CoDASPub Date : 2025-01-20eCollection Date: 2025-01-01DOI: 10.1590/2317-1782/e20230359pt
Maria Carolaine Ferreira Aguiar, Gizele Francisco Ferreira do Nascimento, Ana Paula Machado Costa, Lidiane Maria de Brito Macedo Ferreira, José Diniz Júnior, Erika Barioni Mantello
{"title":"Is there a difference in the results of the video head impulse test in patients with a nosological diagnosis of Ménière's Disease and Vestibular Migraine?","authors":"Maria Carolaine Ferreira Aguiar, Gizele Francisco Ferreira do Nascimento, Ana Paula Machado Costa, Lidiane Maria de Brito Macedo Ferreira, José Diniz Júnior, Erika Barioni Mantello","doi":"10.1590/2317-1782/e20230359pt","DOIUrl":"10.1590/2317-1782/e20230359pt","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>To compare vestibulo-ocular reflex (VOR) gain values, gain symmetry between the semicircular canals (SCCs), and saccadic parameters in patients with a nosological diagnosis of Ménière's disease (MD) and vestibular migraine (VM).</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Observational, descriptive, cross-sectional, retrospective study, approved by the Research Ethics Committee, under evaluation report number 4.462.519. The study was based on medical record analysis of individuals who underwent the Video Head Impulse Test (vHIT). The sample included medical records of 33 patients, divided into two groups - G1, 18 patients with a nosological diagnosis of VM; G2, 15 patients with MD. The study collected information on age, sex, nosological diagnosis, symptoms, associated comorbidities, and vHIT results. Student's t-test and the linear regression model statistically analyzed the data. The significance level was set at 0.05 (95%).</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Females predominated (75.76%), with a mean age of 50.18 years. There was a predominance of normal VOR gain in the VM group (44.44%) and vestibular hypofunction in the MD group (40%). There was no significant difference between the groups' mean gain per SCC, nor between the groups' right and left SCCs. G1 had a higher percentage of evident saccades and saccadic dispersion.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Although there was no significant difference in VOR gain in the vHIT between the groups, there was a predominance of vestibular hypofunction in the MD group and normal results in the VM group.</p>","PeriodicalId":46547,"journal":{"name":"CoDAS","volume":"37 1","pages":"e20230359"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2025-01-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11758851/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143025113","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
CoDASPub Date : 2025-01-20eCollection Date: 2025-01-01DOI: 10.1590/2317-1782/e20240103en
Camila Eduarda Elias Silva, Denise Brandão de Oliveira Britto, Stela Maris Aguiar Lemos
{"title":"Self-perception of stuttering: association with self-perception of hearing, fluency profile, and contextual aspects.","authors":"Camila Eduarda Elias Silva, Denise Brandão de Oliveira Britto, Stela Maris Aguiar Lemos","doi":"10.1590/2317-1782/e20240103en","DOIUrl":"10.1590/2317-1782/e20240103en","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>This study investigated the association between self-perception of stuttering and self-perception of hearing, speech fluency profile, and contextual aspects in Brazilian adults who stutter.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Fifty-five adults who stutter (ages 18 to 58 years), speakers of Brazilian Portuguese speakers, participated in an observational study that included: (a) a clinical history survey to collect identification, sociodemographic, clinical, and assistance data; (b) the Brazil Economic Classification Criteria (CCEB); (c) a hearing self-perception questionnaire (Speech, Spatial and Qualities of Hearing Scale - SSQ, version 5.6); (d) self-perception of the impact of stuttering (Brazilian Portuguese version of the Overall Assessment of the Speaker's Experience of Stuttering - Adults - OASES-A); and (e) an assessment of speech fluency (Fluency Profile Assessment Protocol -- PAPF). Data analysis consisted of descriptive and bivariate analysis using Pearson's chi-square, Mann-Whitney, Kruskal-Wallis, and Spearman correlation coefficient.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Most participants were classified as moderate to severe in the total classification of the impact of stuttering. There were moderate and weak negative correlations between the participants' self-perception of stuttering and self-perception of hearing.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Self-perception of auditory abilities was greater to the extent that self-perception of the impacts of stuttering on quality of life was lower.</p>","PeriodicalId":46547,"journal":{"name":"CoDAS","volume":"37 1","pages":"e20240103"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2025-01-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11758850/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143025138","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
CoDASPub Date : 2024-12-13DOI: 10.1590/2317-1782/20242023317pt
{"title":"ERRATUM: Prevalence of hearing loss and health vulnerability in children aged 25 to 36 months: an analysis of spatial distribution.","authors":"","doi":"10.1590/2317-1782/20242023317pt","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1590/2317-1782/20242023317pt","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>[This corrects the article doi: 10.1590/2317-1782/20232021189pt] [This corrects the article doi: 10.1590/2317-1782/20232021189en].</p>","PeriodicalId":46547,"journal":{"name":"CoDAS","volume":"36 6","pages":"e20230317"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2024-12-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142855748","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
