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Editorial
(Source: Revista CEFAC)
Source: Revista CEFAC - May 21, 2013 Category: Speech Therapy Source Type: research

Recognition of Portuguese sentences lists test in silence and noise versus benefits for children and teenagers using hearing aids
CONCLUSION: although statistically significant correlation has not been verified between the results obtained using two assessment instruments, through the Portuguese Sentences Lists Test, the individuals had improvement in the performance of speech recognition, using the hearing aids, both in quiet and in noise, and in response to the questionnaire, the subjects reported benefit with the use of sound amplification. (Source: Revista CEFAC)
Source: Revista CEFAC - May 21, 2013 Category: Speech Therapy Source Type: research

Temporal aspects of hearing in adolescents from the 6th year of elementary education
CONCLUSION: data analysis revealed a correlation between school performance and temporal aspects of hearing. It should be noted that the tests that evaluate the temporal ordering tasks (Frequency Pattern Sequence and Duration Pattern Sequence) are influenced by the Academic Achievement Test performance. However this does not occur with the test that evaluates the temporal resolution (Gap-in-Noise). (Source: Revista CEFAC)
Source: Revista CEFAC - May 21, 2013 Category: Speech Therapy Source Type: research

Audiometric profile and evoked otoacoustic emissions per product of distortion in transit managers, exposed to carbon monoxide and noise
CONCLUSION: workers exposed to carbon monoxide and noise showed worst results in the auditory thresholds and Otoacoustic Emissions when compared to non-exposed group. (Source: Revista CEFAC)
Source: Revista CEFAC - May 21, 2013 Category: Speech Therapy Source Type: research

Audiometric evolution in multichannel cochlear implant users
CONCLUSION: a significant hearing change may be observed beginning from three months after IC, but this result is not found in all implanted subjects. (Source: Revista CEFAC)
Source: Revista CEFAC - May 21, 2013 Category: Speech Therapy Source Type: research

Monitoring of children with risk indicators for hearing loss
CONCLUSION: the monitoring through a questionnaire applied by telephone proved to be feasible, however, it is necessary to develop strategies to support their execution. (Source: Revista CEFAC)
Source: Revista CEFAC - May 21, 2013 Category: Speech Therapy Source Type: research

Phonological changes obtained in the treatment based on the multiple opposition approach
CONCLUSION: the Multiple Oppositions Approach was effective for the treatment of Brazilian Portuguese speakers because the model provided changes in the PCC-R, number of acquired phonemes and some generalizations (to lexical items non used during treatment, to another position of the word, inside a sound class and to other sound class). (Source: Revista CEFAC)
Source: Revista CEFAC - May 21, 2013 Category: Speech Therapy Source Type: research

Favorable environments for producing /z/, /∫/ and /ℑ/: Analysis and comparison of changes occurred in the phonological system
OBJETIVO: verificar os efeitos da terapia fonológica, utilizando o modelo de Ciclos Modificado, e comparar a evolução de dois grupos de crianças com desvio fonológico, um em cujo tratamento foram utilizadas palavras-alvo com contextos fonológicos favoráveis e outro em que foram utilizados os contextos pouco favoráveis e neutros, na aquisição das fricativas /z/, /∫/ e /ℑ/. MÉTODO: os sujeitos foram seis crianças com desvio fonológico e idades entre 4:7 e 7:8, devidamente autorizados a participarem da pesquisa. Os mesmos foram avaliados por meio de exames fonoaudiológicos e complementares para diagnosticar ...
Source: Revista CEFAC - May 21, 2013 Category: Speech Therapy Source Type: research

Libras discipline in speech language therapy academic context
CONCLUSION: this study demonstrates that the discussion about sign language in speech language therapy courses must be broader. The definition of criteria and parameters must also be discussed in order assure learning quality in those contents. The study also shows the need for more research that offers allowance to the advance in the speech language therapy graduation courses in those contents and that also contributes to an advance in bilingual speech therapy clinical, educational and practical needs directed towards the deaf individuals. (Source: Revista CEFAC)
Source: Revista CEFAC - May 21, 2013 Category: Speech Therapy Source Type: research

Evaluation of social and pragmatic skills in children with specific language disorder
CONCLUSION: we stress out the importance of developing methods regarding intervention that seek to improve the aspects of speech, language, and interpersonal relationships. (Source: Revista CEFAC)
Source: Revista CEFAC - May 21, 2013 Category: Speech Therapy Source Type: research

