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.
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Lowit, Anja

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Item type: Conference or Workshop Item(Poster) ID code: 72173 Dates: DateEvent14 November 2019PublishedKeywords: 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 WellbeingDepositing user: Pure Administrator Date deposited: 28 Apr 2020 08:56 Last modified: 03 Sep 2021 01:49 Related URLs: URI: https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/id/eprint/72173