CoDASPub Date : 2024-11-11DOI: 10.1590/2317-1782/20242023013pt
{"title":"ERRATUM: The neuropsychological functions of schoolchildren after the reopening of brazilian schools during the Covid-19 pandemic.","authors":"","doi":"10.1590/2317-1782/20242023013pt","DOIUrl":"10.1590/2317-1782/20242023013pt","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>[This corrects the article doi: 10.1590/2317-1782/20232022334pt] [This corrects the article doi: 10.1590/2317-1782/20232022334en].</p>","PeriodicalId":46547,"journal":{"name":"CoDAS","volume":"36 6","pages":"e20230013"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2024-11-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11610595/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142629151","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
CoDASPub Date : 2024-11-08eCollection Date: 2024-01-01DOI: 10.1590/2317-1782/20242024017pt
Marina Marques Dos Santos, Regiane Silva Pereira, Beatriz de Castro Andrade Mendes, Beatriz Calvacanti de Albuquerque Caiuby Novaes
{"title":"Consistency of hearing aid use, speech perception and vocabulary in hearing impaired children.","authors":"Marina Marques Dos Santos, Regiane Silva Pereira, Beatriz de Castro Andrade Mendes, Beatriz Calvacanti de Albuquerque Caiuby Novaes","doi":"10.1590/2317-1782/20242024017pt","DOIUrl":"10.1590/2317-1782/20242024017pt","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>To verify the relationship between consistency in the use of hearing aids, auditory speech perception and vocabulary in children using hearing aids.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>The population of Pereira's (2023) study was resumed and the database was analyzed containing information about the Speech Intelligibility Index (SII) for input sounds of 65 dBSPL (with or without hearing aids) of 29 children with neurosensorial hearing loss and hearing aid users bilaterally, with oral language, the number of hours per day of use of the device, four-tone average, results of the repetition of words with or without meaning in 65 dBSPL, Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test - PPVT. The consistency of the use was analyzed through measuring the auditory dosage which takes into account the average of use hours and the audibility with or without the device.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The PPVT has a positive correlation with the SII with the device at 65 dBSPL. The four-tone average has a significant negative correlation with the SII in both conditions; and the same happens with the hours on daily usage. The dosage has a significant positive correlation with the SII and negative with the PTA.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The receptive vocabulary tends to grow alongside with the audibility dosage increment. Results suggest that listening experience, involving the audibility with or without the device and the consistency of the device daily use must be considered throughout the whole process of the rehabilitation.</p>","PeriodicalId":46547,"journal":{"name":"CoDAS","volume":"36 6","pages":"e20240017"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2024-11-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11610596/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142629218","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
CoDASPub Date : 2024-10-18eCollection Date: 2024-01-01DOI: 10.1590/2317-1782/20242023355en
Bhavana Rhythm, Hari Prakash Palaniswamy, Arivudai Nambi Pitchai Muthu
{"title":"Development and validation of Competing Sentence Test in Kannada.","authors":"Bhavana Rhythm, Hari Prakash Palaniswamy, Arivudai Nambi Pitchai Muthu","doi":"10.1590/2317-1782/20242023355en","DOIUrl":"10.1590/2317-1782/20242023355en","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>The main objective was to develop and validate a MATLAB-based Competing Sentence Test (CST-K) and obtain preliminary normative data for this test within a small cohort of children aged 8 to 12.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This study comprised two phases. Phase 1 involved developing and validating the Competing Sentence Test in Kannada (CST-K). Sentences were selected from Kannada academic textbooks of III and IV standards, recorded by a male native Kannada speaker, and evaluated by three experienced audiologists. Phase 2, which includes normative pilot estimation, was conducted on 60 right-handed children aged 8-12 without hearing difficulties. The CST-K was administered in a quiet room in the school, where the noise level ranged from 40.3 to 43.2 dBA using a laptop and soundcard, presenting thirty pairs of simple sentences with a signal-to-competition ratio of -15 dB. Test-retest reliability was assessed after three weeks. Participants were evenly distributed among four age groups: 8-8.11 years, 9-9.11 years, 10-10.11 years, and 11-11.11 years.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The results indicated a significant difference between the scores obtained for the right and left ears. There was also a statistically significant difference across the age groups. The test-retest reliability test showed excellent reliability for the right ear and good reliability for the left ear scores.