PMID- 26304211
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20170221
LR  - 20200306
IS  - 2225-4765 (Electronic)
IS  - 0379-8046 (Print)
IS  - 0379-8046 (Linking)
VI  - 62
IP  - 1
DP  - 2015 Feb 10
TI  - The use of non-speech oral-motor exercises among Indian speech-language 
      pathologists to treat speech disorders: An online survey.
PG  - E1-12
LID - 10.4102/sajcd.v62i1.82 [doi]
LID - 82
AB  - OBJECTIVE: Previous surveys in the United States of America (USA), the United 
      Kingdom (UK), and Canada have indicated that most of the speech-language 
      pathologists (SLPs) tend to use non-speech oral-motor exercises (NSOMEs) on a 
      regular basis to treat speech disorders.At present, there is considerable debate 
      regarding the clinical effectiveness of NSOMEs. The current study aimed to 
      investigate the pattern and extent of usage of NSOMEs among Indian SLPs. METHOD: 
      An online survey intended to elicit information regarding the use of NSOMEs was 
      sent to 505 members of the Indian Speech and Hearing Association. The 
      questionnaire consisted of three sections. The first section solicited 
      demographic information, the second and third sections solicited information from 
      participants who did and did not prefer to use NSOMEs, respectively. Descriptive 
      statistics were employed to analyse the responses that were clinically relevant. 
      RESULTS: A total of 127 participants responded to the survey. Ninety-one percent 
      of the participants who responded to the survey indicated that they used NSOMEs. 
      CONCLUSION: The results suggested that the percentage of SLPs preferring to use 
      NSOMEsis similar to the findings of surveys conducted in the USA, the UK, and 
      Canada. The Indian SLPs continue to use NSOMEs based on a multitude of beliefs. 
      It is important for SLPs to incorporate the principles of evidence-based practice 
      while using NSOMEs to provide high quality clinical care.
FAU - Thomas, Roha M
AU  - Thomas RM
FAU - Kaipa, Ramesh
AU  - Kaipa R
AD  - Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, Oklahoma State University. 
      ramesh.kaipa@okstate.edu.
LA  - eng
PT  - Comparative Study
PT  - Journal Article
DEP - 20150210
PL  - South Africa
TA  - S Afr J Commun Disord
JT  - The South African journal of communication disorders = Die Suid-Afrikaanse 
      tydskrif vir Kommunikasieafwykings
JID - 7805099
SB  - IM
MH  - Cross-Cultural Comparison
MH  - Female
MH  - Humans
MH  - India
MH  - Language Disorders/*therapy
MH  - Male
MH  - Myofunctional Therapy/*methods/*statistics & numerical data
MH  - *Phonation
MH  - Speech Disorders/*therapy
MH  - Speech-Language Pathology/*methods/*statistics & numerical data
MH  - Surveys and Questionnaires
MH  - Utilization Review
PMC - PMC5843202
COIS- The authors declare that they have no financial or personal relationship(s) that 
      may have inappropriately influenced them in writing this article.
EDAT- 2015/08/26 06:00
MHDA- 2017/02/22 06:00
PMCR- 2015/02/10
CRDT- 2015/08/26 06:00
PHST- 2014/03/19 00:00 [received]
PHST- 2014/09/06 00:00 [accepted]
PHST- 2014/12/18 00:00 [revised]
PHST- 2015/08/26 06:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2015/08/26 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2017/02/22 06:00 [medline]
PHST- 2015/02/10 00:00 [pmc-release]
AID - 82 [pii]
AID - SAJCD-62-82 [pii]
AID - 10.4102/sajcd.v62i1.82 [doi]
PST - epublish
SO  - S Afr J Commun Disord. 2015 Feb 10;62(1):E1-12. doi: 10.4102/sajcd.v62i1.82.