Pub Date : 2022-12-13DOI: 10.1080/2050571x.2022.2156714
Maisa A. Haj-Tas, H. Mahmoud, Yaser S Natour
{"title":"Oral-diadochokinetic rate for healthy young Jordanian adults","authors":"Maisa A. Haj-Tas, H. Mahmoud, Yaser S Natour","doi":"10.1080/2050571x.2022.2156714","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/2050571x.2022.2156714","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":43000,"journal":{"name":"Speech Language and Hearing","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2022-12-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"76075366","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2022-11-01DOI: 10.1080/2050571x.2022.2139954
Daichi Iimura, Osamu Ishida
{"title":"The influence of self-help/support group experience on people who stutter: a systematic review","authors":"Daichi Iimura, Osamu Ishida","doi":"10.1080/2050571x.2022.2139954","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/2050571x.2022.2139954","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":43000,"journal":{"name":"Speech Language and Hearing","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2022-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"79770793","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2022-09-06DOI: 10.1080/2050571X.2022.2117507
K. Sanchez, Alaina Martens, E. Zimmerman
ABSTRACT Given the prevalence of preterm birth, all pediatric speech-language pathologists (SLPs) will work with children who were born preterm. Although most children born preterm do not experience developmental problems, more will experience feeding and language problems, and, to a lesser extent, voice, and speech problems, than children born at term, often in the context of broader developmental and medical concerns. As SLPs examine, assess, and treat children who are preterm post-hospital discharge and into the early years of life and beyond, they will benefit from a more holistic understanding of this population’s developmental challenges across domains. In this review, we will discuss the medical, social, and developmental underpinnings to working with a child born preterm in addition to describing the background and current evidence for assessing and treating feeding, language, speech, voice, and fluency disorders in this population.
{"title":"Managing the child born preterm after hospital discharge","authors":"K. Sanchez, Alaina Martens, E. Zimmerman","doi":"10.1080/2050571X.2022.2117507","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/2050571X.2022.2117507","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT Given the prevalence of preterm birth, all pediatric speech-language pathologists (SLPs) will work with children who were born preterm. Although most children born preterm do not experience developmental problems, more will experience feeding and language problems, and, to a lesser extent, voice, and speech problems, than children born at term, often in the context of broader developmental and medical concerns. As SLPs examine, assess, and treat children who are preterm post-hospital discharge and into the early years of life and beyond, they will benefit from a more holistic understanding of this population’s developmental challenges across domains. In this review, we will discuss the medical, social, and developmental underpinnings to working with a child born preterm in addition to describing the background and current evidence for assessing and treating feeding, language, speech, voice, and fluency disorders in this population.","PeriodicalId":43000,"journal":{"name":"Speech Language and Hearing","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2022-09-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"75519094","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2022-08-30DOI: 10.1080/2050571X.2022.2112563
Azadeh Abedinzadeh, A. Malakian, Ehsan Naderifar, Debra Beckman, Mohammad Jafar Shaterzadeh Yazdi, M. Dastoorpoor, N. Moradi
ABSTRACT Objective Oral feeding is one of the greatest challenges for preterm infants and a cause of delay in discharge for these infants. Interventions that result in more rapid achievement of oral feeding are necessary for these infants. In a randomized trial, we investigated and compared the use of kinesio tape (KT) as a new approach to oral stimulation (OS) on the nutritive sucking of premature infants admitted to the NICU. Methods The randomized controlled experimental study was conducted on 26 preterm infants, 8 of whom were did not meet study criteria, and 18 enrolled and randomized. The infants were divided into two groups by the simple randomization method. In the KT group (n = 9), KT + OS was used, while in the OS group (n = 9), only OS was used. The number of days from the start of the intervention to the first and full oral feeding was compared between the two groups. Results and conclusions After the start of the intervention, infants in the KT group achieved the first and full oral feeding in significantly fewer days than the OS group (p = 0.025; p = 0.011). Premature infants who received KT with an oral stimulation program achieved the first and full oral feeding earlier than infants who received an oral stimulation program only. It appears that the use of KT + OS can effectively accelerate the achievement of feeding milestones. This is clinically significant and may reduce the length of stay (LOS) and ultimately the negative consequences and costs of hospitalization for this population.