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>A MATLAB-based Competing Sentence Test in Kannada Language was developed and validated in a recent study. The study found that scores were higher for the right ear and there was a significant age-related difference. This test can be used to evaluate binaural separation skills in Kannada-speaking children and can be included in the test battery. The study also provides normative data for the competing sentence test, which is reliable, making it a unique tool for clinicians to assess various clinical populations.</p>","PeriodicalId":46547,"journal":{"name":"CoDAS","volume":"36 6","pages":"e20230355"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2024-10-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11529995/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142510182","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Development of a Comprehensive Cough Therapy Program (CCTP) for chronic cough in India: a qualitative study.","authors":"Yamini Venkatraman, Vishak Acharya, Sindhu Kamath, Dhanshree Rajesh Gunjawate, Malavika Anakkathil Anil, Ajithesha Neriya Hegade, Radish Kumar Balasubramanium","doi":"10.1590/2317-1782/20242023347en","DOIUrl":"10.1590/2317-1782/20242023347en","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>Chronic Cough (CC) is an emerging area of practice in speech language pathology. Behavioral treatment for managing CC has gained attention in the recent past. This study aimed to devise a comprehensive behavioural therapy program for CC by involving allied health professionals (AHPs), who are typically involved in management of CC.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A qualitative methodology was used to devise a behavioral treatment module for CC. Practice patterns of medical professionals, AHPs and yoga practitioners for CC were gathered through semi-structured interviews. A constant comparative framework was used to recruit participants until data saturation was achieved. The interview transcripts were analyzed to identify relevant components for the module. A post-interview survey was conducted to finalize the module through a consensus-based approach.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Three themes and respective sub-themes were identified from analysis. The module was developed based on the treatment strategies followed by professionals and was labeled 'Comprehensive Cough Therapy Program (CCTP)'. This comprised four components - similar to what is available in literature - patient education, breathing exercises, laryngeal hydration, and cough control strategies. This was devised using inputs from the interviews and evidence in the literature.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>In line with global guidelines, this behavioral treatment module can serve as a possible management option for CC.</p>","PeriodicalId":46547,"journal":{"name":"CoDAS","volume":"36 6","pages":"e20230347"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2024-10-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11529996/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142477417","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
CoDASPub Date : 2024-10-11eCollection Date: 2024-01-01DOI: 10.1590/2317-1782/20242024041en
Nidhi Lalu Jacob, Gagan Bajaj, Aysha Rooha, Vinitha Mary George, Jayashree S Bhat
{"title":"Activity ordering task: conceptualization and development of a novel context-based working memory task with a metacognitive facet.","authors":"Nidhi Lalu Jacob, Gagan Bajaj, Aysha Rooha, Vinitha Mary George, Jayashree S Bhat","doi":"10.1590/2317-1782/20242024041en","DOIUrl":"10.1590/2317-1782/20242024041en","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>The aim of the present study was to conceptualize and develop a novel context-based working memory (WM) task which would possess the potential to assess the context-based WM in an Indian scenario and incorporate a task-linked metacognitive facet to understand an individual's self-perception of performance.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Employing the ADDIE instructional design model, comprising Analysis, Design, Development, Implementation and Evaluation phases, the present study focused on the initial four phases. In the Analysis-phase, the needs and objectives for creating a context-based WM task were identified. Design-phase included task conceptualization and content validation of the conceptualized context-based WM task. In the Develop-phase, the designed context-based WM task was developed in an animated video format. Five content experts and fifteen lay experts were involved in the content validation process. In the Implementation-phase, a pilot study was done on ten adults to assess the feasibility of the novel context-based WM task.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The task obtained good content validation index and understandability scores on the Patient Education Materials Assessment Tool. Preliminary data trends from the implementation-phase revealed the task's potential to detect age-related WM differences. Significantly correlated with established WM tasks, the novel Activity Ordering Task (AOT) effectively measured WM-spans. Observed discrepancies between performance and prediction/postdiction spans during metacognitive facet administration highlighted the AOT's utility in evaluating metacognition.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Addressing the limitations of context in traditional tasks, the AOT appears to be a promising tool that not only measures WM but also assesses metacognition, thereby enhancing its utility beyond an everyday WM assessment.</p>","PeriodicalId":46547,"journal":{"name":"CoDAS","volume":"36 6","pages":"e20240041"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2024-10-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11529997/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142477416","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