Association between risk indicators for child development and maternal emotional state
OBJETIVO: analisar a associação entre os estados emocionais maternos depressivo e ansioso, combinados ou de modo isolado, em relação à presença de risco ao desenvolvimento infantil na faixa etária de 0 a 4 meses. MÉTODO: trata-se de estudo observacional, analítico e de coorte. Para a obtenção dos dados foram utilizados os Inventários de Beck de Depressão e de Ansiedade e analisada a interação mãe-bebê a partir do protocolo de índices de risco ao desenvolvimento infantil em uma amostra de 182 díades. RESULTADOS: o percentual de bebês com pelo menos um índice de risco no grupo de mães que apresentaram d...
Source: Revista CEFAC - May 21, 2013 Category: Speech Therapy Source Type: research

Evaluation of functional skills and self care of Down's syndrome people included in therapeutic workshop
OBJETIVO: avaliar as habilidades funcionais e de auto cuidado de indivíduos com Síndrome de Down em uma oficina interdisciplinar terapêutica. MÉTODO: investigação prospectiva, exploratória, comparativa, de corte transversal e abordagem quantitativa com amostra de um grupo teste(T), com síndrome de Down (N=17) e, grupo controle (C) sem a síndrome (n= 20). O instrumento utilizado foi o Inventario de avaliação pediátrica (PEDI) que avalia aspectos funcionais do desempenho de crianças. RESULTADOS: a amostra foi pareada (idade média 5 a 7 ½ anos,desvio padrão 1a 6 meses). O grupo T apresentou um repertório de h...
Source: Revista CEFAC - May 21, 2013 Category: Speech Therapy Source Type: research

Speech-language pathologist health care's aspects according to household sample survey of Minas Gerais
CONCLUSION: the most of the interviewed people assisted by speech-language pathologists were attended by the Unified Health System. There was a great variation in age, and 66% of youth and adults attended are literate. It was possible to notice a need for expansion of speech-language pathologist's assistance in Minas Gerais in order to attend the whole population, seeking the universality, integrity and equity. These Unified Health System principles are also the guide lines of health care in the Minas Gerais. (Source: Revista CEFAC)
Source: Revista CEFAC - May 21, 2013 Category: Speech Therapy Source Type: research

Evaluation of infants in follow up program based on the family's perspective
CONCLUSION: we analyzed the quality of the current health management model and suggest it be continued. However, it should start during gestation, include a higher number of follow up consultations and develop more multidisciplinary work. (Source: Revista CEFAC)
Source: Revista CEFAC - May 21, 2013 Category: Speech Therapy Source Type: research

The development of a virtual learning environment in genetic syndromes
CONCLUSION: the VLE developed can be an important tool for health education in Genetic Syndromes, covering various regions of the country. (Source: Revista CEFAC)
Source: Revista CEFAC - May 21, 2013 Category: Speech Therapy Source Type: research

Profile of children attended in the speech therapy department of the high risk children clinic in Franca/SP
CONCLUSION: the data obtained in this study point to the effectiveness of speech therapy intervention in the early stimulation of sucking in newborn pre-term, in relation to the global baby development. Early stimulation of speech therapy in newborn preterm infants is critical for an adequate and nutritious feeding. (Source: Revista CEFAC)
Source: Revista CEFAC - May 21, 2013 Category: Speech Therapy Source Type: research

Mastication, deglutition and its adaptations in facial peripheral paralysis
CONCLUSION: sample subjects chew with difficulty in the paralyzed side, showing slow and inconsistent mastication cycles. There is an increased tongue movements for cleaning the residues kept in oral vestibule in the paralyzed side. This is the most annoying symptom according to the patients. They develop adaptation strategies to compensate their functional difficulties. (Source: Revista CEFAC)
Source: Revista CEFAC - May 21, 2013 Category: Speech Therapy Source Type: research

Nipobrazilians orofacial measurements after pubertal growth
CONCLUSION: in the studied sample it was possible to verify that the averages of the measurements were always higher in men, there were significant associations among some orofacial measurements and there was statistically significant difference among the structures of white, black and nipobrazilians women. (Source: Revista CEFAC)
Source: Revista CEFAC - May 21, 2013 Category: Speech Therapy Source Type: research

Relationship between time and type of breastfeeding and stomatognathic system functions
CONCLUSION: it was possible to conclude that, generally, there was no significant relation between time and type of feeding and the investigated functions, except for the significance between type of feeding and chewing. Probably, the lack of significance is due to the fact that the development of all the stomatognathic system has multifactorial sources. The statistical significance found as for the chewing function, since it showed an unexpected pattern, may have occurred because of the restricted number of subjects in each subgroup. (Source: Revista CEFAC)
Source: Revista CEFAC - May 21, 2013 Category: Speech Therapy Source Type: research

