Australian normative data for the Overall Assessment of the Speaker's Experience of Stuttering

Blumgart, E; Tran, Y; Scott Yaruss, J; Craig, A

Australian normative data for the Overall Assessment of the Speaker's Experience of Stuttering

Blumgart, E Tran, Y

Scott Yaruss, J Craig, A

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Citation:: Journal of Fluency Disorders, 2012, 37 (2), pp. 83 - 90
Issue Date:: 2012-06-01

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dc.contributor.author	Blumgart, E	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Tran, Y https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1741-4205	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Scott Yaruss, J	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Craig, A https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7647-7604	en_US
dc.date.available	2011-12-21	en_US
dc.date.issued	2012-06-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Journal of Fluency Disorders, 2012, 37 (2), pp. 83 - 90	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	0094-730X	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/114937
dc.description.abstract	People who stutter often report negative impacts on their wellbeing as a result of their chronic fluency disorder. The need for a comprehensive assessment of the wellbeing and experience of stuttering should be a prime consideration when measuring treatment outcomes. One such measure designed to evaluate wellbeing and aspects of the individual's experience of his or her stuttering is the Overall Assessment of the Speaker's Experience of Stuttering (OASES). Normative data for the OASES Adult version (OASES-A; and hereafter referred to simply as the OASES) has begun to be collected over the past 10 years, though none are available for an Australian population. This paper presents Australian normative data for the OASES for 200 adult males and females who stutter, aged between 18 and 85 years. Additionally, the influence of age, sex, and frequency of stuttering on the Australian OASES scores are also presented. No significant relationships between OASES scores were found for sex and age, which is in keeping with the USA original dataset. However, those participants who had more severe stuttering were more likely to have higher negative impacts for 'General Information', Communication in Daily Situations,' and for the overall OASES score. Implications for further research are discussed.Educational objectives: The reader will be able to: (i) describe the purpose of the Overall Experience of the Speaker's Experience of Stuttering for Adults (OASES), (ii) evaluate the relevance of the OASES to treatment planning and the evaluation of stuttering treatment outcomes in the adult population, and (iii) compare Australian normative dataset with the USA and Dutch normative datasets for the OASES. © 2012 Elsevier Inc..	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Journal of Fluency Disorders	en_US
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1016/j.jfludis.2011.12.002	en_US
dc.subject.classification	Speech-Language Pathology & Audiology	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Humans	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Stuttering	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Psychological Tests	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Age Factors	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Sex Factors	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Quality of Life	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Adolescent	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Adult	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Aged	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Aged, 80 and over	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Middle Aged	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Educational Status	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Australia	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Female	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Male	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Young Adult	en_US
dc.title	Australian normative data for the Overall Assessment of the Speaker's Experience of Stuttering	en_US
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	2	en_US
utslib.citation.volume	37	en_US
utslib.for	170106 Health, Clinical and Counselling Psychology	en_US
utslib.for	11 Medical and Health Sciences	en_US
utslib.for	17 Psychology and Cognitive Sciences	en_US
utslib.for	20 Language, Communication and Culture	en_US
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pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Science
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Strength - CHT - Health Technologies
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pubs.issue	2	en_US
pubs.publication-status	Published	en_US
pubs.volume	37	en_US

Abstract:

People who stutter often report negative impacts on their wellbeing as a result of their chronic fluency disorder. The need for a comprehensive assessment of the wellbeing and experience of stuttering should be a prime consideration when measuring treatment outcomes. One such measure designed to evaluate wellbeing and aspects of the individual's experience of his or her stuttering is the Overall Assessment of the Speaker's Experience of Stuttering (OASES). Normative data for the OASES Adult version (OASES-A; and hereafter referred to simply as the OASES) has begun to be collected over the past 10 years, though none are available for an Australian population. This paper presents Australian normative data for the OASES for 200 adult males and females who stutter, aged between 18 and 85 years. Additionally, the influence of age, sex, and frequency of stuttering on the Australian OASES scores are also presented. No significant relationships between OASES scores were found for sex and age, which is in keeping with the USA original dataset. However, those participants who had more severe stuttering were more likely to have higher negative impacts for 'General Information', Communication in Daily Situations,' and for the overall OASES score. Implications for further research are discussed.Educational objectives: The reader will be able to: (i) describe the purpose of the Overall Experience of the Speaker's Experience of Stuttering for Adults (OASES), (ii) evaluate the relevance of the OASES to treatment planning and the evaluation of stuttering treatment outcomes in the adult population, and (iii) compare Australian normative dataset with the USA and Dutch normative datasets for the OASES. © 2012 Elsevier Inc..

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