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Intensive non-avoidance group therapy with stutterer adults: preliminary results / Terapia intensiva de enfrentamento em grupo com adultos gagos: resultados preliminares
Georgieva, Dobrinka.
  • Georgieva, Dobrinka; South-West University Neofit Rilski. Department of Logopedics. Blagoevgrad. BG
CoDAS ; 26(2): 122-130, Mar-Apr/2014. tab, graf
Article in English | LILACS | ID: lil-711132
ABSTRACT

PURPOSE:

The purpose of the present study was to evaluate and document the use and efficacy of intensive non-avoidance group treatment for Bulgarian adults who stutter (AWS), to specify that changes are adopted in different speech situations (in the stabilization phase), and to demonstrate that changes are maintained after intensive therapy.

METHODS:

Participants were AWS (n=15, 12 males) with an average age of 25.2 years) Bulgarian native-speakers. Twelve participants were University students and three were clients with tertiary education in different areas. All participants were enrolled in First (overall effect) and Second (interim effect) Stages of Intensive Non-Avoidance Treatment for Stuttering. Van Riper's stuttering modification therapy approach was employed; the latter considers a non-avoidance treatment for stuttering. The treatment was conducted in participants' native Bulgarian language.

RESULTS:

AWS, as a group (n=15), significantly decreased the number of stuttered utterances after intensive treatment; findings were consistent for participants with moderate as well as severe stuttering. Likewise, there was a significant decrease in duration (in seconds) of disfluencies after treatment; findings were consistent for participants with moderate as well as severe stuttering. Eighty percent of AWS used cancellation immediately and six months after treatment, 65% mastered preparatory sets immediately and six months after treatment, 35% exhibited pull-outs immediately after treatment and 55%, six months post-treatment.

CONCLUSION:

These preliminary findings were taken to suggest that intensive non-avoidance treatment for stuttering can be successfully employed with Bulgarian adults who stutter. Special focus was on the positive fluency changes that occurred during the course of therapy regarding the duration of disfluencies in seconds, and index of disfluencies. .
RESUMO

OBJETIVO:

O objetivo deste estudo foi avaliar e documentar o uso e a eficácia do tratamento intensivo de enfrentamento em grupo em adultos com gagueira (ACG) búlgaros, especificar quais mudanças são adotadas em diferentes situações de fala (em fase de estabilização), e demonstrar que as mudanças são mantidas após a terapia intensiva.

MÉTODOS:

Os participantes eram ACG (n = 15, 12 do sexo masculino, com idade média de 25,2 anos), falantes nativos de búlgaro. Doze participantes eram estudantes universitários e três tinham ensino superior em diferentes áreas. Todos os participantes foram inscritos no Primeiro (efeito total) e Segundo (efeito provisório) Estágios do Tratamento Intensivo de Enfrentamento para Gagueira. A abordagem empregada foi a terapia de modificação da gagueira de Van Riper, considerado um tratamento de enfrentamento para a gagueira. O tratamento foi realizado em búlgaro, língua nativa dos participantes.

RESULTADOS:

Como um grupo, os ACG (n = 15) apresentaram uma diminuição significativa no número de elocuções gaguejadas após tratamento intensivo. Estes resultados foram consistentes para os participantes com gagueira moderada e grave. Da mesma forma, houve uma diminuição significativa na duração (em segundos) das rupturas após o tratamento, sendo estes resultados também consistentes para os participantes com gagueira moderada e grave. Oitenta por cento dos ACG utilizaram o cancelamento imediatamente e seis meses após o tratamento, 65% dominaram os movimentos preparatórios imediatamente e seis meses após o tratamento, 35% apresentaram uso da técnica do pull-out imediatamente após o tratamento, e 55% o apresentaram seis meses após o tratamento.

CONCLUSÃO:

Estes resultados preliminares sugerem que o tratamento ...
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Full text: Available Index: LILACS (Americas) Main subject: Speech Therapy / Stuttering Limits: Adult / Female / Humans / Male Country/Region as subject: Europa Language: English Journal: CoDAS Journal subject: Audiology / Speech-Language Pathology Year: 2014 Type: Article Affiliation country: Bulgaria Institution/Affiliation country: South-West University Neofit Rilski/BG

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Full text: Available Index: LILACS (Americas) Main subject: Speech Therapy / Stuttering Limits: Adult / Female / Humans / Male Country/Region as subject: Europa Language: English Journal: CoDAS Journal subject: Audiology / Speech-Language Pathology Year: 2014 Type: Article Affiliation country: Bulgaria Institution/Affiliation country: South-West University Neofit Rilski/BG