Pub Date : 2024-01-01Epub Date: 2023-03-15DOI: 10.1007/s00548-023-00840-7
Hanna Augustin, Marit Rosol
Many German municipalities are developing retail concepts for retail management and taking stock of the food supply is one of the standard tools. A distance-based indicator is commonly used, which measures the degree of supply based on linear distances between the place of residence and the nearest place of purchase. Beyond this distance, however, access to food is influenced by other spatiophysical and socioeconomic factors. So far, these have hardly been considered. Inadequate access to food is not only problematic from a health perspective, but also because of the social function of food as an important field of social participation. Difficult access to food especially affects people in precarious circumstances, who are already restricted in their participation in society. This article therefore presents a model that theoretically informed, comprehensively and systematically captures the spatiophysical and socioeconomic embedding of food access. Based on selected results of a study that was carried out in Bremen using this approach, this article shows the access barriers that affect residents of two districts that are considered to be well supplied. The primary goal of this article is to raise awareness of the complex issue of food access. Finally, approaches that retail and other municipal initiatives can use to improve access to food are also named.
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Pub Date : 2023-08-14DOI: 10.1590/1982-0216/20232540423
Renata Cristina Cordeiro Diniz Oliveira, Ludimila Labanca, Paula Gabriela Zeferino Meireles, Maria Luiza Diniz, Anna Paula Batista de Ávila Pires, Jordana Carvalhais Barroso, D. U. Gonçalves
ABSTRACT Galvanic vestibular stimulation (GVS) influences body balance and has proved to be useful to improve patients’ mood, quality of life, and cognitive skills. This study aimed to present three cases of patients with Parkinson’s disease and postural instability who had been submitted to GVS to improve their balance, by assessing the impact of this intervention on their cognition, mood, and quality of life. Patients were assessed before and after GVS sessions concerning P300 latency and scores on the 15-item Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS-15) and the 39-item quality-of-life Parkinson’s Disease Questionnaire (PDQ-39). The three patients’ P300 latency improved, possibly indicating improved attention. Their PDQ-39 score also improved, possibly indicating a positive impact on their quality of life. Their GDS-15 score did not change before and after the intervention. None of the patients had any intervention side effects. This three-case experimental pilot study has shown that GVS is a safe method, possibly useful to improve attention and, therefore, the quality of life of patients presented with Parkinson’s disease.
{"title":"Galvanic vestibular stimulation to improve postural instability, voluntary attention, and quality of life in Parkinson's disease patients","authors":"Renata Cristina Cordeiro Diniz Oliveira, Ludimila Labanca, Paula Gabriela Zeferino Meireles, Maria Luiza Diniz, Anna Paula Batista de Ávila Pires, Jordana Carvalhais Barroso, D. U. Gonçalves","doi":"10.1590/1982-0216/20232540423","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1590/1982-0216/20232540423","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT Galvanic vestibular stimulation (GVS) influences body balance and has proved to be useful to improve patients’ mood, quality of life, and cognitive skills. This study aimed to present three cases of patients with Parkinson’s disease and postural instability who had been submitted to GVS to improve their balance, by assessing the impact of this intervention on their cognition, mood, and quality of life. Patients were assessed before and after GVS sessions concerning P300 latency and scores on the 15-item Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS-15) and the 39-item quality-of-life Parkinson’s Disease Questionnaire (PDQ-39). The three patients’ P300 latency improved, possibly indicating improved attention. Their PDQ-39 score also improved, possibly indicating a positive impact on their quality of life. Their GDS-15 score did not change before and after the intervention. None of the patients had any intervention side effects. This three-case experimental pilot study has shown that GVS is a safe method, possibly useful to improve attention and, therefore, the quality of life of patients presented with Parkinson’s disease.","PeriodicalId":53238,"journal":{"name":"Revista CEFAC","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-08-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"67178805","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 : 2023-08-07DOI: 10.1590/1982-0216/20232533422
Vitor Cantele Malavolta, Daniélli Rampelotto Tessele, Hélinton Goulart Moreira, Vanessa Weber, Vanessa de Oliveira Cristiano Nascimento, Dara Eliza Rohers, Larine da Silva Soares, P. Skarżyński, M. Sanfins, M. Garcia
ABSTRACT Purpose: to compare the Auditory Middle Latency Response in adults, one group with and another group without altered auditory skills. In addition, the aim was to compare cut-off values of 30% and 50% for the Ear Effect in terms of sensitivity and specificity. Methods: the sample comprised 32 individuals of both genders with no hearing loss who were divided into Group 1 (16 individuals with no alterations in auditory skills) and Group 2 (16 individuals with alterations in auditory skills). All participants received an audiological evaluation and measurement of Brainstem and Auditory Middle Latency Potentials. Results: when Group 1 and Group 2 were compared, a statistically significant difference was only observed in Na and Pa amplitude of waves A1C3 and A2C3. In the analysis of sensitivity and specificity of the Auditory Middle Latency Response, a cut-off value of 50% gave a better balance between sensitivity and specificity. Conclusion: adults presented with altered auditory abilities had smaller response amplitudes in the Na and Pa components of the waves generated in the left hemisphere. A cut-off value of 50% gave a better discrimination of the Ear Effect for identifying subjects with altered auditory skills.
