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Comparing the effects of 5-minute premature infant oral motor intervention with 15-minute Fucile treatment in term infants with feeding difficulties: A multi-arm randomised clinical trial. 比较 5 分钟早产儿口腔运动干预与 15 分钟 Fucile 治疗对有喂养困难的足月儿的影响:多臂随机临床试验。
IF 1.8 4区 医学
International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology Pub Date : 2024-03-20 DOI: 10.1080/17549507.2024.2311937
Shamim Ghazi, Raheleh Faramarzi, Brenda Lessen Knoll, Ali Taghipour, Saeedeh Hajebi, Davood Sobhani-Rad
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Parent implementation of a treatment for late talkers based on cross-situational statistical learning principles: Treatment fidelity and acceptability. 根据跨情境统计学习原则,家长实施针对晚说话者的治疗:治疗的忠实性和可接受性。
IF 1.8 4区 医学
International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology Pub Date : 2024-03-13 DOI: 10.1080/17549507.2024.2311931
Suzanne Jacqueline Meldrum, Jennifer Fisk, Jennifer Stopher, Emily Frances Hunt
{"title":"Parent implementation of a treatment for late talkers based on cross-situational statistical learning principles: Treatment fidelity and acceptability.","authors":"Suzanne Jacqueline Meldrum, Jennifer Fisk, Jennifer Stopher, Emily Frances Hunt","doi":"10.1080/17549507.2024.2311931","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/17549507.2024.2311931","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>Early intervention based on principles of cross-situational statistical learning (CSSL) for late-talking children has shown promise. This study explored whether parents could be trained to deliver this intervention protocol with fidelity and if they found the intervention to be acceptable.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>Mothers of four English-speaking children aged 18-30 months who scored <10th centile for expressive vocabulary were recruited to an 8-week group training program. Parents were taught principles of CSSL and asked to perform 16 home treatment sessions (30 minutes each) in total, providing auditory bombardment of target words in full sentences at high dose number and syntactic variability, using a range of physical exemplars. Home diaries and two videotaped sessions measured treatment fidelity. Pre- and post-treatment questionnaires measured acceptability.</p><p><strong>Result: </strong>One parent discontinued the study after the second group training session. Three parents completed 15/16 group training sessions and reported completing 87% of home sessions. Two parents demonstrated implementing the intervention as per the target dose number by the first fidelity session (Weeks 2/3), and the third parent was very close to meeting target dose number by the second fidelity session (Weeks 7/8).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Parents can be trained to deliver an intervention based on cross-situational statistical learning principles.</p>","PeriodicalId":49047,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2024-03-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140111908","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Safety-related outcomes for patients with a tracheostomy and the use of flexible endoscopic evaluation of swallowing (FEES) for assessment and management of swallowing: A systematic review. 气管造口术患者的安全相关结果以及使用柔性内窥镜吞咽评估(FEES)进行吞咽评估和管理:系统综述。
IF 1.8 4区 医学
International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology Pub Date : 2024-03-10 DOI: 10.1080/17549507.2023.2293633
Katherine Morris, Nicholas F Taylor, Amy Freeman-Sanderson
{"title":"Safety-related outcomes for patients with a tracheostomy and the use of flexible endoscopic evaluation of swallowing (FEES) for assessment and management of swallowing: A systematic review.","authors":"Katherine Morris, Nicholas F Taylor, Amy Freeman-Sanderson","doi":"10.1080/17549507.2023.2293633","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/17549507.2023.2293633","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>The purpose of this systematic review was to examine safety-related outcomes for patients with tracheostomy after flexible endoscopic evaluation of swallowing (FEES) to assess and manage their swallow, when compared to other non-instrumental swallow assessments such as clinical swallowing examination (CSE) and/or a modified Evans blue dye test (MEBDT).</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>Three databases were searched for articles referring to safety-related outcome data for adults with a tracheostomy, who underwent FEES and CSE and/or MEBDT. Articles were screened using predefined inclusion/exclusion criteria.</p><p><strong>Result: </strong>The search strategy identified 2097 articles; following abstract and full-text screening, seven were included for review. The summary of evidence found low to very low certainty that FEES was associated with improved outcomes across swallow safety, physiological outcomes, tracheostomy cannulation duration, functional outcomes, and detection of upper airway pathologies.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>This systematic review demonstrated low to very low certainty evidence from seven heterogeneous studies with low sample sizes that incorporating FEES may be associated with improved safety-related outcomes. There is less evidence supporting the accuracy of other swallow assessments conducted at the point of care (i.e. CSE and MEBDT). Future research requires studies with larger sample sizes and routine reporting of safety-related outcomes with use of FEES.</p>","PeriodicalId":49047,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2024-03-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140094980","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Structured observation and informant report assessments in intellectual disability: Reflections of qualified and student speech-language pathologists. 智障的结构化观察和信息报告评估:合格言语语言病理学家和学生的思考。
