Standardized Measures Used Regularly by Speech-Language Pathologists ’ when assessing the Language Abilities of School-Aged Children: A Survey
Conclusion: Overall, findings indicated that SLPs need to place greater focus on evidence-based practice recommendations when selecting standardized measures for use with school-aged children. Implications for clinical practice and future directions are discussed. (Source: Folia Phoniatrica et Logopaedica)
Source: Folia Phoniatrica et Logopaedica - April 24, 2023 Category: Speech-Language Pathology Source Type: research
Advancing Equitable Hearing Care Through Innovations in Technology and Service-Delivery
Background: Hearing loss is a neglected global health priority affecting 1.5 billion persons. Global access to hearing care is severely limited with management options, like hearing aids, inaccessible to most. The cost and centralised nature of traditional service-delivery approaches in hearing care have undermined equitable access alongside poor awareness.
Summary: Recent innovations in digital and mHealth hearing technologies used by health workers through task-shifting are enabling novel community-based services across the continuum of care. This narrative review explores technology-enabled hearing care in communities....
Source: Folia Phoniatrica et Logopaedica - April 14, 2023 Category: Speech-Language Pathology Source Type: research
Differences in glottal closure and visibility of the anterior commissure during rigid-90 °, rigid-70° and flexible laryngostroboscopy
Conclusion
We found mainly corresponding results in both rigid-90° and rigid-70° endoscopic techniques which can be explained by the same transoral approach with the tongue pulled out, whereas the flexible transnasal endoscopy mainly gives a better view on the anterior commissure. The influence of transorally or transnasally guided endoscopic techniques need to be considered in interpretation of laryngostroboscopic parameters like vocal fold closure and supraglottal hyperactivity. (Source: Folia Phoniatrica et Logopaedica)
Source: Folia Phoniatrica et Logopaedica - March 31, 2023 Category: Speech-Language Pathology Source Type: research
Laryngeal Diadochokinesis in the Mandarin Population
Conclusion: According to the preliminary data, / ʔa/ and /ha/ can be used as suitable indicators to analyse the coordination ability of the laryngeal movement of Mandarin speakers. (Source: Folia Phoniatrica et Logopaedica)
Source: Folia Phoniatrica et Logopaedica - March 22, 2023 Category: Speech-Language Pathology Source Type: research
Effects of occupation-specific vocal stress on the mental health of day care teachers
Introduction: Kindergarten teachers are exposed to numerous kinds of strains, such as noise, which can negatively affect their voices. This cross-sectional study investigates whether and to what extent the profession-specific high vocal demand is associated with the educators' mental health.
Methods: One hundred and ninety-two kindergarten teachers from Magdeburg, Germany and its surrounding areas aged 43.4 ± 12.8 years, voluntarily participated in a survey. Vocal demand and vocal demand response, general strain factors, and mental health were assessed by using questionnaires (self-check on voice demands, Rudow checklist...
Source: Folia Phoniatrica et Logopaedica - March 22, 2023 Category: Speech-Language Pathology Source Type: research
Nurturing Basic Societal Competencies in Speech-Language-Hearing Therapy Training Education: Effects of Coaching Classes
Conclusion and Implication: The coaching classes improved the students ’ basic societal competencies of relating with others, self-confidence, and planning solutions. This suggests that coaching classes are useful in the training education for SLHTs. Ultimately, nurturing students’ basic societal competencies will develop human resources who could achieve quality c linical performance. (Source: Folia Phoniatrica et Logopaedica)
Source: Folia Phoniatrica et Logopaedica - March 7, 2023 Category: Speech-Language Pathology Source Type: research
Nurturing Basic Societal Competencies in Speech –Language–Hearing Therapy Training Education: Effects of Coaching Classes
Conclusion and Implication: The coaching classes improved the students’ basic societal competencies of relating with others, self-confidence, and planning solutions. This suggests that coaching classes are useful in the training education for SLHTs. Ultimately, nurturing student s’ basic societal competencies will develop human resources who could achieve quality clinical performance. (Source: Folia Phoniatrica et Logopaedica)
Source: Folia Phoniatrica et Logopaedica - March 7, 2023 Category: Speech-Language Pathology Source Type: research
Development of a new self-assessment tool for laryngopharyngeal reflux screening in singers (SVHI-12-LPR)
This study is a cross-sectional double observational study.
Methods: RSI and SVHI were administered to 159 singers (amateurs, singing students and professional singers). All subjects underwent videolaryngostroboscopy to objectively identify four subgroups: normal subjects (41.5%), subjects with organic lesions occupying the glottic space (17.6%), subjects with functional dysphonia (18.2%), subjects presenting solely signs suggestive of LPR (22.6%). Using the validated RSI threshold, 33.9% of participants presented an RSI total score>13, suggestive of LPR.
Results: Subjects with a suspected diagnosis of LPR at videolaryng...
Source: Folia Phoniatrica et Logopaedica - February 23, 2023 Category: Speech-Language Pathology Source Type: research
Effect of pompage on vocal and respiratory measurements from female teachers - randomized clinical trial
Conclusion: Musculoskeletal manipulation protocol of myofascial release using pompage had a direct effect on the respiratory measurements from female teachers, significantly increasing the maximum respiratory pressure, but without affecting sound pressure level and the /a/ maximum phonation time. (Source: Folia Phoniatrica et Logopaedica)
Source: Folia Phoniatrica et Logopaedica - February 22, 2023 Category: Speech-Language Pathology Source Type: research
