RT Journal Article
T1 Allocation and funding of Speech and Language Therapy for children with Developmental Language Disorders across Europe and beyond
A1 Søndergaard Knudsen, Hanne B.
A1 Jalali-Moghadam, Niloufar
A1 Nieva Ramos, Silvia
A1 Czaplewska, Ewa
A1 Laasonen, Marja
A1 Gerrits, Ellen
A1 McKean, Cristina
A1 Law, James
AB Background: Children with Developmental Language Disorder (DLD) have a significant deficit in spoken language ability which affects their communication skills, education, mental health, employment and social inclusion. Aim: The present study reports findings from a survey by EU network COST ACTION 1406 and aims to explore differences in service delivery and funding of SLT services for children with DLD across Europe and beyond. Methods and procedures: The survey was completed by 5024 European professionals. COST countries were grouped into Nordic, Anglo-Saxon, Continental, Mediterranean, Central/Eastern and Non-European categories. The use of direct, indirect and mixed interventions, and their relationship to funding available (public, private or mixed) were considered for further analysis. Outcomes and results: The results revealed that for direct therapy, there were more cases than expected receiving private funding. For indirect therapy, fewer than expected received private and more than expected public funding. For mixed therapy, fewer cases than expected received private funding. Conclusions and implications: The results implies that other factors than evidence-based practices, practitioners experience, and patient preferences, drive choices in therapy. More research is needed to gain a better understanding of factors affecting the choice of therapy.
PB Elsevier
SN 0891-4222
YR 2022
FD 2022
LK https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/95899
UL https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/95899
LA eng
NO Søndegaard Knudsen, H.B., Jalali- Moghadam, N., Nieva, S., Czaplewska, E., Gerrits, E., McKean, C y Law, J (2021) Allocation and funding of indirect, direct and mixed therapy for children with Developmental Language Disorders. Research in Developmental Disabilities., 121, 104139. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ridd.2021.104139
NO European Commission
DS Docta Complutense
RD 17 jul 2025