Table 1.
Baseline (A) phases versus fluency-inducing (B) phases, by group | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
PWS Group | CONT Group | ||||||
%SS | SFSPM | Na | Effort | SFSPM | Na | Effort | |
Masking | ** | ** | * | ** | NS | NS | NS |
Chorus | ** | NS | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** |
Whispering | ** | ** | NS | ** | ** | ** | * |
Rhythm | ** | NS | NS | ** | ** | ** | ** |
PWS group versus CONT group, by phase | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Baseline (A phases) | FI Conditions (B phases) | |||||
SFSPM | Na | Effort | SFSPM | Na | Effort | |
Masking | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** |
Chorus | ** | ** | ** | NS | NS | NS |
Whispering | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | NS |
Rhythm | ** | ** | ** | NS | NS | NS |
Note. %SS = observer-judged percent syllables stuttered; SFSPM = observer-judged stutterfree speech rate; NA = observer-judged speech naturalness, 1–9; EFFORT = self-rated speech effort, 1–9. PWS = Persons who stutter; CONT = Control group.