Intervention for Developmental Speech Sound Disorders in YouTube Videos: Parent Perceptions and Clinical Utility.

Purpose: This study investigated how parents of children with developmental speech sound disorders perceive the understandability, actionability, and credibility of YouTube videos related to speech therapy and explored how they utilize the internet and social media platforms to inform their understa...

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Publicado en:Perspectives of the ASHA Special Interest Groups Vol. 11; no. 1; pp. 16 - 28
Autores principales: Bellon-Harn, Monica L., Morris, Lekeitha R., Gilmore, Carolyn N., Smith, Chloe
Formato: research tables/charts Journal Article
Publicado: American Speech-Language-Hearing Association Feb2026
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          Bellon-Harn, Monica L.
          Morris, Lekeitha R.
          Gilmore, Carolyn N.
          Smith, Chloe
        affil: Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, Appalachian State University, Boone, NC
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          Child Development Disorders Rehabilitation
          Articulation Disorders Rehabilitation
          Speech Therapy Methods
          Internet Utilization
          Social Media Utilization
          Videorecording Utilization
          Parental Attitudes Evaluation
          Parents of Children with Disabilities Psychosocial Factors
          Consumer Health Information
          Data Quality Evaluation
          Learning Evaluation
          Health Literacy Evaluation
          Human
          Semi-Structured Interview
          Thematic Analysis
          Multimethod Studies
          Wilcoxon Signed Rank Test
          Content Analysis
          Speech-Language Pathologists
          Trust
          Information Resources
          Speech and Language Assessment
          Hope
          Intraclass Correlation Coefficient
          Comparative Studies
          Uncertainty
          Nomenclature
          Internet Searching
          Algorithms
          Narratives
          Emotions
          Support, Psychosocial
          Caregivers Psychosocial Factors
          Caregiver Education
          Parents Education
          Convenience Sample
          Purposive Sample
          Adult
          Female
          Audiorecording
          Articulation Disorders Education
          Speech Therapy Education
          Parent-Child Relations
          Clinical Assessment Tools
          Adult: 19-44 years
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      ab: Purpose: This study investigated how parents of children with developmental speech sound disorders perceive the understandability, actionability, and credibility of YouTube videos related to speech therapy and explored how they utilize the internet and social media platforms to inform their understanding of their child's disorder . Method: A mixed-methods design was used. First, YouTube videos were extracted, coded, and analyzed for understandability and actionability. The five highest ranked and five lowest ranked videos comprised the data set. Parents viewed and rated the videos on understandability, actionability, and credibility. The Wilcoxon matched-pairs, signed-ranks test was used to analyze the differences between high- and low-rated videos. Parents participated in semistructured interviews about their use of social media platforms. Thematic analysis was used to explore the ways in which parents were utilizing social media platforms. Results: Parents rated high-quality YouTube videos significantly higher than low-quality videos across all dimensions of understandability, actionability, and credibility (p < .001). Their evaluations aligned with expert ratings, indicating that parents can discern content quality effectively. Qualitative analysis revealed that parents valued speech-language pathologists (SLPs) as their primary and most trusted source of information. Online content, while often used for supplemental learning, was seen as less reliable, with parents expressing concerns about credibility, specificity, and practical applicability. Parents expressed that watching other families and their children was beneficial because it provided hope and shared experiences. Conclusion: Parents are capable of distinguishing high- from low-quality videos but still overwhelmingly rely on SLPs for trusted, individualized guidance.
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