The effect of voice cues on nonfluent aphasia patients' performance in reading idioms
10.3760/cma.j.issn.0254-1424.2011.03.008
- VernacularTitle:语音提示对脑卒中后非流畅性失语患者成语朗读能力的影响
- Author:
Wenbing LI
;
Shanshan ZHU
;
Tong ZHANG
;
Lijuan ZOU
;
Chuanbing YU
;
Shaoli MAO
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Nonfluent aphasia;
Idioms;
Speech production;
Cueing
- From:
Chinese Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
2011;33(3):186-187
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To examine the effect of voice cues on nonfluent aphasia patients'performance in reading idioms.Methods Very familiar idioms were presented to aphasia patients on a computer screen either with or without an accompanying voice cue.The patients were asked to say the last two words of each idiom.The number of errors with the last two words of the idioms wag used to compare the patients'performance under the two conditions.Results The mean correct score was 9.46±13.08 when the idioms were presented without a voice cue,but 13.61±6.06 with the voice cue.The difference was statistically significant.Conclusion Voice cues can improve the speaking of familiar idioms for nonfluent aphasia patients.
