Objective The evaluation of voice quality is a major component of voice assessment. The aim of the present study was to develop a new multivariate acoustic model for the evaluation of breathiness. Method Concatenated voice samples of continuous speech and the sustained vowel [a:] from 970 subjects …

Description of the contributions of students participating in the Honours Programme of the Utrecht University of Applied Sciences in the development of a test for diagnosing word finding difficulties

Background Atypical speech and language development is one of the most common developmental difficulties in young children. However, which clinical signs characterize atypical speech–language development at what age is not clear. Aim To achieve a national and valid consensus on clinical signs and …

The background and purpose of this paper is to investigate adherence, exercise performance levels and associated factors in head and neck cancer (HNC) patients participating in a guided home-based prophylactic exercise program during and after treatment [swallowing sparing intensity modulated radiation …

Klatte, I. & Gerrits, E. (2017). Reportage dyslexiezorg Nederland. Van Horen Zeggen, 85(5), 6-7

Klatte, I., Singer, I. & Gerrits, E. (2017). Taalontwikkelingsstoornissen en dyslexie. Vlaams Tijdschrift voor Logopedie, 4, 5-9.

Background: Cross-cultural adaptation of health-related quality of life (HRQL) scales is useful as it allows comparisons of therapy outcomes across different countries to be drawn. Aims: To adapt the English Stroke and Aphasia Quality of Life—39 item generic stroke scale (SAQOL-39g) into Dutch. To …

The aim of the present investigation was to evaluate the effect of visual feedback on rating voice quality severity level and the reliability of voice quality judgment by inexperienced listeners. For this purpose two training programs were created, each lasting 2 hours. In total 37 undergraduate speech–language …

Het is belangrijk dat professionals op het gebied van taalontwikkelingsstoornissen inzicht hebben in de meest recente wetenschappelijke ontwikkelingen op hun vakgebied en tegelijkertijd duidelijke en werkbare handvatten hebben om deze toe te passen. Handboek taalontwikkelingsstoornissen beschrijft op …

Singer, I., Klatte, I., Cnossen, I. & Gerrits, E. (2017). Communicatieve redzaamheid bij kinderen met taalontwikkelingsstoornissen: ontwikkeling van consensus over het begrip. Nederlands Tijdschrift voor Logopedie, 4, 18-25.