Xiaodan Lin, Xiuhua Mao, FuZhi Ai, Weiguang Yao
Factors influencing utilization of communicable disease prevention and treatment education among the floating population: a cross-sectional study in China
BMC public health
aim study investigate information processing skills children functional articulation disorder using cognitivelinguistic test battery thirtythree children functional articulation disorder enrolled study ranged age 6 10 years control group without articulation disorders composed 160 children similar properties first stage study groups administered ross information processing assessment testprimary test scores obtained eight subtests namely immediate memory recent memory recall general information spatial orientation temporal orientation organization problem solving abstract reasoning calculated groups scores eight subtests combined form four composites composites memory quotient orientation quotient thinking reasoning quotient information processing quotient information processing quotient best comprehensive estimate childs overall information processing ability second stage study articulationdisordered group divided two subgroups according number mistakes done level phoneme scores obtained subgroups compared scores control group overall statistical analysis scores revealed study group significantly lower scores control group memory quotient thinking reasoning quotient information processing quotient compared control group subgroup cannot pronounce one phoneme similar scores four composites moreover children cannot pronounce multiple phonemes significantly lower scores memory quotient thinking reasoning quotient information processing quotient results obtained study seem suggesting information processing skills children functional articulation disorder significantly low compared normal children results revealing information processing skills children functional articulation disorder investigated detailed manner according results obtained investigation children put deficit oriented education programs addition articulation therapy