{"title":"The effectiveness of Kinesio taping on nutritive sucking in premature infants admitted to the NICU: a randomized clinical trial","authors":"Azadeh Abedinzadeh, A. Malakian, Ehsan Naderifar, Debra Beckman, Mohammad Jafar Shaterzadeh Yazdi, M. Dastoorpoor, N. Moradi","doi":"10.1080/2050571X.2022.2112563","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/2050571X.2022.2112563","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT Objective Oral feeding is one of the greatest challenges for preterm infants and a cause of delay in discharge for these infants. Interventions that result in more rapid achievement of oral feeding are necessary for these infants. In a randomized trial, we investigated and compared the use of kinesio tape (KT) as a new approach to oral stimulation (OS) on the nutritive sucking of premature infants admitted to the NICU. Methods The randomized controlled experimental study was conducted on 26 preterm infants, 8 of whom were did not meet study criteria, and 18 enrolled and randomized. The infants were divided into two groups by the simple randomization method. In the KT group (n = 9), KT + OS was used, while in the OS group (n = 9), only OS was used. The number of days from the start of the intervention to the first and full oral feeding was compared between the two groups. Results and conclusions After the start of the intervention, infants in the KT group achieved the first and full oral feeding in significantly fewer days than the OS group (p = 0.025; p = 0.011). Premature infants who received KT with an oral stimulation program achieved the first and full oral feeding earlier than infants who received an oral stimulation program only. It appears that the use of KT + OS can effectively accelerate the achievement of feeding milestones. This is clinically significant and may reduce the length of stay (LOS) and ultimately the negative consequences and costs of hospitalization for this population.","PeriodicalId":43000,"journal":{"name":"Speech Language and Hearing","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2022-08-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"81408318","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2022-08-07DOI: 10.1080/2050571X.2022.2105262
Shruthi Padmashali, Srikanth Nayak, Usha Devadas
ABSTRACT The current study aimed to investigate the prevalence of vocal fatigue symptoms among university teachers using the Vocal Fatigue Index and to identify the potential risk factors associated with vocal fatigue symptoms. Two fifty-two University teachers (122 male and 130 female) between the age range of 24 to 60 years participated in the present study. The participants completed a self-reported questionnaire addressing demographic, occupational, health and lifestyle factors and the English version of the Vocal Fatigue Index (VFI). Out of 252, 14% (n = 36) of the university teachers reported tiredness of voice and avoidance of voice use (factor 1 of VFI), whereas 23.8% (n = 60) reported physical discomfort symptoms (factor 2 of VFI). Dry mouth, need to raise voice while teaching, frequent cold, excessive stress and acid reflux had a significant association with reporting of vocal fatigue symptoms. University teachers experience a higher prevalence of vocal fatigue when measured using VFI. Health and environmental-related factors had a significant association with vocal fatigue symptoms than occupational-related factors.
{"title":"Prevalence of vocal fatigue and associated risk factors in university teachers","authors":"Shruthi Padmashali, Srikanth Nayak, Usha Devadas","doi":"10.1080/2050571X.2022.2105262","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/2050571X.2022.2105262","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT The current study aimed to investigate the prevalence of vocal fatigue symptoms among university teachers using the Vocal Fatigue Index and to identify the potential risk factors associated with vocal fatigue symptoms. Two fifty-two University teachers (122 male and 130 female) between the age range of 24 to 60 years participated in the present study. The participants completed a self-reported questionnaire addressing demographic, occupational, health and lifestyle factors and the English version of the Vocal Fatigue Index (VFI). Out of 252, 14% (n = 36) of the university teachers reported tiredness of voice and avoidance of voice use (factor 1 of VFI), whereas 23.8% (n = 60) reported physical discomfort symptoms (factor 2 of VFI). Dry mouth, need to raise voice while teaching, frequent cold, excessive stress and acid reflux had a significant association with reporting of vocal fatigue symptoms. University teachers experience a higher prevalence of vocal fatigue when measured using VFI. Health and environmental-related factors had a significant association with vocal fatigue symptoms than occupational-related factors.","PeriodicalId":43000,"journal":{"name":"Speech Language and Hearing","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2022-08-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"86504995","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2022-06-21DOI: 10.1080/2050571X.2022.2091208
Katrina Dunn, Tenille Pollock, Emma Finch, A. Rumbach
ABSTRACT Non-traumatic subarachnoid haemorrhage [Nt-SAH] is a type of haemorrhagic stroke which commonly occurs following cerebral aneurysm. While communication impairments are a known complication of Nt-SAH, little is known about speech-language therapists’ [SLTs] clinical practices and perspectives with this population. This study aimed to examine the clinical practices and perspectives of Australian SLTs in assessing and managing communication function following Nt-SAH. An anonymous web-based survey was developed and reported according to the Checklist for Reporting Results of Internet E-surveys (CHERRIES). The survey comprised 21 items across four domains: (1) Demographic and service context information, (2) Practices in managing communication function following SAH, (3) Clinician self-rated confidence and satisfaction, and (4) Information sources, research, and training priorities. The survey was distributed via multiple online platforms to practicing SLTs in Australia. Open-ended responses were analysed using content analysis, while closed-ended responses were analysed using frequency counts/percentages. Twenty-seven participants’ responses were analysed. Cognitive-communication impairments were the most frequently reported communication impairment observed (85.7%) in the Nt-SAH population. Assessment was primarily conducted using informal measures (70.4%). Provision of education (89.2%) and compensatory management strategies (85.7%) were the most frequently reported interventions provided. SLTs use a range of assessment and treatment options for communication function in the Nt-SAH population. Further research is required to develop assessment and intervention specific to the Nt-SAH population for implementation in clinical practice.
