The purpose of this study was to measure and compare the voice onset times (VOTs) of healthy individuals using a normal and breathy voice in an effort to determine if VOT can be used as a noninvasive clinical indicator of laryngeal function. Recordings were made of 20 adults between the ages of 20-48 with normal laryngeal function, each using a normal (Group 1) and breathy voice (Group 2). The participants’ productions were designed and collected in such a manner to control for speaking rate, vowel context, pitch, and loudness; all of which have been shown to influence VOT. A mixed analyses of variance showed that hypofunctional productions demonstrated longer VOTs across all stop consonants when compared to normal productions. Within the stops, a significant difference between the voiced and voiceless stops was noted, although no gender differences were found. It was concluded that VOT can be used as an indirect clinical indicator of laryngeal function.

The purpose of this study was to measure and compare the voice onset times (VOTs) of healthy individuals using a normal and breathy voice in an effort to determine if VOT can be used as a noninvasive clinical indicator of laryngeal function. Recordings were made of 20 adults between the ages of 20-48 with normal laryngeal function, each using a normal (Group 1) and breathy voice (Group 2). The participants’ productions were designed and collected in such a manner to control for speaking rate, vowel context, pitch, and loudness; all of which have been shown to influence VOT. A mixed analyses of variance showed that hypofunctional productions demonstrated longer VOTs across all stop consonants when compared to normal productions. Within the stops, a significant difference between the voiced and voiceless stops was noted, although no gender differences were found. It was concluded that VOT can be used as an indirect clinical indicator of laryngeal function.

OF MASTER THESIS Author: Bc. Tereza Sádlová Supervisor: Mgr. Barbora Vaculíková, MBA Expert guarantor: plk. MUDr. Michal Říha, PhD., MBA Title of master thesis: Quality management of rehabilitation in patients with cerebrovascular accident This master thesis deals with quality management of rehabilitation in patients with cerebrovascular accident and we can also seen her as a basic summary of everything what is connected with quality rehabilitation understood as a service provided in medical devices. The main goal of this master thesis was determined as a presentation of possible form for monitoring and evaluating quality of rehabilitation using Indicator of quality stroke rehabilitation in patients with cerebrovascular accident. For the complex assessment of functional status of patient before and after stroke rehabilitation was reflected all items which are trained during physiotherapy, occupational theray, speech therapy etc. This master thesis is divided into two parts - theoretical and empirical. Theoretical part provides basic information of cerebrovascular accident, system of stroke rehabilitation and quality management of health care, which si relative to stroke rehabilitation. Empirical part describes a process of creating of Indicator of quality management of rehabilitation in patients...