title: Assessment of oral peripheral structure and function in normal aging individuals with the Frenchay.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Audiology and Speech Pathology, University of Tennessee, Knoxville 37996-0740.
authors.forename: G L
authors.initials: GL
authors.lastname: Wallace
mesh_terms: 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