The overall knowledge of genetics in Serbian speech and language pathologists |
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| Authors: | Ivana Bogavac Marijana Rakonjac Ljiljana Jeli?i? Silvana Puni?i? Mi?ko Suboti? |
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| Institution: | 1. Department for Speech Perception and Production, Life Activities Advancement Center, Belgrade, Serbiai.bogavac@add-for-life.com;3. Department for Speech Perception and Production, Life Activities Advancement Center, Belgrade, Serbia;4. Department for Cognitive Research, Life Activities Advancement Center, Belgrade, Serbia |
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| Abstract: | ABSTRACTAn increase in the number of children with speech–language pathology also having a genetic disorder imposes the need for speech and language pathologists (SLPs) to have sufficient knowledge about genetic basis of speech–language disorders. Research aim was to estimate in Serbian SLPs different aspects of theoretical and practical knowledge about intercorrelation of genetics and speech and language pathology and to compare obtained results with the results of SLPs in the United States. The questionnaire from Tramontana’s study was used in our study. Comparison of the results that obtained in our study with those in Tramontana’s study has shown that our study respondents have higher General Knowledge Index (78.6%: 66.2%), higher mean confidence summary score (22.2: 16.7) and higher mean score of ‘overall’ attitudes about genetics and its relation with communication disorders (20.8: 13.6). Differences which emerge from educational programmes, educational levels and practical experience in the observed groups are indicated as possible causes of differences in the obtained results. On the basis of the obtained results, it may be concluded that it is necessary to elevate SLPs’ level of general knowledge about genetics and to acquire their knowledge through clinical practice. |
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| Keywords: | Speech–language pathology genetic basis speech and language pathologist education |
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