # 42 21 Other/not specified (1 ) 85 7 319 25 209 16 361 28 # 302 24 Intervention type Speech/articulation/phonological therapy (4) 31 8 41 10 40 10 197 50 # 82 21 Language therapy (1) 89 6 210 15 121 9 753 55 # 205 15 Fluency/stuttering therapy 3 3 16 16 8 8 37 36 38 37 # Swallowing/feeding intervention 47 14 82 24 31 9 71 21 104 31 # Voice therapy (5) 19 6 47 14 46 13 68 20 165 48 # Literacy and pre literacy intervention (2) 41 5 208 27 136 17 286 37 # 109 14 Computer based intervention 16 6 58 22 29 11 111 42 # 49 19 Augmentative/alternative therapy 37 12 15 5 13 4 214 69 # 31 10 Assistive devices, technological interventions (3) 23 5 61 14 40 9 214 49 # 103 23 Surgical 28 8 34 10 51 15 49 15 175 52 # Pharmacological 27 11 67 28 15 6 42 18 85 36 # Counselling 6 22 3 11 3 11 9 33 # 6 22 Complementary therapies 7 11 27 44 # 5 8 6 10 16 26 Education 6 6 32 30 # 14 13 25 24 28 27 Aural habilitation 1 2 9 16 10 17 12 21 26 45 # Other 23 11 50 23 40 19 55 26 # 46 21 Publication period pre 2000 (earliest publication 1951) 14 2 75 13 56 9 357 60 # 93 16 2000–03 18 5 68 18 29 8 193 51 # 70 19 2004–07 82 8 147 15 125 13 405 41 # 221 23 2008–11 136 8 332 21 188 12 550 34 # 413 26 Note: Numbers in bold with # indicate the largest percentage design. In the first column, the most common client subgroups and interventions are indicated in bold with their ranked number listed in brackets ( number ). A glossary of client subgroup terms can be found on the search page within speechBITE.com

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