Year: 2026
Type: article
Abstract: BACKGROUND: Dysarthria is defined as a motor speech disorder that can cause major communication problems. Meticulous assessment of this disorder is crucial for adequate therapeutic follow-up. AIM: To Provide tunisian speech therapists with an almost complete tool for the evaluation of dysarthria. METHODS: A single-center study adapted and validated the Dysarthria Clinical Evaluation Battery BECD 2019 in 135 dysarthric patients and 135 adult controls at different stages. RESULTS: Comparison of scores between all samples showed significance, hence the sensitivity of the tool. Construct validity was carried out with the help of expert neurologists and speech therapists. Cronbach's alpha coefficient revealed a value of 0.7, indicating good internal consistency of the scale. The ROC curves of the different tests guided us in leaving the same threshold scores of the original battery. CONCLUSION: Our study provided a dysarthria assessment tool, adapted to the Tunisian context, promoting a standardized clinical evaluation in order to harmonize communication amongclinicians.
Source: La Tunisie Médicale
Language: English
Topic: Voice and Speech Disorders
Subfield: Speech and Hearing
Field: Health Professions
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W7128960048