title: Reliability of perceptual assessment for resonance disorders in patients with cleft palate.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Determine reliabilities of perceptual assessment of resonance disorders in people with cleft palate.
  
  
  METHODS
  A prospective study of inter- and intra-rater reliability of perceptual screening assessment of resonance disorders with 6-scale and 2-scale criteria among 19 speech and language pathologists (SLPs) from 30 connected speech samples of children with cleft palate aged 4-17 years via video recorder when compared to principle investigators.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The percentage of agreement of inter-rater ranged from 23.33-100.00 while Kappa's coefficients was 0.08-0.67. For intra-rater reliability, the present study showed the percentage of agreement ranged from 46.67-100, Kappa's coefficient was 0.17-1. It seems that the more number of years experiences as an SLP, the better listening skill.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Reliabilities of perceptual assessment of resonance varied widely but it appears that listening skill might be directly related to experiences. Training programs for critical listening skills are needed.
authors: Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand. bprathanee@gmail.com
authors: Benjamas
authors: B
authors: Prathanee
authors: Preeya
authors: P
authors: Lorwatanapongsa
authors: Kalyanee
authors: K
authors: Makarabhirom
authors: Ratchanee
authors: R
authors: Suphawatjariyakul
authors: Sriwimon
authors: S
authors: Manochiopinig
authors: Rattana
authors: R
authors: Thinnaithorn
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002972:Cleft Palate / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D011446:Prospective Studies; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D013062:Speech Articulation Tests; D013064:Speech Disorders / Q000209:etiology*