Application of games combined with speech training in rehabilitation care for language development retardation in high-risk children aged 2 to 5 years

Objective To explore the application of games combined with speech training in rehabilitation care for language development retardation in high-risk children aged 2 to 5 years. Methods Totally 190 high-risk children aged 2 to 5 years with language development retardation admitted from January 2016 to December 2018 in Luzhou People's Hospital were selected by convenient sampling, and divided into observation group (n=95) and control group (n=95) according to the random number table. Children in the control group received conventional speech training, while children in the observation group received speech training combined with games for 6 months. The effects of rehabilitation training were observed in the two groups, and the speech development quotient of the children was evaluated using the Gesell Developmental Schedules (GDS) . The satisfaction rate to rehabilitation of parents of two groups were compared. Results After 6 months of training, the effective rates of rehabilitation training were 86.32% (82/95) in the observation group and 73.68% (70/95) in the control group, and the difference was statistically significant (P<0.05) . The GDS scores were (60.36±8.25) in the observation group and (56.67 ± 7.84) in the control group, and the difference was statistically significant (P<0.05) . The satisfaction rate of parents of children in the observation group on rehabilitation effect, service attitude, professional skills, and humane care were higher than those in the control group, and the differences between the two groups were statistically significant (P<0.05) . Conclusions In high-risk children aged 2 to 5 years with language development retardation, speech training combined with games can improve children's speech development quotient and promote their rehabilitation. Key words: High-risk children; Language development retardation; Speech training; Games; Rehabilitation; Development quotient