Department of Audiology and Speech Language Pathology, Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Light house hill road, Mangalore, Karnataka, India - 575001.
Codas. 2023 Aug 7;35(5):e20220005. doi: 10.1590/2317-1782/20232022005. eCollection 2023.
Perspective-based studies have been carried out on health professionals to create clinical implications that will positively impact the healthcare system. There are no such studies exploring the perspectives of Indian speech language pathologists (SLPs) towards handling adolescents with language impairments. Therefore, the current study aims to explore the perspectives of Indian SLPs on the assessment of adolescent language.
The study followed a cross-sectional study design following a non-random convenient sampling procedure. A total number of 102 SLPs participated in the study. Phase 1 comprised developing a questionnaire to identify the perspectives of SLPs towards the assessment of adolescents with language impairments. A total of 9 questions were formulated for the same. Phase 2 included the data collection which was conducted through an online survey. Phase 3 focused on the data analysis. Descriptive statistics were to determine the mean and SD for continuous variables, and frequency and percentage for discrete variables.
The current study results indicated significant disparities in the perspectives of SLPs towards adolescent language assessment. An overall level of poor awareness and a superficial understanding of the core area (about adolescence, and the areas and tools for assessment) was evident.
Understanding the perspectives of SLPs towards adolescent language assessment is critical in paving the way for future clinical development and research.
已经针对健康专业人员进行了基于观点的研究，以创造对医疗保健系统产生积极影响的临床意义。目前还没有研究探索印度言语语言病理学家（SLP）对处理语言障碍青少年的看法。因此，本研究旨在探讨印度 SLP 对青少年语言评估的看法。
本研究采用横断面研究设计，采用非随机方便抽样程序。共有 102 名 SLP 参与了这项研究。第 1 阶段包括制定一份问卷，以确定 SLP 对评估语言障碍青少年的看法。为此制定了总共 9 个问题。第 2 阶段包括通过在线调查进行数据收集。第 3 阶段侧重于数据分析。描述性统计用于确定连续变量的均值和标准差，以及离散变量的频率和百分比。
本研究结果表明，SLP 对青少年语言评估的看法存在显著差异。整体上，对核心领域（关于青少年以及评估的领域和工具）的认识水平较低，理解也较肤浅。
了解 SLP 对青少年语言评估的看法对于未来的临床发展和研究至关重要。
