Iimura Daichi, Yada Yasuto, Imaizumi Kazuya, Takeuchi Toshimitsu, Miyawaki Manami, Van Borsel John
Domo-work (Specified Nonprofit Corporation), 7-26-7, Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, 160-0022, Japan; Department of Rehabilitation, Fuke Hospital, 2197, Kamekubo, Hujimino-shi, Saitama, 356-0051, Japan.
Graduate School of Humanities, Tokyo Metropolitan University, 1-1, Minamiosawa, Hachioji, Tokyo, 192-0397, Japan.
J Commun Disord. 2018 Mar-Apr;72:136-145. doi: 10.1016/j.jcomdis.2018.02.002. Epub 2018 Feb 8.
To determine laypeople's knowledge and awareness of stuttering in Japan.
A total of 303 respondents, recruited by street sampling, completed a questionnaire assessing the prevalence, onset, gender distribution, occurrence in different races, cause, treatment, association with intelligence, and hereditariness of stuttering. The questionnaire used was a Japanese version of that devised by Van Borsel, Verniers, and Bouvry (1999) for use in Belgium.
Although around half of the respondents had heard or met a stutterer, they tended to misunderstand the stuttering; e.g., respondents estimated the prevalence of stuttering as high. Knowledge also differed according to age, gender, and education level. Specifically, older individuals, females, and individuals with higher levels of education tended to have greater knowledge of stuttering. In comparing the results of the present study with similar studies conducted in Belgium, China, and Brazil, we observed several similarities and differences.
Although most respondents were to some extent familiar with stuttering, their overall knowledge of the condition was limited. Certain factors could be involved in having knowledge of stuttering, such as one's life experience, cultural background, and social attitudes toward stuttering. The findings suggest the need for growing knowledge and awareness of stuttering.
确定日本普通民众对口吃的了解和认识程度。
通过街头抽样招募了303名受访者，他们完成了一份问卷调查，内容涉及口吃的患病率、发病情况、性别分布、在不同种族中的发生率、病因、治疗方法、与智力的关系以及遗传性。所使用的问卷是由范·博塞尔、韦尔尼尔斯和布弗里（1999年）为比利时设计的问卷的日语版本。
虽然约一半的受访者听说过或见过口吃者，但他们对口吃往往存在误解；例如，受访者估计口吃的患病率很高。知识水平也因年龄、性别和教育程度而异。具体而言，年龄较大者、女性以及教育程度较高者对口吃的了解往往更多。在将本研究结果与在比利时、中国和巴西进行的类似研究结果进行比较时，我们观察到了一些异同点。
虽然大多数受访者在一定程度上对口吃有所了解，但他们对这种情况的总体认识有限。对口吃的了解可能涉及某些因素，如个人生活经历、文化背景以及社会对口吃的态度。研究结果表明有必要提高对口吃的认识和了解。
