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<Articles JournalTitle="Journal of Modern Rehabilitation">
  <Article>
    <Journal>
      <PublisherName>Tehran University of Medical Sciences</PublisherName>
      <JournalTitle>Journal of Modern Rehabilitation</JournalTitle>
      <Issn>2538-385X</Issn>
      <Volume>15</Volume>
      <Issue>2</Issue>
      <PubDate PubStatus="epublish">
        <Year>2021</Year>
        <Month>03</Month>
        <Day>13</Day>
      </PubDate>
    </Journal>
    <title locale="en_US">Using Syllabic Speech Technique to Decline Stuttering in Severity Persian-speaking School-age Children With Stuttering</title>
    <FirstPage>105</FirstPage>
    <LastPage>116</LastPage>
    <AuthorList>
      <Author>
        <FirstName>Peyman</FirstName>
        <LastName>Zamani</LastName>
        <affiliation locale="en_US">Department of Speech Therapy, Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation Research Center, Faculty of Rehabilitation, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran.</affiliation>
      </Author>
      <Author>
        <FirstName>Neda</FirstName>
        <LastName>Tahmasebi</LastName>
        <affiliation locale="en_US">Hearing Research Center, Clinical Sciences Research Institute, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran.</affiliation>
      </Author>
      <Author>
        <FirstName>Mohammad Soroush</FirstName>
        <LastName>Mehdifard</LastName>
        <affiliation locale="en_US">Department of Speech Therapy, Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation Research Center, Faculty of Rehabilitation, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran.</affiliation>
      </Author>
      <Author>
        <FirstName>Saeed</FirstName>
        <LastName>Hesam</LastName>
        <affiliation locale="en_US">Hearing Research Center, Clinical Sciences Research Institute, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran.</affiliation>
      </Author>
    </AuthorList>
    <History>
      <PubDate PubStatus="received">
        <Year>2020</Year>
        <Month>10</Month>
        <Day>26</Day>
      </PubDate>
      <PubDate PubStatus="accepted">
        <Year>2020</Year>
        <Month>12</Month>
        <Day>05</Day>
      </PubDate>
    </History>
    <abstract locale="en_US">Introduction: Studies have shown that syllable speech technique (SST) can be a useful and practical way to achieve stutter-free speech for children with stuttering (CWS). In this preliminary study, the use of SST in Persian-speaking school-age CWS was investigated. 
Materials and Methods: Ten 8- to 11-year-old students with stuttering were entered in the single-group pretest-posttest study as participants. Their speech fluency has been enhanced using SST accompanied by verbal encouragement for stutter-free speech. The percentage of stuttered syllables, stuttering severity, and communication attitude as outcome measures were evaluated in three time points: before the intervention (T0), after the intervention (T1), and one month after the intervention (T2).
Results: The children showed significantly better scores on all outcome measures at T1 (P&#x2264;0.004) and T2 (P&#x2264;0.005) compared with T0. There was no significant difference between T1 and T2 (P&#x2265;0.026).
Conclusion: The reported benefits of SST in stuttering reduction and speech-related anxiety-relieving of Persian-speaking school-age CWS confirms the feasibility and usefulness of this technique.</abstract>
    <web_url>https://jmr.tums.ac.ir/index.php/jmr/article/view/334</web_url>
  </Article>
</Articles>
