Thesis (M.Communication Pathology)--Universiteit van Pretoria, 2002. / Summary in English and Afrikaans. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 107-118).

Orientador: Célia Maria Giacheti / Co-orientador: Simone Aparecida Capellini / Banca: Sthella Zanchetta / Banca: Ana Cláudia Vieira Cardoso / Resumo: Os prejuízos causados pela desnutrição no desenvolvimento infantil não são ainda totalmente conhecidos. A elevada prevalência da desnutrição e os possíveis comprometimentos no desenvolvimento físico, intelectual e/ou de linguagem nos leva a refletir sobre como as informações auditivas são processadas por crianças desnutridas. Assim, o objetivo deste estudo foi caracterizar e comparar o desempenho de crianças com desnutrição e crianças eutróficas nas habilidades do processamento auditivo. A amostra foi composta por 30 crianças pertencentes a faixa etária de cinco a dez anos, de ambos os gêneros, sendo 15 crianças com desnutrição que compuseram o grupo amostral e 15 crianças, com estado nutricional adequado, como grupo controle. Os grupos foram pareados segundo gênero, faixa etária e escolaridade. Ambos os grupos foram submetidos à avaliação auditiva periférica e central, pode-se observar que crianças desnutridas apresentaram desempenho inferior na habilidade de memória auditiva para sons verbais e não verbais quando comparadas com o grupo controle, o mesmo ocorreu nas habilidades de fechamento e figura fundo. As crianças desnutridas também tiveram baixo desempenho no mecanismo fisiológico de atenção seletiva e nos processos gnósicos de decodificação, codificação e organização, quando comparadas com as crianças eutróficas. Sendo assim conclui-se que a desnutrição afeta o desenvolvimento dos processos auditivos centrais. / Abstract: The damage caused by malnutrition on child development are not yet fully known. The high prevalence of malnutrition and possible impairments in physical, intellectual and, or language leads us to reflect on how auditory information is processed by malnourished children. The aim of this study was to characterize and compare the performance of malnourished children and normal children in auditory processing. The sample comprised 30 children belonging to the age group of five to ten years, of both genders, with 15 malnourished children comprised the sample group and 15 children with adequate nutritional status, as a control group. The groups were paired according to gender, age and grade level. Both groups underwent peripheral and central auditory assessment, noted that malnourished children had lower performance in the ability of auditory memory for verbal and nonverbal sounds compared with the control group, the same occurred in closing skills and background figure. Malnourished children also had low performance on the physiological mechanism of selective attention processes and gnosis decoding, encoding and organization when compared with normal children. Therefore it is concluded that malnutrition affects the development of the central auditory processes. / Mestre

Made available in DSpace on 2014-11-10T11:09:50Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2014-03-10Bitstream added on 2014-11-10T11:57:55Z : No. of bitstreams: 1 000789297.pdf: 1367145 bytes, checksum: 59f57be4accd2f5c33de531bdf207038 (MD5) / Os prejuízos causados pela desnutrição no desenvolvimento infantil não são ainda totalmente conhecidos. A elevada prevalência da desnutrição e os possíveis comprometimentos no desenvolvimento físico, intelectual e/ou de linguagem nos leva a refletir sobre como as informações auditivas são processadas por crianças desnutridas. Assim, o objetivo deste estudo foi caracterizar e comparar o desempenho de crianças com desnutrição e crianças eutróficas nas habilidades do processamento auditivo. A amostra foi composta por 30 crianças pertencentes a faixa etária de cinco a dez anos, de ambos os gêneros, sendo 15 crianças com desnutrição que compuseram o grupo amostral e 15 crianças, com estado nutricional adequado, como grupo controle. Os grupos foram pareados segundo gênero, faixa etária e escolaridade. Ambos os grupos foram submetidos à avaliação auditiva periférica e central, pode-se observar que crianças desnutridas apresentaram desempenho inferior na habilidade de memória auditiva para sons verbais e não verbais quando comparadas com o grupo controle, o mesmo ocorreu nas habilidades de fechamento e figura fundo. As crianças desnutridas também tiveram baixo desempenho no mecanismo fisiológico de atenção seletiva e nos processos gnósicos de decodificação, codificação e organização, quando comparadas com as crianças eutróficas. Sendo assim conclui-se que a desnutrição afeta o desenvolvimento dos processos auditivos centrais. / The damage caused by malnutrition on child development are not yet fully known. The high prevalence of malnutrition and possible impairments in physical, intellectual and, or language leads us to reflect on how auditory information is processed by malnourished children. The aim of this study was to characterize and compare the performance of malnourished children and normal children in auditory processing. The sample comprised 30 children belonging to the age group of five to ten years, of both genders, with 15 malnourished children comprised the sample group and 15 children with adequate nutritional status, as a control group. The groups were paired according to gender, age and grade level. Both groups underwent peripheral and central auditory assessment, noted that malnourished children had lower performance in the ability of auditory memory for verbal and nonverbal sounds compared with the control group, the same occurred in closing skills and background figure. Malnourished children also had low performance on the physiological mechanism of selective attention processes and gnosis decoding, encoding and organization when compared with normal children. Therefore it is concluded that malnutrition affects the development of the central auditory processes.

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A research report in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Masters of Arts in Audiology by coursework and research report in the Faculty of Humanities, University of the Witwatersrand, 2016 / Auditory-verbal therapy (AVT) is an intervention approach used as part of an aural (re)habilitation programme conducted by an audiologist with deaf or hard-of-hearing (HOH) children. AVT is a refinement of the oral-aural approach and emphasizes listening instead of visual input. Previous research has focused on AVT in developed countries; however, there is limited available research in developing countries such as South Africa. This study explores and describes the relevance of AVT provided by audiologists in Gauteng, South Africa. The specific objectives of the study were to explore the differences between AVT and general paediatric aural rehabilitation therapies conducted by audiologists; the impact of language on the implementation of AVT and the challenges associated with AVT training. A qualitative research design was used. A purposive sampling strategy was used to identify and recruit participants. Ten audiologists currently conducting aural rehabilitation were selected to participate in the study. The sample size was divided into five audiologists who had obtained the LSL certification (equivalent to AVT certification) and five audiologists without the LSL certification. A pilot study was conducted prior to data collection to determine the applicability of the research study. Thereafter semi-structured interviews were conducted, using an interview schedule. Thematic analysis was employed and themes were described qualitatively. Results revealed the emergence of three resounding themes which included challenges, differences in therapy approaches, and implementation and contributing factors to the success of AVT. The results concluded the need for the implementation of newborn hearing screening programmes to assist with early identification and detection of hearing loss. The study identifies a strong need for the increase in the number of certified LSL therapists in South Africa and additional AVT comprehensive programmes to be implemented at various institutions in Gauteng. Awareness regarding the success of AVT implementation needs to be raised. Finally, the HPCSA needs to revisit and explicitly define the role of audiologists interacting with deaf or HOH children with the LSL qualification being a mandatory postgraduate pre-requisite for working in the field of aural rehabilitation. Key words: Auditory-verbal therapy; aural rehabilitation; deaf; hard-of-hearing. / GR2017

Thesis (M. Communication Pathology)--University of Pretoria, 2009. / Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (M.A.)--York University, 2001. Graduate Programme in Psychology. / Typescript. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 74-85). Also available on the Internet. MODE OF ACCESS via web browser by entering the following URL: http://wwwlib.umi.com/cr/yorku/fullcit?pMQ71633.

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Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Texas at Austin, 2006. / Vita. Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (Ph. D.) -- University of Newcastle, 2007. / School of Education. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 177 - 193). Also available online.