{"title":"Management of communication function following non-traumatic subarachnoid haemorrhage: a survey examining speech-language therapists’ clinical practices and perspectives","authors":"Katrina Dunn, Tenille Pollock, Emma Finch, A. Rumbach","doi":"10.1080/2050571X.2022.2091208","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/2050571X.2022.2091208","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT Non-traumatic subarachnoid haemorrhage [Nt-SAH] is a type of haemorrhagic stroke which commonly occurs following cerebral aneurysm. While communication impairments are a known complication of Nt-SAH, little is known about speech-language therapists’ [SLTs] clinical practices and perspectives with this population. This study aimed to examine the clinical practices and perspectives of Australian SLTs in assessing and managing communication function following Nt-SAH. An anonymous web-based survey was developed and reported according to the Checklist for Reporting Results of Internet E-surveys (CHERRIES). The survey comprised 21 items across four domains: (1) Demographic and service context information, (2) Practices in managing communication function following SAH, (3) Clinician self-rated confidence and satisfaction, and (4) Information sources, research, and training priorities. The survey was distributed via multiple online platforms to practicing SLTs in Australia. Open-ended responses were analysed using content analysis, while closed-ended responses were analysed using frequency counts/percentages. Twenty-seven participants’ responses were analysed. Cognitive-communication impairments were the most frequently reported communication impairment observed (85.7%) in the Nt-SAH population. Assessment was primarily conducted using informal measures (70.4%). Provision of education (89.2%) and compensatory management strategies (85.7%) were the most frequently reported interventions provided. SLTs use a range of assessment and treatment options for communication function in the Nt-SAH population. Further research is required to develop assessment and intervention specific to the Nt-SAH population for implementation in clinical practice.","PeriodicalId":43000,"journal":{"name":"Speech Language and Hearing","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2022-06-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"90639868","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2022-05-20DOI: 10.1080/2050571X.2022.2078133
Rita Pinto-Silva, Ana Margarida Nunes Costa, Inês Tello-Rodrigues
ABSTRACT Feeding problems are often associated with Autism Spectrum Disorders. However, many terms are used to describe these problems with a lack of consensus between authors. This systematic review critically examines the available scientific literature on the most commonly described characteristics of feeding disorders among children with Autism Spectrum Disorders. The literature was evaluated according to PRISMA standards by searching electronic databases (e.g., MEDLINE, EBSCO) with reference lists from January 2009 to January 2019. English language studies were included. Abstract and full-text article reviews were conducted by two independent authors with sequential data extraction. The systematic search and the subsequent analysis of the results revealed 45 articles eligible for full review. Detailed information regarding the methods and results was extracted from the original articles, and the quality of the included studies was appraised. The most commonly described feeding problem was food selectivity followed by mealtime behaviour problems. We also found some frequently associated issues like sensory sensitivity as well as anthropometric deviations and nutritional deficits that can negatively impact health. Oral motor impairment was a less commonly studied phenomenon. Most of the reviewed studies were considered to have a ‘moderate’ level of evidence. Although current evidence suggests that feeding problems are often associated with autism, more research is needed to understand the reliability and validity between and within existing feeding definitions and measures, as well as into the prevalence of oral sensory-motor related deficits.
