Assessment of oral peripheral structure and function in normal aging individuals with the Frenchay.
This research was designed to investigate the integrity of oral motor structure and function in normal aging individuals using the Frenchay Dysarthria Assessment (FDA). Subjects were 5 females and 5 males in each of 4 age categories (50-59, 60-69, 70-79, and 80-89). Two individuals, trained in the use of the FDA, administered this procedure to the 40 subjects. Test-retest reliability measures (done one week apart) for eight of the subjects revealed no change from time 1 to time 2. Minimal reduced functioning for some FDA tasks, particularly the Laryngeal Subtest and the Tongue Subtest, were noted with increasing age.
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Department of Audiology and Speech Pathology, University of Tennessee, Knoxville 37996-0740.
D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000375:Aging / Q000523:psychology*; D004401:Dysarthria / Q000175:diagnosis; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012016:Reference Values; D013065:Speech Intelligibility; D013067:Speech Perception; D013068:Speech Production Measurement / Q000379:methods*; D014833:Voice Quality