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Sondos A M Yakout1, Khalid H Malki2, Tamer Mesallam2
1Speech, Voice and Swallowing Department, Andalusia Clinics, Andalusia Groups, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Introduction:
The Brief Version of the Unhelpful Thoughts and Beliefs about Stuttering Scales (UTBAS-6) is an efficient and reliable way to screen for unhelpful and negative thoughts, as well as negative beliefs and anxiety among people who stutter. It makes it easier to provide information about people who stutter by saving time for speech-language pathologists in clinics. The aim of this study was to construct an Arabic version of the Brief Version of the Unhelpful Thoughts and Beliefs about Stuttering Scales (A-UTBAS-6) and to evaluate its clinical validity, reliability, and internal consistency.
Methods:
The developed A-UTBAS-6 was administered to 53 adults who stuttered and 112 adults who did not stutter. Both test-retest reliability and internal consistency were tested. The results for both groups were compared.
Results:
The internal consistency of the A-UTBAS-6 total score was excellent (Cronbach's α = 0.957), and test-retest reliability was statistically significant (p < 0.001). The scores for the two groups in the A-UTBAS-6 were significantly different (p < 0.001).
Conclusion:
A-UTBAS-6 is a valid tool for the early detection of thoughts and beliefs that are unhelpful and which may accompany speech disorders among Arabic patients who stutter.
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