Talet hos 3-7-åringar födda med unilateral läpp-käk-gomspalt opererade med Göteborgsmetoden i Bukarest
Unilateral läpp-käk-gomspaltTalTvärspråklig bedömningGöte-borgsmetodenReliabilitetUnilateral cleft lip palateSpeechCross-linguistic assessmentGothenburg Delayed Hard Palate Closure TechniqueReliability
The aim of the study was to assess the speech outcome in children with cleft palate operated with the Gothenburg Technique at Maria Sklodowska Curie Children?s Hospital. Eighteen participants with unilateral cleft lip palate were recorded and assessed through a single word test. Percent consonants correct and cleft speech characteristics were calculated after phonetic transcription. Intelligibility ratings and velopharyngeal composite scores were reported. Percent consonants correct were obtained (Md=61%) and significantly correlated with age. Retracted oral articulation was present in 61% of the participants and a higher prevalence was observed in the younger participants. Non-oral articulation was observed in 27% of the participants. Ten children had incompetent velopharyngeal function. Parental ratings of intelligibility showed a reduced ability (Md=4). The results imply that a high percentage of the participants have cleft related speech characteristics. A decrease of retracted oral articulation and an increase of percent consonants correct were observed with increasing age. A comparison to the result from Gothenburg is necessary to enable a statement about the implementation outcome.