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An Investigation of the Clinical Use of a Single-Word Procedure to Assess Intelligibility (Swedish Test of Intelligibility for Children) and an Evaluation of the Validity and Reliability of the Intelligibility in Context Scale
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Lagerberg, Tove B.; Hellström, August; Lundberg, Erik; Hartelius, Lena – Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 2019
Purpose: Intelligibility is a core concept of speech-language pathology, central both to the assessment of speech disorders and to intervention in such disorders. One purpose of this study was to investigate the reliability and usability of a single-word assessment procedure, the Swedish Test of Intelligibility for Children (STI-CH), in a clinical…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Speech Language Pathology, Speech Skills, Speech Impairments
The Effects of Deep Brain Stimulation on Speech Intelligibility in Persons with Essential Tremor
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Sandström, Linda; Blomstedt, Patric; Karlsson, Fredrik; Hartelius, Lena – Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 2020
Purpose: The aim of this study was to investigate how deep brain stimulation (DBS) of the caudal zona incerta (cZi) affects speech intelligibility in persons with essential tremor. Method: Thirty-five participants were evaluated: off stimulation, on chronic stimulation optimized to alleviate tremor, and during unilateral stimulation at increasing…
Descriptors: Stimulation, Brain Hemisphere Functions, Neurological Impairments, Symptoms (Individual Disorders)
Assessment of Intelligibility Using Children's Spontaneous Speech: Methodological Aspects
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Lagerberg, Tove B.; Åsberg, Jakob; Hartelius, Lena; Persson, Christina – International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 2014
Background: Intelligibility is a speaker's ability to convey a message to a listener. Including an assessment of intelligibility is essential in both research and clinical work relating to individuals with communication disorders due to speech impairment. Assessment of the intelligibility of spontaneous speech can be used as an overall…
Descriptors: Children, Measures (Individuals), Comprehension, Pronunciation
Effect of the Number of Presentations on Listener Transcriptions and Reliability in the Assessment of Speech Intelligibility in Children
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Lagerberg, Tove B.; Johnels, Jakob Åsberg; Hartelius, Lena; Persson, Christina – International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 2015
Background: The assessment of intelligibility is an essential part of establishing the severity of a speech disorder. The intelligibility of a speaker is affected by a number of different variables relating, "inter alia," to the speech material, the listener and the listener task. Aims: To explore the impact of the number of…
Descriptors: Speech Impairments, Articulation Impairments, Articulation (Speech), Severity (of Disability)
Communicative Strategies Used by Spouses of Individuals with Communication Disorders Related to Stroke-Induced Aphasia and Parkinson's Disease
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Carlsson, Emilia; Hartelius, Lena; Saldert, Charlotta – International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 2014
Background: A communicative disability interferes with the affected person's ability to take active part in social interaction, but non-disabled communication partners may use different strategies to support communication. However, it is not known whether similar strategies can be used to compensate for different types of communicative…
Descriptors: Communication Strategies, Spouses, Communication Disorders, Neurological Impairments
Comprehension of Complex Discourse in Different Stages of Huntington's Disease
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Saldert, Charlotta; Fors, Angelika; Stroberg, Sofia; Hartelius, Lena – International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 2010
Background: Huntington's disease not only affects motor speech control, but also may have an impact on the ability to produce and understand language in communication. Aims: The ability to comprehend basic and complex discourse was investigated in three different stages of Huntington's disease. Methods & Procedures: In this experimental group…
Descriptors: Experimental Groups, Control Groups, Sentences, Communication Problems