IF 1.8 4区 医学
International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology Pub Date : 2024-03-05 DOI: 10.1080/17549507.2023.2297651
Hannah Leong, Andy Smidt, Michael Arthur-Kelly, Lani Campbell
{"title":"Structured observation and informant report assessments in intellectual disability: Reflections of qualified and student speech-language pathologists.","authors":"Hannah Leong, Andy Smidt, Michael Arthur-Kelly, Lani Campbell","doi":"10.1080/17549507.2023.2297651","DOIUrl":"10.1080/17549507.2023.2297651","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>The purpose of this study was to explore the perspectives of qualified and student speech-language pathologists (SLPs) on the clinical utility of informant report and observation tools following a 1-day workshop using a decision tree.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>Each participant group (qualified [<i>n</i> = 4] or student SLP [<i>n</i> = 8]) attended a 1-day workshop where they engaged with informant report and structured observation tools using video case studies. Each workshop concluded in a focus group conducted by an independent researcher. NVivo 12 software supported inductive coding and subsequent thematic analysis of transcribed data.</p><p><strong>Result: </strong>Thematic analysis revealed that participants' perceptions of tools' clinical utility could be conceptualised as three themes (a) tool characteristics, (b) external clinical work demands, and (c) clinician preparedness.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Participants' views on the utility of informant report and structured observation were influenced by tensions between their desires, the realities of clinical practice, and their own capabilities. This has implications for workforce development in the field in providing clinician guidance, training, and support.</p>","PeriodicalId":49047,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2024-03-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140040695","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Using concept mapping to guide dysphagia service enhancements in Singapore: Recommendations from the speech-language pathology workforce. 使用概念图指导新加坡吞咽困难服务的改进:言语病理学工作者的建议。
IF 1.8 4区 医学
International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology Pub Date : 2024-03-05 DOI: 10.1080/17549507.2023.2297653
Flora M M Poon, Elizabeth C Ward, Clare L Burns
{"title":"Using concept mapping to guide dysphagia service enhancements in Singapore: Recommendations from the speech-language pathology workforce.","authors":"Flora M M Poon, Elizabeth C Ward, Clare L Burns","doi":"10.1080/17549507.2023.2297653","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/17549507.2023.2297653","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>Optimising dysphagia service delivery is crucial to minimise personal and service impacts associated with dysphagia. However, limited data exist on how to achieve this in Singapore. This study aimed to develop prioritised enhancements that the speech-language pathology workforce perceived as needed to improve dysphagia services in Singapore.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>Using a concept mapping approach, 19 speech-language pathologists (SLPs) and 10 managers listed suggestions for dysphagia service optimisation. Within their groups, the collated suggestions were sorted based on similarity, and individually rated on a 5-point scale based on importance and changeability. Using cluster and bivariate analysis, clusters of similar suggestions and prioritised suggestions for service optimisation were identified.</p><p><strong>Result: </strong>The SLPs and managers proposed 73 and 51 unique suggestions respectively. Six clusters were identified for each group, with similar themes suggesting agreement of service improvements. All clusters were rated as more important than changeable. The managers perceived services as easier to change. The SLPs and managers rated 37% (27/73) and 43% (22/51) of suggestions, respectively, as high priority, with similarities relating to workforce capacity and capability, support and services access, care transitions, and telehealth services.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Prioritised enhancements identified by SLPs and managers provide direction for dysphagia service optimisation in Singapore.</p>","PeriodicalId":49047,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2024-03-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140029400","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Exploring clinical reasoning in child language assessment through decoloniality. 通过非殖民主义探索儿童语言评估中的临床推理。
IF 1.8 4区 医学
International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology Pub Date : 2024-02-29 DOI: 10.1080/17549507.2023.2296864
Buddhima P Samaraweera, Mershen Pillay, Nimisha Muttiah, Legini Moodley