{"title":"Auditory middle latency responses and hearing skills in adults","authors":"Vitor Cantele Malavolta, Daniélli Rampelotto Tessele, Hélinton Goulart Moreira, Vanessa Weber, Vanessa de Oliveira Cristiano Nascimento, Dara Eliza Rohers, Larine da Silva Soares, P. Skarżyński, M. Sanfins, M. Garcia","doi":"10.1590/1982-0216/20232533422","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1590/1982-0216/20232533422","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT Purpose: to compare the Auditory Middle Latency Response in adults, one group with and another group without altered auditory skills. In addition, the aim was to compare cut-off values of 30% and 50% for the Ear Effect in terms of sensitivity and specificity. Methods: the sample comprised 32 individuals of both genders with no hearing loss who were divided into Group 1 (16 individuals with no alterations in auditory skills) and Group 2 (16 individuals with alterations in auditory skills). All participants received an audiological evaluation and measurement of Brainstem and Auditory Middle Latency Potentials. Results: when Group 1 and Group 2 were compared, a statistically significant difference was only observed in Na and Pa amplitude of waves A1C3 and A2C3. In the analysis of sensitivity and specificity of the Auditory Middle Latency Response, a cut-off value of 50% gave a better balance between sensitivity and specificity. Conclusion: adults presented with altered auditory abilities had smaller response amplitudes in the Na and Pa components of the waves generated in the left hemisphere. A cut-off value of 50% gave a better discrimination of the Ear Effect for identifying subjects with altered auditory skills.","PeriodicalId":53238,"journal":{"name":"Revista CEFAC","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-08-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"67178625","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 : 2023-08-07DOI: 10.1590/1982-0216/20232526122
Yulieth Paulina Stave Gómez, Nathalia de Morais Rockenbach, A. R. Busanello-Stella
Purpose: to compare the effects of a tongue coupling program with and without therapy taping on suprahyoid muscles in young women. Methods: participants were 14 women aged 19 to 25 years, allocated into two groups. The Experimental Group did 15-second tongue coupling in combination with tape use without tension, while the Control Group only did tongue coupling. Electromyography was used to analyze the suprahyoid muscles before, during, and after training, at rest, in maximum voluntary contraction, and in swallowing. The domains of amplitude and frequency of the electromyography signal were considered, in situations before, after and during the intervention, after which, the therapy taping appreciation questionnaire was administered. The chi-square test was used for clinical variables, Student’s t-test, Wilcoxon test, and Mann-Whitney U test were used to compare before and after the intervention, and the Friedman ANOVA test was used for the training. The significance level was set at 5%. Results: no statistically significant differences were found in muscle activity when comparing values before and after the intervention at rest and in swallowing in either group or between them. However, there was a general increase in maximum voluntary contraction in both regions, in both groups. There were positive impressions regarding tape use. Conclusion: this approach in this population did not interfere with muscle activity, although there were positive qualitative results regarding the perception of the stimulated area.
