Highlights Considering the quantitative findings, the telepractice and in-person groups showed a performance on an equivalent level. The greatest majority of the participants reported that they had adapted to telepractice and that this method was appropriate for them, despite barriers. For the clinician, loss of time, cost, and effort occurred more than expected for telepractice service. Some qualifications, such as experience, psychological factors, and lifestyle, have emerged as suitable candidate criteria for telepractice and the success of treatment. This delivery method can be a great alternative when in-person services cannot be carried out in circumstances such as rural life or global disasters like COVID-19 Pandemic.

Objectives: With the COVID-19 pandemic, telepractice became a great option in speech-language therapy services, as in many healthcare utilities. However, the transition to this service model did not occur at a similar rate for every clinician. Therefore, this study aimed to determine the experiences, preferences and factors affecting the acceptance of speech-language therapists (SLT) regarding telepractice in Turkey. Methods: Sixty-seven SLTs were presented with a questionnaire that addressed the professional tendencies, experiences and views on telepractice of them. Descriptive statistics regarding the preferences and experiences of SLTs were calculated. Moreover, factors that might be related to the number of sessions they held at the pandemic were examined with the Chi-squared test. Results: The speech-language disorders that SLTs find the most suitable for telepractice were fluency disorders, voice disorders and speech sound disorders. Groups that SLTs deemed most suitable for receiving telepractice in terms of age were 12-21, 22-64 and 7-11, respectively. A significant relationship was found between the frequency of online meetings and telepractice sessions before the pandemic and the number of sessions during the pandemic. Furthermore, a significant relationship also was found between satisfaction with using clinician skills in telepractice and the number of telepractice sessions during the pandemic. Conclusions: The importance of the first experiences of SLTs in the acceptance of the delivery method emerged. The necessity of in-service trainings and exemplary models to improve attitudes emerged. With these trainings, ensuring security, standardizing practices and increasing qualified services will be provided as well.

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Bu çalışmanın amacı akustik değerlendirme bataryalarından biri olan nazometre ölçüm parametreleriyle, Vücut Kütle İndeksi (VKİ) arasındaki ilişkinin incelenmesidir. Gereç ve Yöntem: 18-25 yaş arası sağlıklı sese sahip 94 kadın katılımcı, zayıf (n=20), normal (n=30), fazla kilolu (n=20) ve obez (n=24) olmak üzere 4 VKİ grubuna ayrılmıştır. Ölçümler NASOMETER-II Model 6400 ile gerçekleştirilmiş olup değerlendirme ve kayıt sırasında katılımcılara oral ve nazal metinler okutulmuştur. İncelenen parametreler ise sırasıyla; minimum, maksimum ve ortalama nazalans skordur. Bulgular: VKİ fark etmeksizin nazal cümledeki nazalans skorları, oral cümledekinden daha yüksektir (p<0,05). Oral cümle okunurken nazometre ile ölçülen değerler VKİ'ne göre incelendiğinde, anlamlı fark sadece ortalama ve maksimum nazalans skor parametrelerindeki normal ve fazla kilolu bireyler arasında mevcuttur (p<0,05). Gruplara göre ortalama nazalans skor parametresine ait ortalama değerler sırasıyla normal (14,23±7,00) ve fazla kilolu (9,45±6,32) iken; maksimum nazalans skor parametresi için ise için normal (75,43±23,08) ve fazla kilolu (46,85±28,36) şeklindedir. Nazal cümlede ise ortalama, minimum ve maksimum nazalans skor parametrelerinin hiçbiri VKİ'ye göre anlamlı farklılık göstermemiştir (p>0,05). Sonuç: Ölçüm sonucunda VKİ'nin iki uç değeri olan zayıf ve obez grubun, oral ve nazal cümleler sırasında nazometre değerlerinde anlamlı bir farklılık bulunamamıştır. Bunun nedeni olarak ise uç VKİ gruplarında nazalans skorlarındaki değişimi inhibe edecek bir fizyolojik kompansasyon mekanizmasının olduğu düşünülmektedir. Anahtar Kelimeler: Beden kütle indeksi; Nazal bozukluklar; Ses; Ses özelliği Analysis of The Nasalance Score By Different Body Mass Index ABSTRACT Objective:The aim of this study is to examine the relationship between nasometer measurement parameters, one of the acoustic evaluation batteries, and Body Mass Index (BMI). Material and Method: 94 female participants with healthy voices between the ages of 18-25 were divided into 4 BMI groups, namely weak (n=20), normal (n=30), overweight (n=20) and obese (n=24). Measurements were made with the NASOMETER-II Model 6400, and oral and nasal texts were read to the participants during the evaluation and registration. Analyzed parameters are minimum, maximum and average nasalance score. Results: Regardless of the BMI, all values measured by the nasometer when reading the nasal sentence are higher than the reading when reading the oral sentence (p<0.05). When reading the oral sentence, when the values measured by the nasometer were examined according to the BMI, the significant difference was only for the mean and maximum nasal score (p> 0.05). While the mean (14.23 ± 7.00), overweight (9.45 ± 6.32) for the average nasal score; normal (75.43 ± 23.08), overweight (46.85 ± 28.36) for maximum accident score. In the nasal sentence, none of the mean, minimum, and maximum nasal scores showed any significant difference compared to BMI (p> 0.05). Conclusion:As a result of the measurement, no significan...

Social attitudes and reactions towards people who stutter (PWS) are generally examined through scales. The purpose of this study is to compare the attitudes and behaviors of Turkish and non-Turkish individuals in their interactions with PWS in an experimental condition. The participants were two PWS and 16 adults as interaction partners, including eight Turkish and eight non-Turkish individuals. In the experiment, each interaction partner engaged in a conversation with PWS on spontaneous themes. Four raters scored the attitudes of the interactors by watching the recorded videos via a questionnaire consisting of 49 antonym adjectives. Two raters calculated the interactive behaviors of the interaction partners. Based on the qualities with an agreement rate over .7 according to the reliability findings, the groups were compared with independent samples t-test. In the behavioral sense, the Turkish group exhibited significantly more 'sentence completion' and 'asking consecutive questions' behaviors compared to the non-Turkish group. In terms of interaction attitudes, the Turkish group received significantly higher scores in responding in the first syllable, completing the statement, being serious and anxious. In comparison to the Turkish group, the non-Turkish group received significantly higher scores in using gestures/facial expressions and being empathetic, warm, positive, sincere, sympathetic, and open.