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| Author(s): |
Julia Biancalana Costa
Total Authors: 1
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| Document type: | Master's Dissertation |
| Press: | São Paulo. |
| Institution: | Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Faculdade de Medicina (FM/SBD) |
| Defense date: | 2016-12-07 |
| Examining board members: |
Claudia Regina Furquim de Andrade;
Elisabete Giusti;
Fabiola Staróbole Juste
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| Advisor: | Claudia Regina Furquim de Andrade |
| Abstract | |
INTRODUCTION: This study followed the premise that the neuromotor control of speech is influenced by external signals in all the speakers. To better understand the interference of external signals in speech before and after speech therapy, the aim of this study was (1) to compare the different speech tasks in stutterers and fluent individuals; (2) to verify if there is any impact on the different speech tasks in the post-treatment; (3) to compare the results of post-treatment quantitatively and qualitatively. METHODS: Participants were 20 adults, 10 with stuttering (8 male and 2 female - mean age 30.5 years) and 10 controls matched for age and gender with the research group. The study compared the performance of the participants in six different speech tasks in the pre and post treatment. The speech tasks that were analyzed was: monologue, conversation, individual reading, chorus reading, automatic speech and singing. The results were also compared for self-awareness functionality of speech through the ASHA NOMS. RESULTS: There was a significant difference (p < 0.001) among some speech tasks in the research group and the control group. The speech tasks that induced fluency were chorus reading, automatic speech and singing, and approached the research group to the control group. In the post treatment the only task that presented significant difference was the monologue. There was no significant difference between the ASHA NOMS in the pre and post treatment for any of the groups. CONCLUSIONS: The results indicated that the neuromotor control of speech is influenced by external signals in all the speakers. There were differences in speech tasks in the post treatment, especially in the monologue. There was no difference in ASHA NOMS data in the pre- and post-treatment in the study group and the control group (AU) | |
| FAPESP's process: | 14/09404-0 - Effectiveness of speech therapy in enhancing fluency: comparison of performance in different tasks |
| Grantee: | Julia Biancalana Costa |
| Support Opportunities: | Scholarships in Brazil - Master |