Comparison of Alternative Methods for Obtaining Severity Scores of the Speech of People Who Stutter

Autor/inn/en	Howell, Peter; Soukup-Ascencao, Tajana; Davis, Stephen; Rusbridge, Sarah
Titel	Comparison of Alternative Methods for Obtaining Severity Scores of the Speech of People Who Stutter
Quelle	In: Clinical Linguistics & Phonetics, 25 (2011) 5, S.368-378 (11 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0269-9206
DOI	10.3109/02699206.2010.538955
Schlagwörter	Stuttering; Evaluation Methods; Severity (of Disability); Scores; Measures (Individuals); Audio Equipment; Evaluators; Comparative Analysis; Statistical Analysis; Prediction; Foreign Countries; United Kingdom + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Stammer; Stottern; Schweregrad; Messdaten; Audio-CD; Statistische Analyse; Vorhersage; Ausland; Großbritannien
Abstract	Riley's Stuttering Severity Instrument (SSI) is widely used. The manuals allow SSI assessments to be made in different ways (e.g. from digital recordings or whilst listening to speech live). Digital recordings allow segments to be selected and listened to, whereas the entire recording has to be judged when listened to live. Comparison was made between expert judges when they used these digital and live procedures to establish whether one method was more sensitive and reliable than the other. Five expert judges assessed eight speakers four times each in two judgment conditions (digital vs. live). The eight speakers were chosen so that they spanned a wide range of stuttering severity. SSI version 3 (SSI-3) estimates were obtained on all occasions. An ANOVA showed a three-way interaction between sessions, speakers and condition that indicated that digital and live judgments varied across speakers and across sessions. The predictions that were upheld were (1) SSI-3 scores made from digital segments are more sensitive than SSI-3 scores made on the entire live signal; (2) digital and live judgments vary with respect to speaker's stuttering severity and across test sessions. (Contains 2 tables.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10