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Maria Madalena Canina Pinheiro1, Michele Gindri Vieira2, Lara Malafaia Vieira3
1Departamento de Fonoaudiologia, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina - UFSC - Florianópolis (SC), Brasil.
Purpose:
Adapt a list of sentences for a speech intelligibility test.
Methods:
A speech material data base consisting of 200 phonetically balanced sentences was analyzed and partially updated. In the first stage, 60 reviewers, specialists in linguistics and speech and hearing science, analyzed the sentences in relation to the parameters of familiarity, meaning and predictability using an on-line questionnaire. Cronbach's Alpha coefficient was used to analyze the internal consistency of the questionnaire. In the second stage, the reviewers analyzed whether they were in accordance with the criteria indicated by the literature for the construction of sentences.
Results:
In the first stage, the responses of 15 reviewers who completed the entire questionnaire were analyzed. Agreement between reviewers was high for all criteria. 71 sentences were recommended for modification in the first stage, with predictability being the most indicated parameter as requiring change. In the second stage, 28 more sentences were selected for adjustment, with the presence of a proper name in the sentence being the most frequently cited criterion.
Conclusion:
It was possible to adapt a list of sentences in order to provide speech language therapists with a free of charge speech perception protocol. It is hoped that this new test can assist in standardizing assessment for normal hearing adults and individuals with hearing loss in Brazilian Portuguese.
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