{"title":"Electromyographic analysis of suprahyoid musculature before and after therapy taping in young women","authors":"Yulieth Paulina Stave Gómez, Nathalia de Morais Rockenbach, A. R. Busanello-Stella","doi":"10.1590/1982-0216/20232526122","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1590/1982-0216/20232526122","url":null,"abstract":"Purpose: to compare the effects of a tongue coupling program with and without therapy taping on suprahyoid muscles in young women. Methods: participants were 14 women aged 19 to 25 years, allocated into two groups. The Experimental Group did 15-second tongue coupling in combination with tape use without tension, while the Control Group only did tongue coupling. Electromyography was used to analyze the suprahyoid muscles before, during, and after training, at rest, in maximum voluntary contraction, and in swallowing. The domains of amplitude and frequency of the electromyography signal were considered, in situations before, after and during the intervention, after which, the therapy taping appreciation questionnaire was administered. The chi-square test was used for clinical variables, Student’s t-test, Wilcoxon test, and Mann-Whitney U test were used to compare before and after the intervention, and the Friedman ANOVA test was used for the training. The significance level was set at 5%. Results: no statistically significant differences were found in muscle activity when comparing values before and after the intervention at rest and in swallowing in either group or between them. However, there was a general increase in maximum voluntary contraction in both regions, in both groups. There were positive impressions regarding tape use. Conclusion: this approach in this population did not interfere with muscle activity, although there were positive qualitative results regarding the perception of the stimulated area.","PeriodicalId":53238,"journal":{"name":"Revista CEFAC","volume":"129 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-08-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"67178669","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 : 2023-08-07DOI: 10.1590/1982-0216/20232532422
Nathália de Almeida Cagnoni, T. M. Jorge
ABSTRACT Purpose: to develop and validate an informative handbook on the role of speech-language-hearing therapy in primary health care. Methods: handbook development was preceded by a bibliographical survey for the theoretical framework. Validation consisted of two stages, with respectively 10 and eight speech-language-hearing judges in the first and second ones. An online questionnaire with 14 statements on content, language, illustrations, layout, and motivation assessed the material, scoring it with a 5-point Likert scale of agreement. It also had room for suggestions. The quantitative analysis was performed with two measures: Content Validity Index and Content Validity Coefficient. Values below 80% indicated the need for revision. The qualitative analysis was based on the judges' comments. Results: in the first stage, despite obtaining satisfactory indices, the qualitative analysis revealed aspects to be improved. The handbook’s “Content” and “Language” were adjusted, and it was resent to the judges for further review. In the second stage, the quantitative analysis revealed increased agreement rates for most of the investigated items. Conclusion: the validation stages had high approval rates, indicating that the handbook may be used as a guide for speech-language-hearing practice in primary health care.
{"title":"Construction and validation of an informative handbook on speech-language-hearing therapy in primary health care","authors":"Nathália de Almeida Cagnoni, T. M. Jorge","doi":"10.1590/1982-0216/20232532422","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1590/1982-0216/20232532422","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT Purpose: to develop and validate an informative handbook on the role of speech-language-hearing therapy in primary health care. Methods: handbook development was preceded by a bibliographical survey for the theoretical framework. Validation consisted of two stages, with respectively 10 and eight speech-language-hearing judges in the first and second ones. An online questionnaire with 14 statements on content, language, illustrations, layout, and motivation assessed the material, scoring it with a 5-point Likert scale of agreement. It also had room for suggestions. The quantitative analysis was performed with two measures: Content Validity Index and Content Validity Coefficient. Values below 80% indicated the need for revision. The qualitative analysis was based on the judges' comments. Results: in the first stage, despite obtaining satisfactory indices, the qualitative analysis revealed aspects to be improved. The handbook’s “Content” and “Language” were adjusted, and it was resent to the judges for further review. In the second stage, the quantitative analysis revealed increased agreement rates for most of the investigated items. Conclusion: the validation stages had high approval rates, indicating that the handbook may be used as a guide for speech-language-hearing practice in primary health care.","PeriodicalId":53238,"journal":{"name":"Revista CEFAC","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-08-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"67178575","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 : 2023-07-03DOI: 10.1590/1982-0216/20232529222
Catarina Lima, Pollyana Diedio, A. Brasolotto, Angélica Emygdio Antonetti-Carvalho, K. Silverio
ABSTRACT Purpose: this study aimed to verify the effects of indirect vocal therapy (IVT), via telehealth, in physical education professionals in voice self-assessment, as well as vocal quality. Methods: 16 physical education professionals, aged between 18 and 50 years, both sexes, participated in the study. All participants were submitted to eight IVT sessions twice a week, 30 minutes each, remotely. The assessments happened remotely, too. Vocal health was explained to modify vocal habits and general health, coping strategies, stress management, and therapeutic interaction. The following protocols were applied: Vocal Disorders Screening Index, Voice Symptoms Scale (VoiSS), Voice Handicap Index (VHI), and vocal recording (/a/ and counting) was performed, evaluating the general degree of vocal quality, pre and post-IVT. The Wilcoxon Test (p<0.05) was applied to verify the findings. Results: there was a significant decrease in the values of the VoiSS protocol (total p=0.041; limitation p=0.032), and VHI (total p=0.012; p=0.005), and in the general degree of vocal quality in vowel /a/ (p=0.011). Conclusion: IVT applied through telehealth in physical education professionals, has positive effects on vocal and laryngopharyngeal symptoms, improving the self-perception of voice handicaps. IVT significantly improved the general degree of vocal quality, only in the emission of the sustained vowel.