Quality of life in voice: a study in Parkinson's disease and in adductor spasmodic dysphonia
OBJETIVO: avaliar o impacto causado pela alteração vocal na qualidade de vida (QV) dos pacientes com doença de Parkinson (DP) idiopática e com disfonia espasmódica adutora (DEA). MÉTODO: o estudo foi realizado com 56 indivíduos do sexo feminino, dos quais 28 compunham o grupo controle; 14, o grupo de DEA, no período anterior ao tratamento com toxina botulínica; e 14, o grupo de DP idiopática. Os participantes preencheram o questionário de Qualidade de Vida em Voz (QVV) validado para o português brasileiro. Para verificar a diferença entre as médias dos grupos foi utilizado o método de análise de variância ...
Source: Revista CEFAC - May 21, 2013 Category: Speech Therapy Source Type: research

Amateur choir singers: self-image, difficulties and symptoms of the singing voice
CONCLUSION: the difficulties with singing are connected to the vocal classification and do not depend on age or experience. Vocal symptoms are related to the vocal classification and to the experience with singing. Negative self-perception is also related the vocal classification and to the experience with singing, and positive self-perception was more reported by experienced singers. (Source: Revista CEFAC)
Source: Revista CEFAC - May 21, 2013 Category: Speech Therapy Source Type: research

Instruments for language assessment following a left brain damage
O tema deste estudo é a avaliação padronizada da linguagem em pacientes com lesão cerebrovascular esquerda (LHE) que pode ser muito útil no estabelecimento do diagnóstico, prognóstico e plano terapêutico, complementando observação, entrevistas e tarefas clínicas. Este estudo teve como objetivo identificar quais instrumentos de investigação de linguagem têm sido utilizados para avaliação de quadros neurológicos súbitos envolvendo o hemisfério esquerdo (HE) e analisar quais componentes linguísticos são os mais avaliados. Foi possível identificar nove instrumentos utilizados internacionalmente que avalia...
Source: Revista CEFAC - May 21, 2013 Category: Speech Therapy Source Type: research

Contribution of the cervical auscultation in clinical assessment of the oropharyngeal dysphagia
Para auxiliar na avaliação funcional da deglutição, a maior parte dos fonoaudiólogos utiliza recursos instrumentais como a ausculta cervical. Em vista disso, o objetivo deste estudo foi verificar na literatura a contribuição da ausculta cervical para a avaliação clínica das disfagias. Para tanto, foram revisados periódicos nacionais e internacionais, indexados nas bases de dados Springer, Lilacs, Bireme, Medline e Scielo, entre os anos de 1992 e 2011. A partir da análise dos estudos foi possível verificar que a ausculta cervical vem se modernizando com a evolução tecnológica, possibilitando a realização d...
Source: Revista CEFAC - May 21, 2013 Category: Speech Therapy Source Type: research

Acoustic characteristics of glottal stop associated to Pierre Robin Sequence: case study
A fissura de palato, em associação à Sequência de Pierre Robin, pode favorecer o desenvolvimento de produções atípicas (compensatórias), na fala da criança, como é o caso da oclusiva glotal (golpe de glote) comumente observada em substituição aos sons oclusivos (vozeados ou não). No presente estudo, foi realizada a análise dos parâmetros fonético-acústicos da oclusiva glotal produzidas em /k/ e /g/ por uma criança do gênero feminino, com 5 anos, que apresentava fissura de palato reparada, associada à Sequência de Pierre Robin. Para isso, foram selecionadas seis palavras em que a oclusiva velar encontra...
Source: Revista CEFAC - May 21, 2013 Category: Speech Therapy Source Type: research

Relationship between auditory evoked potentials and middle latency auditory processing disorder: cases study
This study aimed to analyze the auditory evoked middle latency response in two patients with auditory processing disorder and relate objective and behavioral measures. This case study was conducted in 2 patients (P1 = 12 years, female, P2 = 17 years old, male), both with the absence of sensory abnormalities, neurological and neuropsychiatric disorders. Both were submitted to anamnesis, inspection of the external ear canal, hearing test and evaluation of Auditory Evoked Middle latency Response. There was a significant association between behavioral test and objectives results. In the interview, there were complaints about t...
Source: Revista CEFAC - May 21, 2013 Category: Speech Therapy Source Type: research

Evaluating the dynamic vocal dysphonic children in a pre and post intervention speech therapy group: a case study
This study aims at featuring the dynamic vocals of dysphonic children before and after speech therapy group by assessing perceptual and acoustic voice. Participants were six children, two boys and four girls, aged between seven and ten year old with a diagnosis of functional dysphonia or functional-organo one. Children were submitted to an interview, perceptual analysis and acoustic voice before and after weekly group therapy process, which amounted to twelve sessions of forty minutes each. As therapeutic strategies we have been proposed drama activities, drawings, games, preparation of panels and vocal exercises conducted...
Source: Revista CEFAC - May 21, 2013 Category: Speech Therapy Source Type: research

