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  • Essay / Benefits of Support Groups for Stuttering - 1360

    Research MethodThe hypothesis of this study is that there will be significant benefits for a person who stutters from being involved in a support group. For this study, descriptive research was carried out, in the form of a questionnaire. Individuals volunteered through online support groups and email. Conducting the study in this manner helped avoid potential acts of bias. An email was sent to two online support groups, two support groups that maintained an active website, and family and friends who were SLPs, SPs, or knew someone who stutters, as shown in Appendix A, Figure 1. Among the four support groups, two support groups responded and finally one support group actually participated. Of this online support group, six volunteered to participate. Of the emails sent to family and friends, five responded and were able to participate in the study. The 11 participants then received an email containing a letter, as shown in Appendix C, and two attachments. The first attachment was the informal consent form, as shown in Appendix D, and the questionnaire, as shown in Appendix B. Participants were informed that to participate in the study, they must return the consent form. consent signed and dated. the person was able to sign and date the consent form and complete the questionnaire. Upon receipt of the questionnaires, individuals received a follow-up email, as shown in Appendix A, Figure 2. Once the study was completed, the researcher collected the questionnaires, compared them, and then entered the data in Microsoft IBM SPSS Statistics 22 software. Once all data was entered, each questionnaire was shredded for confidential purposes. This research design would be considered qualitative research... middle of paper ......stuttering. Further research needs to be done to compare SPs who are part of a support group and those who are not. Also compare those who have never had speech therapy, but are part of a support group and those who have never had speech therapy and are not involved in a support group. Although recent studies have shown the benefits of getting involved in a support group, but primarily for PWS who have been involved in speech therapy and support groups primarily as adults. Research is still needed on the role of the SLP in integrating support groups among their clients and also in becoming involved in a support group themselves. People who would benefit from this research are PWS, their immediate family members, and speech-language pathologists. Such research is significantly important as it could lead to a better understanding of people who stutter and the effects it can have on their lives..