Effectiveness of LSVT in treating people with hereditary ataxia : speech outcomes and patient perceptions

Lowit, Anja and Egan, Aisling (2019) Effectiveness of LSVT in treating people with hereditary ataxia : speech outcomes and patient perceptions. In: International Ataxia Research Conference (IARC) 2019, 2019-11-14 - 2019-11-16, Washington Marriott Wardman Park.

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    Abstract

    Communication difficulties have considerable impact on people with hereditary ataxia, yet there are currently no evidence based treatments. This study aimed to investigate whether Lee Silverman Voice Treatment (LSVT) can improve communication effectiveness in these speakers. 20 patients were recruited to the study, with 19 completing treatment. Sessions were administered over Skype in the LSVT-X format. Assessments included two baseline and two post-treatment measures. Results indicate significant improvements in patient perceived outcomes for most participants, both in the speech and psychosocial domains. Acoustic data furthermore demonstrate significant improvements in prolonged vowel duration, shimmer and jitter values. Voice quality, intelligibility and naturalness evaluations are ongoing. The study provides a clear indication that speech treatment can have positive impact on communication skills in people with hereditary ataxia.

    Creators(s): Lowit, Anja ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0842-584X and Egan, Aisling ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4628-1683;
    Item type:Conference or Workshop Item(Poster)
    ID code:72173
    Keywords:communication impairment, hereditary ataxia, Lee Silverman Voice Treatment, Other systems of medicine, Speech and Hearing
    Subjects:Medicine > Other systems of medicine
    Department:Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences (HaSS) > School of Psychological Science and Health > Speech and Language Therapy
    Strategic Research Themes > Health and Wellbeing
    Depositing user: Pure Administrator
    Date deposited:28 Apr 2020 08:56
    Last modified:24 Jun 2020 06:51
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    URI:https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/id/eprint/72173
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