Journal of Speech and Hearing Disorders · 1972 · 715 citations · 0 references
Health ProfessionsPediatricsSpeech-language PathologyCommunication DisordersFluency DisordersPediatric Speech-language PathologyChildhood Fluency DisordersChildhood StutteringFluency AssessmentMotor Speech DisordersSpeech ImpairmentSpeech RehabilitationAssessment Of Childhood StutteringNew Instrument DesignStatistical Reliability AnalysisStuttering DiagnosisStuttering Frequency MeasurementStuttering Severity Measurement
The study developed a stuttering severity instrument designed to be simple, objective, sensitive to clinically relevant fluency changes, reliable, valid, and usable for both children and adults. The instrument quantifies the frequency, duration, and physical concomitants of speech segment prolongations or repetitions, with scoring procedures allowing a 0–45 range. Standardized on 109 children and 28 adults, the instrument demonstrated sufficient reliability and validity for clinical and research applications.
A new instrument for measuring stuttering severity has been standardized on 109 children and 28 adults. The instrument attempted to meet the criteria of simplicity, objectivity, sensitivity to fluency changes of clinical significance, reliability, validity, and usability with children and adults. The frequency, duration, and associated physical concomitants of prolongations or repetitions of short speech segments are described. Procedures have been devised for scoring so that a range of 0 to 45 is possible. The statistical reliability and validity appear to qualify the instrument for clinical and research uses.