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Clinical practice of childhood apraxia of speech in Hong Kong: A web-based survey study.
Wong, Eddy C H; Wong, Min N; Velleman, Shelley L.
Afiliación
  • Wong ECH; The Department of Chinese and Bilingual Studies, Faculty of Humanities, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Hong Kong SAR, China.
  • Wong MN; The Department of Chinese and Bilingual Studies, Faculty of Humanities, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Hong Kong SAR, China.
  • Velleman SL; Research Centre for Language, Cognition, and Neuroscience, the Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong SAR, China.
PLoS One ; 18(4): e0284109, 2023.
Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37027373
BACKGROUND: A survey study on clinical practice not only provides insight into the implementation of knowledge, but also informs future investigations. There is a limited understanding of childhood apraxia of speech (CAS) in Cantonese speakers. This study examined the clinical practice of CAS in Hong Kong and discussed future directions of research for better evidence-based practice. METHODS: Qualified Hong Kong pediatric speech-language pathologists (SLPs) completed the online questionnaire, which had a total of 48 questions regarding their knowledge of and experience with CAS in Cantonese speakers, including assessment, diagnosis, and treatment. RESULTS: Seventy-seven responses were received from Hong Kong SLPs. Most of the SLPs (83.2%) rated their understanding of CAS as either "a little" or "fair". About half (53.2%) of the respondents had worked with children with CAS. No standardized assessment or objective/quantitative measures were used clinically. Instead, seven assessment tasks, including imitation of polysyllabic words and speech and language samples were used commonly. Perceptual judgment of clinical features is still the most popular approach for diagnosis, with a variety of lists in use. Of concern was that, in addition to using some evidence-based approaches, local SLPs treated CAS using approaches that have limited evidence, in the context of less treatment frequency, targeting both speech and language skills within the same session, and with only partial implementation of the approaches. CONCLUSIONS: The results suggest that the understanding of CAS among local SLPs requires attention. One reason for this is that evidence regarding the assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of Cantonese speakers with CAS is still limited. Future investigations are needed.
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Apraxias / Patología del Habla y Lenguaje Tipo de estudio: Diagnostic_studies Límite: Child / Humans País/Región como asunto: Asia Idioma: En Revista: PLoS One Asunto de la revista: CIENCIA / MEDICINA Año: 2023 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: China Pais de publicación: Estados Unidos

Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Apraxias / Patología del Habla y Lenguaje Tipo de estudio: Diagnostic_studies Límite: Child / Humans País/Región como asunto: Asia Idioma: En Revista: PLoS One Asunto de la revista: CIENCIA / MEDICINA Año: 2023 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: China Pais de publicación: Estados Unidos