Fluency

5012V - Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Communication, Mental Health and QoL in People Who Stutter

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Format: Technical Clinical (Virtual)

Audience: Students, International Affiliates, Researchers, Related Professionals, Early Career Professionals (under 5 years)

Keywords: Pandemic, Persons who stutter, Communication, Quality of Life

Presenting Author(s)

Shriya Basu

California State University Long Beach

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Author Only (Not Presenting)(s)

Lei Sun

California State University Long Beach

This presentation intends to share findings of an exploratory survey study exploring the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Communication, Mental Health, and quality of life in people who stutter. The presentation will start with a discussion of how the pandemic affects people with communication disorders. The focus then will shift to discussing mental health, communication, and quality of life in people who stutter and how the COVID-19 pandemic amplifies the existing challenges for people who stutter

Learning Objectives:

Describe communication experiences of stutterers during pandemic
Identify impact of mental health on fluency and communication in stutterers
Identify factors that need to be addressed clinically in management of adult stutterers