Hengxin Liu, Grace Hao, Shenghwa Chen, Laishyang Ouyoung, Yan Liu, Jinrang Li, Haifeng Duan, Zhaoyang Li, Yang Liu, Jingting Zhong, Boquan Liu, Jack Jiang
Effectiveness and Feasibility of Telepractice on Voice Therapy for Female Teachers in Elementary Schools with Self-Reported Voice Disorders
Journal of voice : official journal of the Voice Foundation
previous research suggests oral written language act barometers individuals cognitive function potentially providing screening tool earliest stages alzheimers disease ad forms dementia idea density measure rate ideas elementary predications expressed may provide ideal measure early detection deficits language previous research shown restrictions set topic idea decrease propositional idea density pid associated increased risk developing ad however limited moderate sample sizes manual transcribing technological advancement enabled automated calculation pid tools computerized propositional idea density rater cpidr delivered online autobiographical writing task older adult australians island island study linking ageing neurodegenerative disease linear regression models fitted r analysed text files range 101180 words using cpidrv5 provided 3316 n 853 males 257 n 2463 females 743 island participants 358957 words written 3316 written autobiographical responses analysed mean pid higher females 535 369 males 526 450 advancing age male significantly associated decrease pid p 001 automated methods language analysis hold great promise early detection subtle deficits language capacity although effect sizes small pid may sensitive measure deficits language ageing individuals able collected scale using online methods data capture