Development of comprehensive assessment and support for adults who stutter

2017 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 26750216
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Rehabilitation science/Welfare engineering
• Research Institution: National Rehabilitation Center for Persons with Disabilities
• Principal Investigator: Sakai Naomi 国立障害者リハビリテーションセンター(研究所), 研究所 感覚機能系障害研究部, 研究員 (60415362)
• Project Period (FY): 2014-04-01 – 2018-03-31
• Keywords: 吃音 / 成人 / 評価 / 質問紙 / 支援

Outline of Final Research Achievements

For the purpose of establishing comprehensive evaluation method of adult who stutter, I conducted (1) development of questionnaire based on interview survey (NBAS) and (2) translation into Japanese and standardization in Japanese people who stutter about Overall Assessment of Speaker’s Experience of Stuttering for Adults (OASES-A). As the results of conducting these questionnaires for 118 adults who stutter, it was shown that some supports before adulthood, such as protecting from bullying and teasing, introduction to self-help group, and supporting for their experience to devote themselves into something, might reduce the difficulties on stuttering in adulthood.

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