Journal of Rehabilitation Sciences & Research

Development of Speech Therapy Application for Children with Stuttering (STACS)

Janith Raj Jayaraju; Amudhu Sankar

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 07 July 2024

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Background: There is growing need for online therapy in the recent past due to various reasons such as, the COVID 19 pandemic, longer travel distance and duration of speech therapy ... Read More Background: There is growing need for online therapy in the recent past due to various reasons such as, the COVID 19 pandemic, longer travel distance and duration of speech therapy sessions. The purpose of this study was to develop an application that will facilitate parents during speech therapy for children with stuttering. This app will provide a dynamic interaction between the Speech Language Pathologist (SLP) and the families of children with stuttering.Methods: A cross sectional study design was carried out. The aim of this study was to develop and evaluate the effectiveness of an app for parents of children with stuttering in the age range of 3 to 12 years. The app consisted of a brief description of analogies for stuttering with a video demonstration of the analogy. The contents of the app were evaluated by three speech and language pathologists who have minimum experience of 5 years in handling children with fluency disorders. 13 parents of children with stuttering participated in the study. The app was administered on children with stuttering along with their parents. Descriptive statistics and percentage analysis was calculated for background variables.Results: Findings revealed that almost all the parents found the instructions being provided in the app was easily understandable. 70% of the parents found it to be highly satisfying on the usefulness of the app. On assessment of the functionality of application, nearly 77% found it to be high satisfying. Nearly 85% of the parents found the app to very user friendly.Conclusion: Majority of the parents found this prototype app to be easy to use; efficient in training their children and the functionality of the app was highly accepted. This application assures to bring about a change in the child’s speech and facilitated effective communication. In future, this app can reach greatest number of clients to promote better fluency skills at a low-cost and effective way.

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Depression, Anxiety, Stress, and their Associated Factors among Iranian Physical Therapists during COVID-19 Pandemic: An Onlinebased Cross-sectional Survey

leila valizadeh; Razieh Mofateh; Maryam Seyedtabib

Volume 10, Issue 2 , June 2023, , Pages 87-92

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Background: Most physiotherapy treatments require direct contact with patients, which could predispose physical therapists to the transmission of infection. The present study aimed ... Read More

The Role of Stress of Covid-19 Infection during Work Shifts, and Nurses’ Emotional Exhaustion Under Covid-19 Conditions

Farshid Aslani; Akbar Bahmani

Volume 9, Issue 3 , September 2022, , Pages 118-122

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Background: The sudden outbreak of the novel coronavirus has caused a waveof concern throughout society and among medical staff members. Consecutivepeaks, persistent stress, along with ... Read More

The Effect of GSR Biofeedback Relaxation on Anxiety and Stress in Patients with Type II Diabetes Mellitus: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Mahendra Kumar; Priyamvada Shrivastava

Volume 9, Issue 1 , March 2022, , Pages 16-22

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Background: Anxiety disorders have high prevalence in diabetes patients andlow-middle income countries like India. Research has provided evidence aboutbiofeedback effectiveness on stress-related ... Read More Background: Anxiety disorders have high prevalence in diabetes patients andlow-middle income countries like India. Research has provided evidence aboutbiofeedback effectiveness on stress-related psychophysiological parameters. Thisstudy aimed to verify the impact of GSR biofeedback relaxation on stress-relatedpsychophysiological parameters (galvanic skin resistance, stress, and anxiety)among type II diabetes patients with high levels of anxiety.Methods: The present study was a single-blindedrandomized controlled trial. Initially, 228 type II diabetes patients were assessedwith the state trait anxiety inventory (STAI). Seventy participants identified ashaving high anxiety with STAI scores above the 75th percentile were invited toparticipate. Patients were randomly divided into a biofeedback relaxation and asham-control group. Participants of the biofeedback group received training onhow to use the GSR biofeedback device for management of stress parameters fortwenty 30-minute sessions. The sham-control group received no intervention.Both groups were assessed before and after the biofeedback relaxation trainingprogram. The results of the STAI, GSR, and the inventory of stress for type IIdiabetes patients were compared. SPSS 16 version was used for analysis.Results: The biofeedback group reported a significant change in the state ofanxiety (t=5.089; p <0.001), GSR (t=-2.199; p <0.035), and stress (F=46.850;p <0.001) post-test. The control group reported a moderate increase in stress andtrait anxiety at the same time. These results are consistent with previous studies.Conclusion: Biofeedback relaxation is a useful technique for managing stressand anxiety in diabetes type II patients. During an emotional disturbance, itmay also be helpful in promoting overall psychological health. Further researchis necessary to determine the long-term effects of GSR biofeedback relaxationand the effects of cortisol on mood among diabetes patients.

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Development of Speech Therapy Application for Children with Stuttering (STACS)

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Depression, Anxiety, Stress, and their Associated Factors among Iranian Physical Therapists during COVID-19 Pandemic: An Onlinebased Cross-sectional Survey

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The Role of Stress of Covid-19 Infection during Work Shifts, and Nurses’ Emotional Exhaustion Under Covid-19 Conditions

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The Effect of GSR Biofeedback Relaxation on Anxiety and Stress in Patients with Type II Diabetes Mellitus: A Randomized Controlled Trial

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