{"title":"Feeding problems in children with autism spectrum disorders: a systematic review","authors":"Rita Pinto-Silva, Ana Margarida Nunes Costa, Inês Tello-Rodrigues","doi":"10.1080/2050571X.2022.2078133","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/2050571X.2022.2078133","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT Feeding problems are often associated with Autism Spectrum Disorders. However, many terms are used to describe these problems with a lack of consensus between authors. This systematic review critically examines the available scientific literature on the most commonly described characteristics of feeding disorders among children with Autism Spectrum Disorders. The literature was evaluated according to PRISMA standards by searching electronic databases (e.g., MEDLINE, EBSCO) with reference lists from January 2009 to January 2019. English language studies were included. Abstract and full-text article reviews were conducted by two independent authors with sequential data extraction. The systematic search and the subsequent analysis of the results revealed 45 articles eligible for full review. Detailed information regarding the methods and results was extracted from the original articles, and the quality of the included studies was appraised. The most commonly described feeding problem was food selectivity followed by mealtime behaviour problems. We also found some frequently associated issues like sensory sensitivity as well as anthropometric deviations and nutritional deficits that can negatively impact health. Oral motor impairment was a less commonly studied phenomenon. Most of the reviewed studies were considered to have a ‘moderate’ level of evidence. Although current evidence suggests that feeding problems are often associated with autism, more research is needed to understand the reliability and validity between and within existing feeding definitions and measures, as well as into the prevalence of oral sensory-motor related deficits.","PeriodicalId":43000,"journal":{"name":"Speech Language and Hearing","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2022-05-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"87050693","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2022-05-12DOI: 10.1080/2050571X.2022.2075174
Md.Jahangir Alam, L. Hand, Elaine Ballard
ABSTRACT Context: The UN declaration of Human Rights (1948) included people's right to be able to communicate. This gave all countries the responsibility to provide services for those with communication disabilities. However Speech Language Therapy (SLT) is largely a Minority (developed) World construction, leaving a question about how SLT could or should be constructed in Majority World (developing) countries. Solutions embedded within their context and culture are needed, rather than reproducing Minority World systems. Bangladesh is a Majority World country with a very large population. It has both issues and potential solutions in common with other Majority World countries, but also unique features of its own. Issues: SLT services in Bangladesh began only 15 years ago. Social, geographic, economic, historical and political barriers mean they are often unavailable or inaccessible to those in need. There is low public awareness of SLT, but if this were to increase it would be faced by inadequate numbers of qualified Speech Language Therapists. There is a rural-urban divide and high amounts of poverty presenting challenges about how to fund such a service equitably. Potential Solutions: The fledgeling SLT profession in Bangladesh has adapted to address local needs, culture, and circumstances, however more solutions are needed. This paper considers ways of raising awareness, improving background information on which to base decisions about distribution and funding of SLT, and taking advantage of a growing number of local tertiary training institutions to provide a solid professional base for SLT services to grow from.
{"title":"Communication disability in Bangladesh: issues and solutions","authors":"Md.Jahangir Alam, L. Hand, Elaine Ballard","doi":"10.1080/2050571X.2022.2075174","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/2050571X.2022.2075174","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT Context: The UN declaration of Human Rights (1948) included people's right to be able to communicate. This gave all countries the responsibility to provide services for those with communication disabilities. However Speech Language Therapy (SLT) is largely a Minority (developed) World construction, leaving a question about how SLT could or should be constructed in Majority World (developing) countries. Solutions embedded within their context and culture are needed, rather than reproducing Minority World systems. Bangladesh is a Majority World country with a very large population. It has both issues and potential solutions in common with other Majority World countries, but also unique features of its own. Issues: SLT services in Bangladesh