{"title":"Exploring clinical reasoning in child language assessment through decoloniality.","authors":"Buddhima P Samaraweera, Mershen Pillay, Nimisha Muttiah, Legini Moodley","doi":"10.1080/17549507.2023.2296864","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/17549507.2023.2296864","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>Clinical reasoning has been taught, practised, and researched under Western epistemologies, which have been fallible in addressing the complexity of clinical reasoning within Indigenous cultures and societies. We explored how speech-language pathologists in Sri Lanka negotiate and value Indigenous and Western perspectives in clinical reasoning within a decolonial framework.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>This study used participatory research methodology within the decolonised qualitative research paradigm to produce data collaboratively with eight Sri Lankan speech-language pathologists. Oral history narratives and object-based textual reflections generated the necessary data for the study. Systematic visual-textual analysis and reflexive thematic analysis were carried out iteratively, and the data analysis and interpretation were undertaken collaboratively with the participants.</p><p><strong>Result: </strong>We generated four key themes about professional education, individuality in practice, holistic thinking, and balancing interests and priorities. The results demonstrate that social, political, and economic forces impact practitioners' clinical reasoning.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Practising science in its original form within Indigenous contexts is challenging. Colonial roots and imperialism impact the delivery of appropriate services in socially and politically marginalised communities. Practitioners' self-awareness about authentic identities and practical wisdom can develop culturally relevant knowledge for equitable practice.</p>","PeriodicalId":49047,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2024-02-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139998026","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Identifying communication difficulty and context-specific communication supports for patient-provider communication in a sub-acute setting: A prospective mixed methods study. 识别亚急性环境中患者与医护人员沟通的困难和特定环境下的沟通支持:一项前瞻性混合方法研究。
IF 1.8 4区 医学
International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology Pub Date : 2024-02-29 DOI: 10.1080/17549507.2023.2289350
Rosalind Shand, Abby Foster, Caroline Baker, Robyn O'Halloran
{"title":"Identifying communication difficulty and context-specific communication supports for patient-provider communication in a sub-acute setting: A prospective mixed methods study.","authors":"Rosalind Shand, Abby Foster, Caroline Baker, Robyn O'Halloran","doi":"10.1080/17549507.2023.2289350","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/17549507.2023.2289350","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>To identify the sub-acute rehabilitation inpatients who have communication difficulty and the range of communication supports that can facilitate communicative success.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>A prospective cohort mixed methods study was conducted on two inpatient sub-acute rehabilitation wards. Nurses screened all new admissions for communication difficulty using the Inpatient Functional Communication Interview, Screening Questionnaire (IFCI-SQ). Patients identified as having communication difficulty were interviewed by a speech-language pathologist (SLP) using the Inpatient Functional Communication Interview (IFCI). During the interview, the SLP trialled different communication supports. The number of patients who had communication difficulty on the IFCI-SQ was calculated. The number and type of communication supports that improved communication within the patient-SLP interview were calculated. Deductive-dominant qualitative content analysis was conducted on the communication supports used during the IFCI.</p><p><strong>Result: </strong>Seventy patients were screened. Nurses reported communication difficulty in 45/70 (64%) of patients. A total of 15/45 patients were interviewed by an SLP using the IFCI. The provision of communication supports improved communication for all patients within the context of the patient-SLP interview.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Many sub-acute rehabilitation inpatients have communication difficulty in the hospital setting. A range of communication supports facilitated communication. These insights could inform future communication partner training (CPT) programs.</p>","PeriodicalId":49047,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2024-02-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139998027","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Dysphagia management in community/home settings: A scoping review investigating practices in Africa 社区/家庭环境中的吞咽困难管理:调查非洲做法的范围综述
IF 1.8 4区 医学
International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology Pub Date : 2024-02-21 DOI: 10.1080/17549507.2023.2287992
Mark Jayes, Vuledzani Madima, Julie Marshall, Mershen Pillay
{"title":"Dysphagia management in community/home settings: A scoping review investigating practices in Africa","authors":"Mark Jayes, Vuledzani Madima, Julie Marshall, Mershen Pillay","doi":"10.1080/17549507.2023.2287992","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/17549507.2023.2287992","url":null,"abstract":"Little is known about how people living with dysphagia in rural, socioeconomically impoverished contexts in Africa are supported and manage their disability. This scoping review sought to map and s...","PeriodicalId":49047,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2024-02-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139921699","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Phonemic and pitch variability in bilingual preschoolers: A comparison of Jamaican Creole and English. 双语学龄前儿童的音位和音高变异:牙买加克里奥尔语和英语的比较。
