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Quality of Life of People who Stutter

Figliomeni, Emily
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=toledo1430175983

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2015, Master of Arts, University of Toledo, Speech Language Pathology.
Stuttering is a communication disorder that can impact a person’s life. The purpose of this study was to qualitatively explore the impact of stuttering on quality of life (QOL), and the differences between the beliefs of people who stutter (PWS) and the speech-language pathologist (SLP) regarding this issue. Individual experiences were obtained through the process of open-ended interviews with six PWS, and six SLPs who work with PWS. Major recurring themes included: 1) restriction, 2) identity, 3) positivity, 4) control, and 5) therapy impact. Similar beliefs were shared among individuals in both groups of participants, and were reflected in additional minor themes including therapy impact on QOL, physical impact, empowerment, acceptance, authenticity, and restriction regarding occupation and personal relationships. Different beliefs were also identified between individuals in both groups of participants, and were reflected in minor themes regarding happiness, unpredictability, avoidance, responsibility, good and bad therapy, advocacy, the individual, and restriction of education. Further research is recommended to continue the process of understanding the similarities and differences between how PWS and SLPs believe QOL should be involved in therapeutic practices.
Rodney Gabel, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, BCS-F (Committee Chair)
Stephanie Hughes, Ph.D., CCC-SLP (Committee Member)
Jennifer Glassman, M.A., CCC-SLP (Committee Member)
Public Health; Speech Therapy
fluency; stuttering; quality of life; speech-language pathologist

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  • Figliomeni, E. (2015). Quality of Life of People who Stutter [Master's thesis, University of Toledo]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=toledo1430175983

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Figliomeni, Emily. Quality of Life of People who Stutter. 2015. University of Toledo, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=toledo1430175983.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Figliomeni, Emily. "Quality of Life of People who Stutter." Master's thesis, University of Toledo, 2015. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=toledo1430175983

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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