Auditory Working Memory Span of Children with (Central) Auditory Processing Disorders and Normal Children Aged 8 to 10 Years
Journal Title: Journal of Rehabilitation Sciences and Research - Year 2015, Vol 2, Issue 2
Abstract
Background: The aim of the present study was to assess the auditory working memory span of children with (central) auditory processing disorders (C) APDaged 8 to 10 years and to compare the results with normal ones. Methods: Twenty five children with (Central) Auditory Processing Disorders (8-10 years) and 75 normal children (8-10 years) from both genders participated in this comparative study. Participants were chosen by convenient sampling method to assess their auditory working memory (WM) span. Forward digit span, backward digit span and non-word repetition tests were used to evaluate the WM span. Nonparametric statistics (Mann–Whitney U) were used for comparing group differences. Results: Forward digit and backward digit and non-word repetition tests showed significant differences in mean scores between those with (C) APD and normal children (P<0.001). Conclusion: The results suggest that (C) APD children have poorer performance in the WM span than the age matched controls.
Authors and Affiliations
Abdollah Moossavi, Bahareh Khavarghazalani, Yoones Lotfi, Saeedeh Mehrkian, Zahra Hosseinidastgerdi
Keywords
Related Articles
- EP ID EP244420
- DOI -
- Views 107
- Downloads 0
Prediction of Scapular Dyskinesis Through Electromyographic Indices of Scapulothoracic Muscles in Female Overhead Athletes
Background: Shoulder joint function and the athletic performance of overhead athletes are influenced by scapular dyskinesis (SD) due to its high prevalence among these athletes and the motor interaction between the scapu...
Comparing “Mean Length of Utterance” and “Mean Length of Five Phrasal Utterances” between 2-To-5 Year-Old Normal Farsi-Speaking Children
Background: Since most clinical treatments of Persian children’s language impairments are based on either the therapist, clinicians’ experiences (mostly), or English language norms (sometimes), comparing two minor indice...
Relationship between Quality of Life and Hypertonia in Young Adults with Spastic Cerebral Palsy
Background: The complications associated with spastic cerebral palsy can affect the physical ability and quality of life of individuals suffering from this motor disorder. The aim of this study was to assess the relation...
Low Lymphatic Vessel Density Correlates with Lymph Node Metastasis in Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma
Statement of the Problem: Regional lymph nodes are the nodes draining lymph from region around the tumor and presence of metastatic tumor in regional lymph nodes is the most important prognostic factor for malignant tumo...
The Grammatical Deficits of Persian-Speaking Children with Specific Language Impairment
Background: Specific language impairment (SLI) is one of the most common disorders of language development in children, which has been less addressed in Persian studies. The aim of this study was to evaluate the grammati...