{"title":"Effects of indirect vocal therapy via telehealth in speech-language therapy on self-assessment and vocal quality of physical education professionals","authors":"Catarina Lima, Pollyana Diedio, A. Brasolotto, Angélica Emygdio Antonetti-Carvalho, K. Silverio","doi":"10.1590/1982-0216/20232529222","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1590/1982-0216/20232529222","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT Purpose: this study aimed to verify the effects of indirect vocal therapy (IVT), via telehealth, in physical education professionals in voice self-assessment, as well as vocal quality. Methods: 16 physical education professionals, aged between 18 and 50 years, both sexes, participated in the study. All participants were submitted to eight IVT sessions twice a week, 30 minutes each, remotely. The assessments happened remotely, too. Vocal health was explained to modify vocal habits and general health, coping strategies, stress management, and therapeutic interaction. The following protocols were applied: Vocal Disorders Screening Index, Voice Symptoms Scale (VoiSS), Voice Handicap Index (VHI), and vocal recording (/a/ and counting) was performed, evaluating the general degree of vocal quality, pre and post-IVT. The Wilcoxon Test (p<0.05) was applied to verify the findings. Results: there was a significant decrease in the values of the VoiSS protocol (total p=0.041; limitation p=0.032), and VHI (total p=0.012; p=0.005), and in the general degree of vocal quality in vowel /a/ (p=0.011). Conclusion: IVT applied through telehealth in physical education professionals, has positive effects on vocal and laryngopharyngeal symptoms, improving the self-perception of voice handicaps. IVT significantly improved the general degree of vocal quality, only in the emission of the sustained vowel.","PeriodicalId":53238,"journal":{"name":"Revista CEFAC","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-07-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"67178277","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 : 2023-07-03DOI: 10.1590/1982-0216/20232531423
Débora Ocarlina de Souza, Lívia Pereira dos Santos, Vanessa de Oliveira Martins-Reis, Ana Luiza de Freitas Martins, R. L. S. Morais, J. N. Santos
ABSTRACT Purpose: to examine the influence of familial environment, parental perception, and socioeconomic conditions on the receptive vocabulary of elementary school children. Methods: an analytical cross-sectional observational study. The students were selected by stratified proportional sampling, using the Receptive Vocabulary Test. Those responsible for the children answered the anamnesis and the inventory of family environmental resources. Initially, a bivariate analysis was performed using the chi-square test, considering p<0.20. In the multivariate analysis of binary logistic regression, p<0.05 was considered, and the quality of the model was evaluated through the Hosmer-Lemeshow method. Results: out of the 263 students, 131 were males, 142 were in the third grade and were on average 7.6 years old (±0.57), and 111 had a low receptive vocabulary. In the bivariate analysis, there was a relationship between parental perception about learning to read and write, school failure, and the outcome (p<0.05). The variables environment, resources, and stability of family life were also used for multivariate analysis (p<0.20). Conclusion: Parental perception of difficulty in reading and writing and a lack of family stability were factors associated with poor receptive vocabulary.