began only 15 years ago. Social, geographic, economic, historical and political barriers mean they are often unavailable or inaccessible to those in need. There is low public awareness of SLT, but if this were to increase it would be faced by inadequate numbers of qualified Speech Language Therapists. There is a rural-urban divide and high amounts of poverty presenting challenges about how to fund such a service equitably. Potential Solutions: The fledgeling SLT profession in Bangladesh has adapted to address local needs, culture, and circumstances, however more solutions are needed. This paper considers ways of raising awareness, improving background information on which to base decisions about distribution and funding of SLT, and taking advantage of a growing number of local tertiary training institutions to provide a solid professional base for SLT services to grow from.","PeriodicalId":43000,"journal":{"name":"Speech Language and Hearing","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2022-05-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"87627797","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
ABSTRACT The study aimed to develop and validate the Intelligibility in Context Scale in Tamil (ICS-Tamil) among preschoolers. A total of 170 children between three-to-six years of age [125 children with typical speech and 45 children with suspected speech sound disorder (SSD)] participated in the study. Parents completed the ICS-Tamil. Children's speech production was assessed using a single-word list of 50 Tamil words. Children's responses were transcribed using the PHON software to calculate percentage of consonants correct (PCC), percentage of vowels correct (PVC) and percentage of phonemes correct (PPC). ICS-Tamil demonstrated excellent test-retest reliability (ICC = 0.99, 95% CI = 0.98-0.99) and internal consistency reliability (α = 0.92). Bivariate correlation analyses showed a moderate correlation with PCC (r s = 0.67), PPC (r s = 0.65) and PVC (r s = 0.53), suggesting adequate construct validity. Children with typical speech scored significantly higher on the ICS-Tamil (M = 4.51, SD = 0.44) in comparison to children with suspected SSD (M = 3.46, SD = 0.54), establishing the known group validity of ICS-Tamil. A score lower than a cut-off of 4.07 on the ICS-Tamil average score demonstrated 93% sensitivity and 80% specificity in distinguishing children with suspected SSD from children with typicalspeech. Speech errors seen in children from both groups predominantly included errors in retroflex sounds. The psychometric properties of ICS-Tamil support its use to measure children's functional intelligibility across multiple environmental contexts and communication partners among Tamil-speaking children. In addition, the data on speech sound acquisition and intelligibility contribute to the much-needed data corpus to support speech-language pathologists' assessment, diagnosis and intervention planning for children with speech sound disorders in Tamil.
摘要本研究旨在开发和验证学前儿童泰米尔语语境可理解性量表(ICS-Tamil)。共有170名3 - 6岁的儿童(125名言语正常儿童和45名疑似语音障碍儿童)参与了这项研究。家长们完成了ICS-Tamil。儿童的语言能力是用一个包含50个泰米尔语单词的单单词表来评估的。使用PHON软件转录儿童的回答，以计算辅音正确百分比(PCC)，元音正确百分比(PVC)和音素正确百分比(PPC)。ICS-Tamil具有良好的重测信度(ICC = 0.99, 95% CI = 0.98-0.99)和内部一致性信度(α = 0.92)。双变量相关分析显示，PCC (r s = 0.67)、PPC (r s = 0.65)和PVC (r s = 0.53)具有中等相关性，具有足够的结构效度。言语典型儿童的ICS-Tamil得分(M = 4.51, SD = 0.44)显著高于疑似SSD儿童(M = 3.46, SD = 0.54)，证实了ICS-Tamil的已知组效度。ICS-Tamil平均评分低于4.07分的临界值表明，在区分疑似SSD儿童和典型言语儿童方面，灵敏度为93%，特异性为80%。两组儿童的语言错误主要包括反音错误。ICS-Tamil的心理测量特性支持其用于测量泰米尔语儿童在多种环境背景和交流伙伴中的功能可理解性。此外，关于语音习得和可理解性的数据有助于提供急需的数据语料库，以支持语言病理学家对泰米尔语语音障碍儿童的评估、诊断和干预计划。
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Pub Date : 2022-04-16DOI: 10.1080/2050571X.2022.2064114
N. Hardingham, E. Ward, N. Clayton, R. Gallagher
ABSTRACT Dysphagia is a common consequence following surgical resection of oral cavity and/or oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma. Clinical anecdotal evidence suggests significant, long-term swallow compromise may result from following use of the mandibular lingual release approach (MLRA), though there is limited research to guide clinical care. A scoping review of MLRA and swallowing outcomes were conducted (1950–2020). Study quality was rated using the levels of evidence rating tool. Eight studies met inclusion criteria. All were retrospective cohort designs, exploratory in nature and rated as poor quality. Four reported swallow-related outcomes via a patient-reported tool and clinician-rated scale. Poor data specificity prohibited calculations of incidence or mean severity. Three papers hypothesized a link between the division of the digastric musculature and impaired post-operative mastication/swallowing. Current evidence is low quality and limited, restricting understanding of dysphagia post-MLRA. Future studies into the nature, biomechanics and recovery of swallowing are needed to develop care pathways for this population.
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