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Comparative Study of the Effect of Experience on Auditory Processing Abilities in Voice Therapists and Other Speech-Language Pathologist in Auditory Perceptual Judgment of Voice.
| Τίτλος: | Comparative Study of the Effect of Experience on Auditory Processing Abilities in Voice Therapists and Other Speech-Language Pathologist in Auditory Perceptual Judgment of Voice. |
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| Συγγραφείς: | Alijanpour N; Department of Speech Therapy, School of Paramedical Sciences, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran., Jafarzadeh Bejestani S; Department of Audiology, School of Paramedical and Rehabilitation Sciences, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran., Hajebi Khaniki S; Department of Biostatistics, School of Health, Mashhad, University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran., Tarameshlu M; Department of Speech and Language Pathology, Rehabilitation Research Center, School of Rehabilitation Sciences, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran., Ghaemi H; Department of Speech Therapy, School of Paramedical Sciences, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran. Electronic address: GhaemiH@mums.ac.ir. |
| Πηγή: | Journal of voice : official journal of the Voice Foundation [J Voice] 2026 May; Vol. 40 (3), pp. 647-652. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Jan 12. |
| Τύπος έκδοσης: | Journal Article; Observational Study; Comparative Study |
| Γλώσσα: | English |
| Στοιχεία περιοδικού: | Publisher: Mosby Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 8712262 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1873-4588 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 08921997 NLM ISO Abbreviation: J Voice Subsets: MEDLINE |
| Imprint Name(s): | Publication: 2003- : St. Louis, MO : Mosby Original Publication: [New York, N.Y.] : Raven Press, 1987- |
| Ιατρικοί όροι (MeSH): | Speech-Language Pathology*/education , Voice Disorders*/diagnosis , Voice Disorders*/physiopathology , Voice Disorders*/psychology , Voice Disorders*/therapy , Judgment* , Voice Quality* , Speech Perception* , Clinical Competence* , Speech Acoustics* , Auditory Perception*, Humans ; Cross-Sectional Studies ; Female ; Male ; Adult ; Young Adult ; Middle Aged ; Audiometry, Pure-Tone ; Case-Control Studies ; Speech Reception Threshold Test ; Predictive Value of Tests |
| Περίληψη: | Objective: This study aimed to compare the effect of experience on central auditory processing skills in voice therapists and other Speech-Language Pathologists in the auditory perceptual evaluation of voice. Study Design: This research is a descriptive-analytical cross-sectional observational study. Methods: Our study population includes three groups; first-year speech-language pathology students who have not undergone any training or education in the evaluation of auditory samples (group 1; n = 10), Speech-Language Pathologists who do not have any activity in the field of voice disorders (group 2; n = 10), and therapists who have at least 2 years of experience in auditory-perceptual judgment (group 3; n = 10). Initially, the participants underwent a basic audiological evaluation (Pure Tone Audiometry, Speech Recognition Threshold, Speech Discrimination Score, tympanometry, and acoustic reflex) to assess peripheral hearing. In the next step, the auditory processing skills of the participants were evaluated with the Buffalo model (staggered spondaic word (SSW) test, phonemic synthesis test (PST), speech in noise (SPN) test). In the third step, four recorded voice samples of patients with voice disorders and healthy individuals were randomly selected for auditory perceptual judgment. These samples were the same for all participants. All the voices were previously subjected to auditory perceptual analysis by two Speech-Language Pathologist who had at least 6 years of experience in the evaluation and treatment of voice disorders; the voices were played for participants to assess auditory perception using the grade, roughness, breathiness, asthenia, strain (GRBAS) scale. Results: All subjects had normal hearing and auditory processing abilities but there were some differences among the groups in processing skills. A difference was found in the SSW-qualifier and SPN-R components between the three groups. The third group had significant differences with the other two groups in the evaluation of auditory perception in the components of R, B, and S (from the GRBAS scale) in voice number one, and the components of G, R, and A in voice number three. In voice number two, there was a correlation between the SSW order effect component and the G component, as well as between the PST component and the A component. In voice number three, there was a correlation between the SPN-L component and the G component, and between the SSW condition, SSW qualifier, and SSW All errors components with the S component. In voice number four, there was a correlation between the SSW-RC, SSW-LC, SSW condition, SSW competing, and SSW order effect components with the A component. Lastly, there was a correlation between the SSW order effect and SSW type A components with the R component in voice number three in group three. Conclusion: The results of the present study indicate that experience has an impact on auditory processing skills and the participants of the third group, who had more experience in the evaluation of voice disorders obtained better scores than the other two groups in the auditory processing skills. Additionally, the level of experience is related to the accuracy of auditory perceptual judgment of voice. The participants of the third group performed better than the other two groups, and the performance of the first and second groups was almost the same. (Copyright © 2026 The Voice Foundation. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.) |
| Competing Interests: | Declaration of Competing Interest The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper. |
| Contributed Indexing: | Keywords: Auditory-perceptual evaluation; Buffalo model; Central auditory processing; GRBAS |
| Entry Date(s): | Date Created: 20240113 Date Completed: 20260421 Latest Revision: 20260421 |
| Update Code: | 20260422 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.jvoice.2023.12.019 |
| PMID: | 38218687 |
| Βάση Δεδομένων: | MEDLINE |
| ISSN: | 1873-4588 |
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| DOI: | 10.1016/j.jvoice.2023.12.019 |