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Rehabilitation Practice and Science

Translated Title

感覺統合異常對功能性構音障礙幼兒語言治療療效之影響

Abstract

Purpose: To compare the efficacy of speech therapy on children with functional articulation disorder with and without sensory integration dysfunction. Method: 20 young children were divided into two groups, those without sensory integration dysfunction (normal group, 10 children) and those with it (abnormal group, 10 children). The Mandarin Consonant Articulation Test for Preschool Children was administered on the children before and after therapy for articulation function. The oral motor function was evaluated by the Riley Motor Problems Inventory Oral Motor Tasks. Total of treatment sessions was recorded after the therapy. Results: Differences between the two groups in terms of age, gender, and the percentage of correct consonant before therapy were not statistically significant (p≥0.324). An analysis of repeated measures analysis of variance was used to compare the percentage of correct consonant before and after therapy between both groups. Results showed a within group difference (p≤0.001) and no significant differences between groups (p=0.933, 0.795). It was noted that the oral motor scores and total treatment sessions of the abnormal group were higher than those of the normal group. The Spearman Correlation Coefficient analysis showed the number of treatment sessions VS the percentage of correction in pronunciation and oral motor coordination VS the percentage of correction in pronunciation had significant negative correlation (rho=-0.577, -0.645, p＜0.05 and -0.799, -0.714, p＜0.001). Conclusion: The improvement in pronunciation in the sensory integration dysfunction group was slower than in the normal group after speech therapy. It needs further study to support the theory that sensory integration dysfunction affects the efficacy of speech therapy.

Language

Traditional Chinese

First Page

31

Last Page

38

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