{"title":"The influence of familial environment, parental perception and economic level on the receptive vocabulary of children","authors":"Débora Ocarlina de Souza, Lívia Pereira dos Santos, Vanessa de Oliveira Martins-Reis, Ana Luiza de Freitas Martins, R. L. S. Morais, J. N. Santos","doi":"10.1590/1982-0216/20232531423","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1590/1982-0216/20232531423","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT Purpose: to examine the influence of familial environment, parental perception, and socioeconomic conditions on the receptive vocabulary of elementary school children. Methods: an analytical cross-sectional observational study. The students were selected by stratified proportional sampling, using the Receptive Vocabulary Test. Those responsible for the children answered the anamnesis and the inventory of family environmental resources. Initially, a bivariate analysis was performed using the chi-square test, considering p<0.20. In the multivariate analysis of binary logistic regression, p<0.05 was considered, and the quality of the model was evaluated through the Hosmer-Lemeshow method. Results: out of the 263 students, 131 were males, 142 were in the third grade and were on average 7.6 years old (±0.57), and 111 had a low receptive vocabulary. In the bivariate analysis, there was a relationship between parental perception about learning to read and write, school failure, and the outcome (p<0.05). The variables environment, resources, and stability of family life were also used for multivariate analysis (p<0.20). Conclusion: Parental perception of difficulty in reading and writing and a lack of family stability were factors associated with poor receptive vocabulary.","PeriodicalId":53238,"journal":{"name":"Revista CEFAC","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-07-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"67178470","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 : 2023-07-03DOI: 10.1590/1982-0216/202325311122
Ana Cristina de Albuquerque Montenegro, Gabrielle Araújo Leite, Daniele Albuquerque Alves de Moura, Amanda Gabrielly Santana Silva, Ivana Arrais de Lavor Navarro Xavier, Rafaella Asfora Siqueira Campos Lima
ABSTRACT Alternative communication has been successfully used in interventions to develop communication skills in children with ASD. However, few studies in Brazil have approached nonverbal adolescents with autism. This article aimed to demonstrate the impact of using an alternative communication system on the development of communication skills in a nonverbal adolescent presented with ASD. This is a single-case study with longitudinal intervention. Skills were assessed with the Communication Assessment in Autism Spectrum Disorder (ACOTEA). There was progress in communicative and behavioral skills. Receptive communications had a greater variation between the first, second, and third applications, increasing from 50% to 66.60% and then 83.30%, followed by social behavior, which increased from 45.80% to 70.80% and then 75%. The use of alternative communication with a robust communication system indicated evidence of the development of communication skills and social behavior in the adolescent with ASD that received the treatment.
{"title":"Development of communication skills in an adolescent with autism, using alternative communication: a case report","authors":"Ana Cristina de Albuquerque Montenegro, Gabrielle Araújo Leite, Daniele Albuquerque Alves de Moura, Amanda Gabrielly Santana Silva, Ivana Arrais de Lavor Navarro Xavier, Rafaella Asfora Siqueira Campos Lima","doi":"10.1590/1982-0216/202325311122","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1590/1982-0216/202325311122","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT Alternative communication has been successfully used in interventions to develop communication skills in children with ASD. However, few studies in Brazil have approached nonverbal adolescents with autism. This article aimed to demonstrate the impact of using an alternative communication system on the development of communication skills in a nonverbal adolescent presented with ASD. This is a single-case study with longitudinal intervention. Skills were assessed with the Communication Assessment in Autism Spectrum Disorder (ACOTEA). There was progress in communicative and behavioral skills. Receptive communications had a greater variation between the first, second, and third applications, increasing from 50% to 66.60% and then 83.30%, followed by social behavior, which increased from 45.80% to 70.80% and then 75%. The use of alternative communication with a robust communication system indicated evidence of the development of communication skills and social behavior in the adolescent with ASD that received the treatment.","PeriodicalId":53238,"journal":{"name":"Revista CEFAC","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-07-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"67178447","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 Purpose: to verify contributions of acoustic spectrographic analysis in the forensic identification of speakers with auditorily similar voices, considering the distinctive behavior of acoustic parameters: formants of vowel “é”, of connected speech, mean fundamental frequency in Hz, linear prediction curve of vowel “é” and linear prediction curve area; and to propose an objective method to use the analyzed parameters. Methods: a quantitative, qualitative and descriptive study, conducted in Pernambuco on 16 pairs of male siblings, aged 18-60 years. The subjects recorded videos from which the audios were extracted, numbered and sent to three examiners, in two groups: older brothers and younger brothers, for perceptual-auditory pairing. The correct pairings, indicated by at least two examiners, were submitted to acoustic analysis. The statistical tests included Wilcoxon, Kruskal-Wallis and Bonferroni, with p<0.05. Results: the results of analyses of formants and the mean fundamental frequency were not enough to distinguish similar voices. Unprecedentedly, in the measurements of areas generated by the linear prediction curve graphs, a distinctive statistical significance was observed. Conclusion: it was concluded that, among the parameters studied, the measurements of areas of the linear prediction curve objectively indicated effectiveness in distinguishing speakers with auditorily similar voices.