May is National Stroke Awareness Month, Contact your Members of Congress to Repeal the Medicare Therapy Cap
Ask your members of Congress to cosponsor today! (Source: ASHA Action Alerts)
Source: ASHA Action Alerts - May 21, 2013 Category: Speech Therapy Authors: American Speech-Language-Hearing Association Source Type: news

Perspectives of health personnel on how to preserve and promote the patients’ dignity in a rehabilitation context
ConclusionThe staff working in institutions to rehabilitate patients with head injuries and multiple sclerosis must be aware and sensitive to the importance of maintaining and supporting the patient's dignity and self‐respect. Relevance for clinical practiceThe results from this project confirm the importance of acknowledging the patient's self‐worth as a human being, unconditionally. This might be essential in promoting and preserving the patients' dignity. (Source: Journal of Clinical Nursing)
Source: Journal of Clinical Nursing - May 8, 2013 Category: Nursing Authors: Synnøve Caspari, Trygve Aasgaard, Vibeke Lohne, Åshild Slettebø, Dagfinn Nåden Tags: Original Article Source Type: research

Intensive rehabilitation for dementia improved cognitive function and reduced behavioral disturbance in geriatric health service facilities in Japan
ConclusionsSignificant improvement by intervention was shown in multiple domains including cognitive function and BPSD. Cognitive decline and worsening of BPSD are predictors of care burden and hospitalization, thus intensive rehabilitation for dementia was beneficial for both individuals with dementia and their caregivers. Geriatr Gerontol Int 2013; ●●: ●●–●●. (Source: Geriatrics and Gerontology International)
Source: Geriatrics and Gerontology International - May 6, 2013 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Kenji Toba, Yu Nakamura, Hidetoshi Endo, Jiro Okochi, Yukiko Tanaka, Chiyako Inaniwa, Akira Takahashi, Naoko Tsunoda, Kentaro Higashi, Motoharu Hirai, Hiroyuki Hirakawa, Shizuru Yamada, Yohko Maki, Tomoharu Yamaguchi, Haruyasu Yamaguchi Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLE Source Type: research

Interest Rates on Undergraduate Federal Stafford Student Loans Set to Double this Summer
Contact Congress to Extend the Current 3.4% Interest Rate (Source: ASHA Action Alerts)
Source: ASHA Action Alerts - May 2, 2013 Category: Speech Therapy Authors: American Speech-Language-Hearing Association Source Type: news

The effect of speech therapy on acoustic speech characteristics of cleft lip and palate patients: a preliminary study
ConclusionsThe present study underlines the role of a speech therapist in a complete cleft care team, in order to take care of the speech improvement of the patient and to motivate the parents to help the speech development of their child. (Source: Special Care in Dentistry)
Source: Special Care in Dentistry - May 1, 2013 Category: Dentistry Authors: Arezoo Jahanbin, Mohammad Reza Pahlavannezhad, Maryam Savadi, Nadia Hasanzadeh Tags: Article Source Type: research

Editorial
(Source: Revista CEFAC)
Source: Revista CEFAC - April 19, 2013 Category: Speech Therapy Source Type: research

Assessing speech intelligibility level of children with phonological disorders: implications in social skills
CONCLUSION: this study examined the relationship between GIF and HSC, and identified classes of HSC that are deficient in children diagnosed with phonological disorders, promoting the development of instruments for assessment and intervention, thus allowing better planning for each case. (Source: Revista CEFAC)
Source: Revista CEFAC - April 19, 2013 Category: Speech Therapy Source Type: research

The acquisition of simple and complex coda /S/ in children with phonological disorder
CONCLUSION: we verified, through this study, that the degree of phonological disorder, type of coda, and grammatical class influenced in a significant way on the production of final simple and complex coda with the archiphoneme /S/, in children with phonological disorder. (Source: Revista CEFAC)
Source: Revista CEFAC - April 19, 2013 Category: Speech Therapy Source Type: research

Conceptions of teacher of IES for articulated communicative and expressive development on evaluation of students on this performance
CONCLUSION: we may conclude that teachers/speakers need to be more aware about the communication and expressivity issues, during the lectures, wiling to improve their knowledge. In answer to the questionnaire, the teachers/speakers showed interest in getting better in what they found out to be flawed. Through this research, the majority realized that the Speech Therapy is, in fact, the Science being able to help them, showing helpful techniques and methods in order improve their presentations. (Source: Revista CEFAC)
Source: Revista CEFAC - April 19, 2013 Category: Speech Therapy Source Type: research