Cochrane · systematic review · CD012507
Parent‐mediated communication interventions for improving the communication skills of preschool children with non‐progressive motor disorders
Pennington, L, Akor, WA, Laws, K, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2018 · Cochrane Library
Developmental, Psychosocial and Learning ProblemsAMSTAR 2: not assessed
SoF tableOnly the outcomes this review put in its Summary of Findings table are listed (the Cochrane Handbook caps them at about seven per comparison). Its other analyses are not shown here.
Questions
10
current version
GRADE rated
4
No studies
6
Included studies
NR
No studies 6 · 60%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 4 · 40%Low 0 · 0%Moderate 0 · 0%High 0 · 0%
Ungraded means an effect was reported without a GRADE rating; it is not a gap. No studies means the review found nothing to answer the question. The six categories are a display order, not a score.
Questions and results
Parent‐mediated communication intervention compared with no intervention for improving the communication skills of preschool children with non‐progressive motor disorder
Population: children up to 5 years of age with a communication difficulty associated with any non‐progressive motor disorder acquired before 2 years of age
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Children's ability to communicate effectively in everyday life: taking turns in conversation, initiating conversation and responding to others' conversational gambits Parent‐mediated communication intervention vs no intervention | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 18 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, indirectness |
Adverse events Parent‐mediated communication intervention vs no intervention | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Child outcomes Parent‐mediated communication intervention vs no intervention | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Speech and language function Parent‐mediated communication intervention vs no intervention | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 20 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, indirectness |
Children's generic participation: social Parent‐mediated communication intervention vs no intervention | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Parent outcomes Parent‐mediated communication intervention vs no intervention | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Parents' communication and interaction strategies: directiveness and responsiveness Parent‐mediated communication intervention vs no intervention | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 18 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, indirectness |
Family stress and coping: parent stress Parent‐mediated communication intervention vs no intervention | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 18 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, indirectness |
Satisfaction of child and family with treatment Parent‐mediated communication intervention vs no intervention | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Compliance with treatment Parent‐mediated communication intervention vs no intervention | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |