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Audiology & Speech-Language Pathology
Alyssa K. Kuiack, Lisa M. D. Archibald
Summary: This study investigated the uncertainty among speech-language pathologists regarding the use of the diagnostic label DLD. The results showed a general consensus on when to apply the DLD label, but varied opinions on symptoms of importance, points of contention in language profiles, and minimal assessment results in the diagnostic process.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF LANGUAGE & COMMUNICATION DISORDERS
(2023)
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Audiology & Speech-Language Pathology
Pushkar Deshpande, Christian Brandt, Stefan Debener, Tobias Neher
Summary: Individuals with mild-to-moderate sensorineural hearing loss appear to have intact comprehension-related electrophysiological responses regardless of prior experience with amplified sound, when speech audibility is ensured.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF AUDIOLOGY
(2023)
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Audiology & Speech-Language Pathology
Erik Witte, Susanne Kobler, Jonas Ekeroot, Karolina Smeds, Elina Maki-Torkko
Summary: This study introduces the urban outdoor version of the Situated Phoneme (SiP) test and investigates its test-retest reliability. The results show that the test has high test-retest reliability, which can help audiologists interpret the test scores.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF AUDIOLOGY
(2023)
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Audiology & Speech-Language Pathology
Ana Filipa S. Araujo, Luis M. T. Jesus, Pedro Sa-Couto, Maria Assuncao C. Matos
Summary: This study aims to create and validate a Portuguese version of the World Health Organization Quality of Life - BREF (WHOQOL-BREF) that is adapted to the needs of people with aphasia.
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Audiology & Speech-Language Pathology
Yasuaki Shinohara, Chao Han, Arild Hestvik
Summary: This study examined the prediction of discrimination accuracy for nonnative vowels by how listeners assimilate nonnative phones into their L1. The results showed that when the category-goodness difference between two nonnative stimuli is smaller, it is more difficult to discriminate between vowels. In addition, the study found that the directional asymmetry observed in the focalization effect is only present when listeners assimilate two nonnative phones into a single L1 phonemic category without category-goodness difference.
LANGUAGE AND SPEECH
(2023)
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Audiology & Speech-Language Pathology
Ilkem Kara, Ayse Ilayda Mutlu, Kubra Miraloglu
Summary: This study investigated the participation habits, speech characteristics, and encounter with bullying-like behaviors in online games among children who do and do not stutter. The results showed that there was no significant difference in the participation rates, frequency, and duration of online gaming between children who stutter and those who do not. Children who stutter were more inclined to use one-word expressions and had higher rates of encountering bullying-like behaviors in online games.
FOLIA PHONIATRICA ET LOGOPAEDICA
(2023)
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Audiology & Speech-Language Pathology
Jayne Newbury, Jessica Eagle
Summary: This study reported the experiences of New Zealand caregivers of children with language and literacy difficulties in having their child's needs identified. The participants were 14 mothers of children with idiopathic language and literacy difficulties, who had learned about language, literacy, and the education system to advocate for their child. The mothers sought a diagnosis and reported understanding and access to support as positive consequences, while stigma was seen as negative. They described their experience as a fight due to their concerns being ignored and the difficulties in accessing services. They called for improved teacher training and publicly funded diagnostic assessment services.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY
(2023)
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Audiology & Speech-Language Pathology
Tyson G. Harmon
Summary: This article presents a framework for understanding individualized emotional responses in aphasia and discusses practical strategies for providing emotional support to people with aphasia (PWA). It emphasizes the impact of emotions on language processing and social participation, while considering individual variability and cultural context.
SEMINARS IN SPEECH AND LANGUAGE
(2023)
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Audiology & Speech-Language Pathology
Elizabeth Armstrong, Kerri Colegate, Lenny Papertalk, Stuart Crowe, Meaghan McAllister, Deborah Hersh, Natalie Ciccone, Erin Godecke, Judith Katzenellenbogen, Juli Coffin
Summary: This article explores the benefits of recognizing the impact of intersectionality on brain injury care in a First Nations context and provides a model of Aboriginal-led care that minimizes intersectional discrimination and marginalization while empowering individuals, caregivers/communication partners, and the environment.
SEMINARS IN SPEECH AND LANGUAGE
(2023)
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Audiology & Speech-Language Pathology
Pauline Prinsloo, Shakila Dada, Kirsty Bastable, Parimala Raghavendra, Mats Granlund
Summary: This study aims to summarize and map the outcomes of augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) interventions for children with complex communication needs onto the Family of Participation-Related Constructs (fPRC) framework. The results indicate a lack of focus on certain participation constructs, highlighting the need for future research in the field of AAC.
AUGMENTATIVE AND ALTERNATIVE COMMUNICATION
(2023)
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Audiology & Speech-Language Pathology
Daniel Demian, Michelle Petrak, Glen Zielinski, Shelly Massingale, Amy Alexander, Liz Fuemmeler, Chia-Cheng Lin
Summary: This study aims to design an efficient and simplified clinical saccadometry protocol using video oculography (VOG) equipment, and establish evaluative standards across different age groups.