{"title":"Forensic analysis of auditorily similar voices","authors":"Sandra Carmo, Maria Inês Beltrati Cornacchioni Rehder, Larissa Nadjara Almeida, Cristian Villegas, Cirana Raquel Vasconcelos Dantas, Daniela Vasconcelos, Emanuel Andrade","doi":"10.1590/1982-0216/20232524022","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1590/1982-0216/20232524022","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT Purpose: to verify contributions of acoustic spectrographic analysis in the forensic identification of speakers with auditorily similar voices, considering the distinctive behavior of acoustic parameters: formants of vowel “é”, of connected speech, mean fundamental frequency in Hz, linear prediction curve of vowel “é” and linear prediction curve area; and to propose an objective method to use the analyzed parameters. Methods: a quantitative, qualitative and descriptive study, conducted in Pernambuco on 16 pairs of male siblings, aged 18-60 years. The subjects recorded videos from which the audios were extracted, numbered and sent to three examiners, in two groups: older brothers and younger brothers, for perceptual-auditory pairing. The correct pairings, indicated by at least two examiners, were submitted to acoustic analysis. The statistical tests included Wilcoxon, Kruskal-Wallis and Bonferroni, with p<0.05. Results: the results of analyses of formants and the mean fundamental frequency were not enough to distinguish similar voices. Unprecedentedly, in the measurements of areas generated by the linear prediction curve graphs, a distinctive statistical significance was observed. Conclusion: it was concluded that, among the parameters studied, the measurements of areas of the linear prediction curve objectively indicated effectiveness in distinguishing speakers with auditorily similar voices.","PeriodicalId":53238,"journal":{"name":"Revista CEFAC","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-06-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"67178554","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 : 2023-06-05DOI: 10.1590/1982-0216/20232527322
V. Mandaj, Marcia Simões-Zenari, D. Molini-Avejonas
ABSTRACT Purpose: to characterize the population with autism spectrum disorder and the Psychosocial Care Network. Methods: a study conducted with patients presented with autism spectrum disorder up to 18 years old treated at the health network in Taboão da Serra, Brazil. Participants’ data were collected from medical records of the Psychosocial Care Network for Children of that city, authorized by the Municipal Department of Health, and quantitatively analyzed. Results: altogether, there were 237 patients with autism spectrum disorder in the said health network by April 2019. Of these, 188 were treated at the Psychosocial Care Network for Children, 110 of them with weekly therapy. There was a predominance of males (73.63%), age range from 3 to 10 years, with a higher percentage of 5-year old (17.27%) patients, and a mean treatment time of 32 months. The youngest age was 2 years old. Half the sample (50%) had weekly therapy and received homeopathic medication; 24 users (21.81%) were referred by speech-language-hearing therapists and 19 (17.27%), by the school they attended. Final Considerations: although the Psychosocial Care Network for Children is the reference in the region, it is known that this facility alone cannot meet all needs of individuals with autism spectrum disorder. A service network coordinated according to patient’s individual needs and the region's reality would ensure their expected rights, decrease public spending, and enable these users to occupy not only one but many places in society.
目的:了解自闭症谱系障碍人群及其社会心理护理网络的特征。方法:对在巴西tabo o da Serra卫生网络治疗的18岁以下自闭症谱系障碍患者进行了一项研究。参与者的数据是从该市儿童心理社会护理网络的医疗记录中收集的，经市卫生部授权，并进行了定量分析。结果:截至2019年4月，该健康网络共有237名自闭症谱系障碍患者。其中188人在儿童社会心理护理网络接受治疗，其中110人每周接受治疗。男性居多(73.63%)，年龄3 ~ 10岁，5岁患者比例较高(17.27%)，平均治疗时间32个月。最小的年龄是2岁。一半的样本(50%)每周接受治疗并接受顺势疗法药物;24名使用者(21.81%)由言语语言听力治疗师转介，19名使用者(17.27%)由其所在学校转介。最后考虑:虽然儿童社会心理护理网络是该地区的参考，但众所周知，仅凭该设施无法满足自闭症谱系障碍患者的所有需求。一个根据患者个人需求和地区实际情况协调的服务网络，将确保他们的预期权利，减少公共支出，并使这些用户在社会中不仅占据一个位置，而且占据多个位置。
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