IF 1.8 4区 医学
International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology Pub Date : 2024-02-20 DOI: 10.1080/17549507.2023.2287426
Amna Samir Mira, Mary Elizabeth Wilkens, Karla Nadine Washington, Victoria Sue McKenna
{"title":"Phonemic and pitch variability in bilingual preschoolers: A comparison of Jamaican Creole and English.","authors":"Amna Samir Mira, Mary Elizabeth Wilkens, Karla Nadine Washington, Victoria Sue McKenna","doi":"10.1080/17549507.2023.2287426","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/17549507.2023.2287426","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>The purpose of this study was to investigate the cross-linguistic influences of Jamaican Creole (JC) and English on phonemic and vocal development in bilingual JC-English-speaking preschoolers.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>Sixteen typically developing children (12 females, <i>M</i> = 4 years; 4 months) completed the Diagnostic Evaluation of Articulation in Phonology Word Inconsistency Assessment subtest in JC and in English. Acoustic measures of voice onset time (VOT), VOT variability (VOT <i>SD</i>), mean fundamental frequency (<i>f</i><sub>o</sub>), and <i>f</i><sub>o</sub> variability (<i>f</i><sub>o</sub> <i>SD</i>) were extracted from each target word. Prevoicing was noted. Mixed models and regression models were analysed to understand the patterns of acoustic measures in each language, and the relationship between phonemic and vocal variability, respectively.</p><p><strong>Result: </strong>Analyses showed a significant effect of language on <i>f</i><sub>o</sub> <i>SD</i>, wherein <i>SD</i> was greater in English than JC. JC spoken (percentage) was a significant positive predictor of VOT <i>SD</i> for voiced (short lag) productions. There was no relationship between phonemic and vocal variability measures.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Greater <i>f</i><sub>o</sub> <i>SD</i> in English may be due to linguistic <i>f</i><sub>o</sub> differences and speaking environment. Variability for voiced VOT is likely due to the continued maturation of vocal and articulatory control when children are developing adult-like productions, though longitudinal studies are needed.</p>","PeriodicalId":49047,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2024-02-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139906741","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Speech and communication classification of children with cerebral palsy: Novice rater agreement and clinical utility. 脑瘫儿童的言语和交流分类:新手评分者的一致性和临床实用性。
IF 1.8 4区 医学
International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology Pub Date : 2024-02-20 DOI: 10.1080/17549507.2023.2287991
Katy D Caynes, Tanya A Rose, Robert S Ware, Leanne M Johnston
{"title":"Speech and communication classification of children with cerebral palsy: Novice rater agreement and clinical utility.","authors":"Katy D Caynes, Tanya A Rose, Robert S Ware, Leanne M Johnston","doi":"10.1080/17549507.2023.2287991","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/17549507.2023.2287991","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>To examine novice inter-rater agreement and clinical utility perspectives for speech and communication classification of children with cerebral palsy (CP).</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>Twenty-one clinicians (speech-language pathologists [SLPs] <i>n</i> = 11; physiotherapists [PTs] <i>n</i> = 5; occupational therapists [OTs] <i>n</i> = 5) novice to the Viking Speech Scale (VSS), Functional Communication Classification System (FCCS), and Communication Function Classification System (CFCS) rated eight unfamiliar children with CP (8-16 years) following classification orientation. Inter-rater agreement was examined between (a) novices, (b) novice SLPs vs. PTs and OTs, and (c) novice vs. expert (kappa statistics). Utility perceptions were scored regarding classification terminology, ease of use, assistive decision-making resources, and construct validity and were analysed using Kruskal-Wallis <i>H</i>-tests.</p><p><strong>Result: </strong>Rating agreement between novices was substantial (VSS, <i>k</i> = 0.72, 95% CI [0.53-0.92]) to moderate (FCCS, <i>k</i> = 0.44, 95% CI [0.23-0.65]; CFCS, <i>k</i> = 0.45, 95% CI [0.18-0.71]), and almost perfect between novice and expert ratings (VSS, <i>k<sub>w</sub></i> = 0.89, 95% CI [0.86-0.92]; FCCS, <i>k<sub>w</sub></i> = 0.89, 95% CI [0.86-0.92]; CFCS, <i>k<sub>w</sub></i> = 0.86, 95% CI [0.82-0.91]). Statistically significant differences, presented highest to lowest, were found for clinical utility: terminology (VSS, FCCS, CFCS; <i>p</i> = 0.02), assistive decision-making resources (FCCS, VSS, CFCS; <i>p</i> = 0.009), and construct validity (FCCS, CFCS, VSS; <i>p</i> < 0.001).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Novice raters achieved substantial agreement for speech classification, supporting utilisation in clinical, research, and CP register activities. Orientation to communication classification constructs, content, and instructions is recommended for novice raters.</p>","PeriodicalId":49047,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2024-02-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139913812","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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