The Retrospective Acceptability of High Intensity versus Low Intensity Speech Intervention in Children with a Cleft Palate: A Qualitative Study from the Parents' Point of View Using the Theoretical Framework of Acceptability

• Published in: International journal of language & communication disorders Vol. 58; no. 2; pp. 326 - 341
• Main Authors: Alighieri, Cassandra, Van Lierde, Kristiane, Cammu, Heleen, Vanoost, Laure, Bettens, Kim
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Wiley 01.03.2023
• Subjects: Allied Health Personnel; Child; Cleft Lip - psychology; Cleft Palate - complications; Cleft Palate - psychology; Congenital Impairments; Female; Humans; Interpersonal Relationship; Intervention; Male; Parent Attitudes; Parents; Retrospective Studies; Skill Development; Speech; Speech Language Pathology; Speech Therapy; Young Children; cleft palate; qualitative study; speech intervention intensity; acceptability

Background: Increasing attention is paid to the effectiveness of high-intensity speech intervention in children with a cleft (lip and) palate (CP±L). It is, however, unknown if high-intensity intervention is acceptable to the intervention recipients. Parents have an integral role in supporting their...