Section Neurolinguistics, Department of Neurology, RWTH Aachen University, Pauwelstr. 30, Aachen, Germany.
J Fluency Disord. 2010 Sep;35(3):299-313. doi: 10.1016/j.jfludis.2010.05.007. Epub 2010 May 31.
Improved fluency after stuttering therapy is usually measured by the percentage of stuttered syllables. However, outcome studies rarely evaluate the use of trained speech patterns that speakers use to manage stuttering. This study investigated whether the modified time interval analysis can distinguish between trained speech patterns, fluent speech, and stuttered speech. Seventeen German experts on stuttering judged a speech sample on two occasions. Speakers of the sample were stuttering adults, who were not undergoing therapy, as well as participants in a fluency shaping and a stuttering modification therapy. Results showed satisfactory inter-judge and intra-judge agreement above 80%. Intervals with trained speech patterns were identified as consistently as stuttered and fluent intervals. We discuss limitations of the study, as well as implications of our findings for the development of training for identification of trained speech patterns and future outcome studies.
The reader will be able to (a) explain different methods to measure the use of trained speech patterns, (b) evaluate whether German experts are able to discriminate intervals with trained speech patterns reliably from fluent and stuttered intervals and (c) describe how the measurement of trained speech patterns can contribute to outcome studies.
改善口吃治疗后的流畅度通常通过口吃音节的百分比来衡量。然而，结果研究很少评估口吃者用于管理口吃的训练有素的言语模式的使用情况。本研究旨在探讨修正的时间间隔分析是否可以区分训练有素的言语模式、流畅言语和口吃言语。17 名德国口吃专家两次对一个言语样本进行了判断。样本的说话者是未接受治疗的口吃成年人，以及流畅塑造和口吃矫正治疗的参与者。结果表明，超过 80%的判断者具有令人满意的组间和组内一致性。与口吃和流畅的间隔一样，有规律地识别出具有训练有素的言语模式的间隔。我们讨论了研究的局限性，以及我们的研究结果对识别训练有素的言语模式的培训以及未来的结果研究的意义。
读者将能够：（a）解释测量训练有素的言语模式使用的不同方法；（b）评估德国专家是否能够可靠地区分具有训练有素的言语模式的间隔与流畅和口吃的间隔；（c）描述测量训练有素的言语模式如何有助于结果研究。
