The Validity of a Simple Outcome Measure to Assess Stuttering Therapy

Objective: The validity of a simple and not time-consuming self-assessment (SA) Scale was tested to establish progress after or during stuttering therapy. Patients and Method: The scores on the SA scale were related to (1) objective measures (percentage of stuttered syllables, and syllables per minu...

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Vydané v:Folia phoniatrica et logopaedica Ročník 59; číslo 2; s. 91 - 99
Hlavní autori: Huinck, Wendy, Rietveld, Toni
Médium: Journal Article
Jazyk:English
Vydavateľské údaje: Basel, Switzerland S. Karger AG 01.01.2007
Predmet:
Adolescent
Adult
Cognitive Therapy
Difference scores
Dutch language
Efficacy
Emotions
Evaluation
Female
Fluency
Group therapy
Humans
Listeners
Male
Measurement
Measures
Medical treatment
Middle Aged
Naturalness
Objectives
Original Paper
Outcome Assessment (Health Care) - statistics & numerical data
Patient Satisfaction
Patients
Perceptions
Questionnaires
Rating Scales
Reproducibility of Results
Self Evaluation
Speech Production Measurement - statistics & numerical data
Speech Therapy
Stuttering
Stuttering - psychology
Stuttering - therapy
Surveys and Questionnaires
Syllables
Test Validity and Reliability
Therapy progress assessment
Validity
Stuttering therapy
Speech fluency
Self-assessment scale
Perceptions of Stuttering Inventory
ISSN:1021-7762, 1421-9972
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Shrnutí:Objective: The validity of a simple and not time-consuming self-assessment (SA) Scale was tested to establish progress after or during stuttering therapy. Patients and Method: The scores on the SA scale were related to (1) objective measures (percentage of stuttered syllables, and syllables per minute) and (2) (self-)evaluation tests (self-evaluation questionnaires and perceptual evaluations or judgments of disfluency, naturalness and comfort by naïve listeners). Data were collected from two groups of stutterers at four measurement times: pretherapy, posttherapy, 12 months after therapy and 24 months after therapy. The first group attended the Comprehensive Stuttering Program: an integrated program based on fluency shaping techniques, and the second group participated in a Dutch group therapy: the Doetinchem Method that focuses on emotions and cognitions related to stuttering. Results: Results showed similar score patterns on the SA scale, the self-evaluation questionnaires, the objective measures over time, and significant correlations between the SA scale and syllables per minute, percentage of stuttered syllables, Struggle subscale of the Perceptions of Stuttering Inventory and judged fluency on the T1-T2 difference scores. Conclusion: We concluded that the validity of the SA measure was proved and therefore encourage the use of such an instrument when (stuttering) treatment efficacy is studied.
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ISSN:1021-7762
1421-9972
DOI:10.1159/000098342