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KMID : 0917520040110040129
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Journal of Speech Sciences
2004 Volume.11 No. 4 p.129 ~ p.141
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A Reliability Study on the Auditory-perceptual Evaluation of Parkinsonian Dysarthria
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Kim Hyang-Hee
Lee Mi-Suk
Kim Sun-Woo
Lee Won-Yong
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Abstract
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An auditory-perceptual evaluation has long been utilized in assessing dysarthric speech. The process involves subjective judgement and the results might vary depending on clinical experiences or training of listeners. This study aimed to investigate reliability of the auditory-perceptual evaluation of 22 multi -dimensional variables on 6 patients with Parkinsonian speech disorders. Listeners were divided into two groups: one consisted of 6 speech therapists with clinical experiences for three years or more, and the other 6 graduate students without any previous clinical background. The results showed that the former evaluated dysarthric speech with higher inter-rater and intra-rater reliabilities than the latter. Furthermore, such speech variables as ’precise consonant: ’speech intelligibility: and ’SMR regularity’ were more influenced than others by clinical experiences. We, therefore, postulated that a reliable auditory-perceptual evaluation of dysarthric speech may require adequate amount of clinical training of listeners.
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KEYWORD
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Auditory-perceptual evaluation, Parkinsonian dysarthria, Reliability, Clinical experience
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