LISTENING EFFORT AND TELEHEALTH IN SPEECH, LANGUAGE AND  HEARING SCIENCES: PRELIMINARY FINDINGS ON THE DEVELOPMENT  OF THE LISTENING EFFORT SCREENING QUESTIONNAIRE

Yüksel, Mustafa; MUTLU, Ayşe İlayda

LISTENING EFFORT AND TELEHEALTH IN SPEECH, LANGUAGE AND HEARING SCIENCES: PRELIMINARY FINDINGS ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE LISTENING EFFORT SCREENING QUESTIONNAIRE

Mustafa YÜKSEL, (Ankara Medipol Üniversitesi, Sağlık Bilimleri Fakültesi, Odyoloji, Ankara, Türkiye)

Ayşe İlayda MUTLU (Lokman Hekim Üniversitesi, Sağlık Bilimleri Fakültesi, Dil ve Konuşma Terapisi, Ankara, Türkiye)

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Yıl: 2023 Cilt: 22 Sayı: 1 Sayfa Aralığı: 1 - 8 Metin Dili: İngilizce İndeks Tarihi: 23-05-2023

LISTENING EFFORT AND TELEHEALTH IN SPEECH, LANGUAGE AND HEARING SCIENCES: PRELIMINARY FINDINGS ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE LISTENING EFFORT SCREENING QUESTIONNAIRE

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Objective: Remote therapy and rehabilitation procedures have become popular in recent years, but the effects of audio and video streaming quality (AVSQ) and the listening effort (LE) have been neglected. Since increased LE and reduced AVSQ may have a diminishing effect on the use of cognitive resources depending on the communication environment or auditory skills, it is especially important in interventions related to hearing and speech-language disorders. The aim of our study is present the preliminary development process of a simple listening effort screening questionnaire (LESQ) that can support professionals in remote interventions. Material and Methods: 65 adult individuals with persistent developmental stuttering participated in this study. Participants filled out an 11-point Likert-type scale with 5 items related to LE and 3 items related to AVSQ. Participants attended three remote therapy sessions and filled out the LESQ. Average values obtained from three sessions were used for the analysis. Factor analysis and Cronbach’s alpha coefficient analysis were conducted for internal consistency of the inventory and correlation coefficients between LE and AVSQ item averages were calculated for the assessment of construct validity. Results: As a result of the reliability analysis, the last item in the LE subscale was removed from the final LESQ. Cronbach’s alpha coefficient for the 7-item LESQ, LE subscale, and AVSQ subscale were 0.87, 0.85, and 0.83, respectively. The factor analysis confirmed a two-factor construct with AVSQ and LE which explain 66.5% of the total variance. There was a statistically significant correlation between the LE and AVSQ sub-scales (r = 0.57). Conclusion: LESQ can be used as a screening tool for professionals planning to conduct remote therapies, especially for hearing and speech-language-related programs. Future studies that will include various disorders and therapy outcomes will be conducted.

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KONUŞMA, DİL VE İŞİTME BİLİMLERİNDE DİNLEME EFORU VE TELE SAĞLIK: DİNLEME EFORU TARAMA ANKETİNİN GELİŞTİRİLMESİNE İLİŞKİN ÖN BULGULAR

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Amaç: Uzaktan terapi ve rehabilitasyon uygulamaları son yıllarda gittikçe popülerleşmekle birlikte ses ve video aktarım kalitesinin (SVAK) ve dinleme eforunun (DE) bu süreçlerdeki etkisi yeterince değerlendirilmemiştir. Artan DE ve azalan SVAK, iletişim ortamına veya işitsel becerilere bağlı olarak bilişsel kaynakların kullanımını azaltıcı bir etkiye sahip olabileceğinden, özellikle işitme ve konuşma-dil bozukluklarına yönelik müdahalelerde önem taşımaktadır. Çalışmamızın amacı, profesyonellere uzaktan müdahalelerde destek olabilecek basit bir dinleme eforu tarama anketinin (DETA) ön geliştirme sürecini sunmaktır. Gereç ve Yöntemler: Çalışmaya kalıcı gelişimsel kekemeliği olan 65 yetişkin birey katılmıştır. Katılımcılar, DE ile ilgili 5 madde ve SVAK ile ilgili 3 maddeden oluşan ve 11 puanlık Likert tipi bir ölçeği doldurmuştur. Katılımcılar üç uzaktan terapi seansına katılmış ve her bir uygulamadan sonra DETA’yı tekrar doldurmuş ve analiz için bu üç seanstan elde edilen değerlerin ortalaması kullanılmıştır. Envanterin iç tutarlılığı için faktör analizi ve Cronbach alfa katsayısı analizi, yapı geçerliliğini değerlendirmek için ise DE ve SVAK alt ölçek madde ortalamaları arasındaki korelasyon katsayıları hesaplanmıştır. Bulgular: Güvenilirlik analizi sonucunda DE alt ölçeğindeki son maddenin DETA'dan çıkartılmasına karar verilmiştir. 7 maddelik DETA, DE alt ölçeği ve SVAK alt ölçeği için Cronbach alfa katsayısı sırasıyla 0.87, 0.85 ve 0.83 olarak elde edilmiştir. Faktör analizi, toplam varyansın %66,5'ini açıklayan SVAK ve DE ile iki faktörlü bir yapıyı doğrulamıştır. DE ve SVAK alt ölçekleri arasında istatistiksel olarak anlamlı bir korelasyon elde edilmiştir (r = 0.57). Sonuç: DETA, özellikle işitme ve konuşma-dil ile ilgili durumlarda uzaktan terapi yapmayı planlayan profesyoneller için bir tarama aracı olarak kullanılabilme açısından umut verici ön bulgular ortaya koymuştur. Gelecekte daha farklı bozuklukları ve müdahale programlarını içerecek daha büyük örneklemli çalışmalar planlanmaktadır.

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