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF AUDIOLOGY
(2023)
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Audiology & Speech-Language Pathology
Brenna Griffen, Christine Holyfield, Elizabeth R. Lorah, Nicolette Caldwell
Summary: This study examined the effects of using high-tech augmentative and alternative communication methods on preschoolers with autism spectrum disorder. The results showed improvements in all types of communication, with two participants achieving mastery in a minimal number of sessions. These findings provide additional evidence for the effectiveness of these interventions and their ability to promote more meaningful social communication in children with autism spectrum disorder.
AUGMENTATIVE AND ALTERNATIVE COMMUNICATION
(2023)
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Audiology & Speech-Language Pathology
Megan Knoetze, Eldre Beukes, Vinaya Manchaiah, Ilze Oosthuizen, De Wet Swanepoel
Summary: This study aimed to explore the main reasons for hearing aid uptake from a user perspective and provide recommendations to others with hearing difficulties. The findings revealed that user recommendations included seeking support and getting hearing aids as soon as possible, supporting behavior change for improved hearing aid uptake.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF AUDIOLOGY
(2023)
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Audiology & Speech-Language Pathology
Melissa Mina, Michael T. Loughran, Piers Dawes
Summary: This study found that university students have uncertainty about the mechanisms of noise-induced hearing loss, do not feel vulnerable to permanent hearing damage from loud music, and are unconvinced of the efficacy of hearing protection. They also reported barriers to hearing protection use. However, they emphasized the positive effects of loud music and reported an increased likelihood of using hearing protection if it is used by their peers. Music students appear to be more aware of the negative effects of loud music exposure. Students have conflicting attitudes regarding government regulation of hearing protection use.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF AUDIOLOGY
(2023)
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Audiology & Speech-Language Pathology
Roberta Onesimo, Elisabetta Sforza, Elizabeth Katherine Anna Triumbari, Francesco Proli, Chiara Leoni, Valentina Giorgio, Donato Rigante, Valentina Trevisan, Cristina De Rose, Eliza Maria Kuczynska, Antonella Cerchiari, Marika Pane, Eugenio Mercuri, Peter Belafsky, Giuseppe Zampino
Summary: This study successfully translated and validated the PEDI-EAT-10 tool in Italian, demonstrating its reliability and validity in identifying dysphagia in children and adolescents with special needs.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF LANGUAGE & COMMUNICATION DISORDERS
(2023)
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Audiology & Speech-Language Pathology
Natacha Cordonier, Maud Champagne-Lavau, Marion Fossard
Summary: This study demonstrated the potential of explicit metapragmatic therapy for improving nonliteral language comprehension in individuals with traumatic brain injury (TBI). The therapy resulted in significant improvement, with maintenance of gains and generalization to untreated items. This study fills a critical gap in the evidence for remediation of nonliteral language comprehension in the TBI population.
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Audiology & Speech-Language Pathology
Anastasia Trebacz, Cristina McKean, Helen Stringer, Sean Pert
Summary: This paper presents a quasi-experimental study to test the efficacy of Building Early Sentences Therapy (BEST), an intervention designed to support young children with low language abilities. The results indicate that BEST is effective in improving expressive language outcomes for preschool children, and the use of signing is an important component of the intervention.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF LANGUAGE & COMMUNICATION DISORDERS
(2023)
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Audiology & Speech-Language Pathology
Sarah Swann, Ian OBrien, Gary Rance, Richard Dowell
Summary: This study interviewed professional musicians who wear hearing aids and identified three main themes in their experiences: the musicians' journey, communication, and flexibility/adjustability. The results have implications for future research on fitting parameters for hearing aids for musicians (particularly for music performance), evidence-based rehabilitation programs for musicians with hearing loss, and the need for a glossary of terms to assist communication between Audiologists and musicians.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF AUDIOLOGY
(2023)
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Audiology & Speech-Language Pathology
Gustavo Noffs, Matthew Cobler-Lichter, Thushara Perera, Scott C. Kolbe, Helmut Butzkueven, Frederique M. C. Boonstra, Anneke van der Walt, Adam P. Vogel
Summary: Smart devices offer great potential for scalable voice assessment, but there is wide heterogeneity among acoustic metrics for their robustness to variation in recording devices. Consumer-grade plug-and-play microphones show biases towards high frequencies and noise when compared to reference microphones, and relative noise is closely related to microphone-to-mouth distance. While some acoustic metrics show good agreement between consumer-grade and reference microphones, others, particularly fine timing metrics, show poor agreement. Measurement of f0 and F2 slope are robust to variation in recording equipment. Plug-and-play microphones may be used for equipment standardization in speech studies, with some loss in accuracy and statistical power.
FOLIA PHONIATRICA ET LOGOPAEDICA
(2023)
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Audiology & Speech-Language Pathology
P. L. Rini, K. S. Gayathri
Summary: This study proposes an approach for assessing cognitive decline by analyzing speech data, specifically focusing on speech relevance as a crucial indicator for memory recall. The results show that the proposed approach outperforms other models in capturing context level information, particularly semantic memory, and cosine similarity is identified as the most appropriate measure for evaluating the relevance of uttered sequences of sentences.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF LANGUAGE & COMMUNICATION DISORDERS
(2023)
