Assessment of children with speech sound disorders in otolaryngology outpatient clinics

xlomafota13 shared this article with you from Inoreader Assessment of children with speech sound disorders in otolaryngology outpatient clinics Via http://link.springer.com/journal/405,European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology,The European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol. 2021 May 30. doi: 10.1007/s00405-021-06905-3. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE: To analyze the utility of Ankara Articulation Test (AAT) for the diagnosis of Speech Sound Disorders (SSD) in children by an Otolaryngologist independent of Speech-Language Pathologist (SLP). METHODS: In this prospective single-center study, 83 children comprising 45 boys (54.2%) and 38 girls (45.8%) were enrolled. AAT was applied to the children aged 3-12 years with primary SSD who presented to the otolaryngology outpatient service. Video recording was carried out while testing and the responses to the test were evaluated by another otolaryngologist and SLP. RESULTS: A perfectly significant agreement was found between the speech-language pathologist and otolaryngologist's assessments (Cronbach's Alpha > 0.80). CONCLUSION: Otolaryngologists could evaluate SSD with the help of AAT as well as an SLP ana lysis. Standardized visual tests, such as the AAT, assist the otolaryngologist in the diagnosis of SSD in outpatient clinics. PMID:34052863 | DOI:10.1007/s00405-021-06905-3 View on the web Inoreader. Take back control of your news feed. Follow us on Twitter and Facebook.