CoDASPub Date : 2024-10-04eCollection Date: 2024-01-01DOI: 10.1590/2317-1782/20242024034pt
Mariana Martins Appezzato, Clara Regina Brandão de Avila
{"title":"Speech perception in the Specific Learning Disorder with and without Persistent Speech Sound Disorder.","authors":"Mariana Martins Appezzato, Clara Regina Brandão de Avila","doi":"10.1590/2317-1782/20242024034pt","DOIUrl":"10.1590/2317-1782/20242024034pt","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>Investigate if speech perception skills can differentiate school children with Specific Reading Disorders (SRD) with and without Persistent Speech Sound Disorders (PSSD).</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>80 children, regularly enrolled in the 2nd (N=1), 3rd (N=28), 4th (N=29), 5th (N=15) and 6th (N=7) grades participated in the study. Control Group (CG) (N=48): no complaints, no speech alteration; and Resarch Group (RG) (N=32) - with SRD, RGI (N=15) without PSSD and RGII (N=17) with PSSD. Two tests evaluated auditory input reception: Simplified evaluation of auditory processing; and Perception task of nonwords, with Portuguese language structure (DNPLS). Data was analyzed by: Likelihood Ratio Test, Kruskal-Wallis test, Dunn test with Bonferroni correction, Mann-Whitney test, Spearman correlation, and construction of a ROC curve to obtain a threshold value for the correct answers in the perception of non-words test.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Control and RGI showed higher correct answer scores than RGII. There was no difference between the correct answer distributions of the Control and RGI, and RGI and RGII in the test of DNPLS and the number of correct answers in the CG was higher than in the RGII.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The ability to discriminate non-words enabled the differentiated between school-aged children with SRD associated with PSSD and typical children, thus characterizing this group for presenting a number of correct answers lower than 30.5, considering the task proposed to discriminate non-words. These results suggest that the presence of PSSD worsens the performance in speech perception of the schoolchildren with SRD.</p>","PeriodicalId":46547,"journal":{"name":"CoDAS","volume":"36 5","pages":"e20240034"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2024-10-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11534149/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142394170","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
CoDASPub Date : 2024-09-13eCollection Date: 2024-01-01DOI: 10.1590/2317-1782/20242023349pt
Aparecido José Couto Soares, Débora Maria Befi-Lopes
{"title":"Software for assessment and monitoring the decoding skills development of children from the elementary school: validity based on response process.","authors":"Aparecido José Couto Soares, Débora Maria Befi-Lopes","doi":"10.1590/2317-1782/20242023349pt","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1590/2317-1782/20242023349pt","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>To continue the validation process of the Decoding Development Monitoring Protocol (PRADE) in software format in the validity evidence stage based on response processes.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>250 individuals participated in this study, 125 individuals from private schools and 125 individuals from public schools. The assessment was carried out in person using the software that hosts the instrument's tasks, which are organized into decoding linguistically balanced words and non-words, respecting the decoding rules of Brazilian Portuguese. The software prepares an individual performance report for each participant, counting the decoding time for each stimulus, as well as the number of words decoded correctly. The data is organized considering the correct decoding time of the stimuli, decoding accuracy and percentage of correct answers. All data underwent statistical analysis using SPSS software.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The data indicated an important effect of the length of words and non-words on public and private school students. Furthermore, it was possible to observe the evolution of decoding, depending on the school year, in all the variables studied. In both groups, a strong influence of non-words on student performance throughout Elementary School I was observed.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The data indicate validity in the analysis of response processes, since it was possible to adequately characterize the performance of school children public and private throughout Elementary School I, characterizing each group, as well as their differences according to the advancement of schooling.</p>","PeriodicalId":46547,"journal":{"name":"CoDAS","volume":"36 5","pages":"e20230349"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2024-09-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11404839/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142298357","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}