Development and validation of SLPS: Slovak semantically predictable sentences.

IF 1.8 3区医学 Q2 AUDIOLOGY & SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY

International Journal of Audiology Pub Date : 2025-03-03 DOI:10.1080/14992027.2025.2471001

Dominika Húdoková, Vojtech Chmelík, Monika Rychtáriková, Astrid van Wieringen

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Abstract

Objective: Well-balanced, semantically predictable sentence materials do not exist in the Slovak language. The primary goal of the current study was to develop and validate a set of sentences in stationary, speech-weighted noise that are equally difficult at the 50% point of a performance intensity curve.

Design: Listening tests were performed using a fixed signal-to-noise ratio (SNR), encompassing five different SNR levels. The selected sentences were validated using an adaptive method.

Study sample: Reference data were obtained from native Slovakian adults with normal hearing (85 participants in the first phase and 37 participants in the second phase).

Results: The study yielded 18 sets of 10 sentences with an average fitted SRT (at 50% point) in noise of -4.5 dB SNR (SD = ±0.6 dB). The average slope of the performance intensity function was 14.4%/dB (SD = ±3.8%/dB).

Conclusions: The Slovakian sentence test material can assess speech understanding in noise across various clinical and non-clinical applications.

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斯洛伐克语语义可预测句子的发展与验证。

目的：斯洛伐克语中不存在平衡良好、语义可预测的句子材料。当前研究的主要目标是开发和验证一组静止的句子，语音加权噪声在性能强度曲线的50%点上同样困难。设计：听力测试使用固定的信噪比（SNR）进行，包括五个不同的信噪比水平。采用自适应方法对所选句子进行验证。研究样本：参考数据来自听力正常的斯洛伐克本地成年人（第一阶段85名参与者，第二阶段37名参与者）。结果：在信噪比为-4.5 dB （SD =±0.6 dB）的噪声条件下，获得了18组10个句子的平均拟合SRT（在50%点）。性能强度函数的平均斜率为14.4%/dB （SD =±3.8%/dB）。结论：斯洛伐克语句子测试材料可以在临床和非临床应用中评估噪声环境下的语音理解。

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International Journal of Audiology 医学-耳鼻喉科学

CiteScore

4.90

自引率

14.80%

发文量

133

审稿时长

4-8 weeks

期刊介绍： International Journal of Audiology is committed to furthering development of a scientifically robust evidence base for audiology. The journal is published by the British Society of Audiology, the International Society of Audiology and the Nordic Audiological Society.