University of Kansas Medical Center.
Oncol Nurs Forum. 2021 Sep 1;48(5):474-480. doi: 10.1188/21.ONF.474-480.
To test the feasibility of using psycholinguistic speech analysis as a proxy for cognitive function in men undergoing treatment for prostate cancer.
SAMPLE & SETTING: Audio-recorded speech samples were collected from 13 men enrolled in a parent study at the University of Kansas Cancer Center in Kansas City.
METHODS & VARIABLES: Audio-recorded speech samples, collected from clinical interviews and in response to a prompt question during the parent study at two time points, were evaluated to determine feasibility relationships between neurocognitive and psycholinguistic measures.
Correlations between neurocognitive and psycholinguistic measures were identified for prompted speech, but the strength of relationships varied between time points. No relationships were identified in clinical interview speech samples.
Feasibility was demonstrated for recording, transcribing, and analyzing speech from clinical interviews, and results suggest relationships between neurocognitive and psycholinguistic measures in prompted speech. If validated, psycholinguistic assessments may be used to assess cognitive function in cancer survivors. Advances in natural language processing may provide opportunities for automated speech analyses for cancer treatment-related cognitive decline.
测试使用心理语言学语音分析作为前列腺癌男性治疗期间认知功能的替代指标的可行性。
堪萨斯大学癌症中心的 13 名男性参加了一项家长研究,他们的语音样本是从该研究中收集的。
从临床访谈中收集的音频记录的语音样本,并在家长研究期间根据提示问题在两个时间点进行评估,以确定神经认知和心理语言学测量之间的可行性关系。
在提示性演讲中发现了神经认知和心理语言学测量之间的相关性,但关系的强度在不同时间点有所不同。在临床访谈语音样本中未发现任何关系。
已经证明从临床访谈中录制、转录和分析语音是可行的,并且结果表明提示性演讲中神经认知和心理语言学测量之间存在关系。如果得到验证,心理语言学评估可能用于评估癌症幸存者的认知功能。自然语言处理的进步可能为与癌症治疗相关的认知能力下降的自动语音分析提供机会。