Table 3 Changes in SPL in the two intervention groups
Parameter | LSVT®LOUD-tele group; N = 10 | LSVT®LOUD-FTF group; N = 9 | Hedge’s g effect size |
|---|---|---|---|
Vowel Ah SPL BL | 80.26 (5.33) | 76.47 (3.96) | |
Vowel Ah SPL PI | 79.48 (5.69) | 81.44 (2.78) | |
Vowel Ah SPL Diff. PI-BL | −0.78 (3.48) | 4.98 (4.64) | 1.416 |
High pitched A SPL BL | 82.30 (5.37) | 77.12 (4.31) | |
High pitched A SPL PI | 81.19 (4.74) | 79.28 (2.71) | |
High pitched A SPL Diff. PI-BL | −1.11 (3.87) | 2.16 (4.06) | 0.826 |
Low pitched A SPL BL | 70.49 (22.88) | 73.86 (3.42) | |
Low pitched A SPL PI | 75.72 (4.56) | 76.73 (3.12) | |
Low pitched A SPL Diff. PI-BL | 5.23 (21.43) | 2.88 (4.30) | 0.148 |
Good quality loud voice SPL BL | 75.11 (4.61) | 72.63 (4.81) | |
Good quality loud voice SPL PI | 76.70 (5.70) | 75.67 (5.62) | |
Good qu loud voice SPL Diff. PI-BL | 1.59 (6.86) | 3.03 (6.77) | 0.211 |
Everyday phrases SPL BL | 73.45 (4.80) | 72.74 (3.35) | |
Everyday phrases SPL PI | 73.93 (4.18) | 72.73 (1.98) | |
Everyday phrases SPL Diff. PI-BL | 0.48 (2.64) | −0.01 (3.22) | 0.167 |
Text reading SPL BL | 63.52 (1.57) | 62.97 (3.58) | |
Text reading SPL PI | 65.32 (2.92) | 65.89 (3.61) | |
Text reading SPL Diff. PI-BL | 1.80 (2.42) | 2.92 (2.72) | 0.436 |
Conversation SPL BL | 63.07 (3.34) | 61.16 (3.52) | |
Conversation SPL PI | 63.86 (3.91) | 63.44 (3.77) | |
Conversation SPL Diff. PI-BL | 0.79 (5.38) | 2.29 (2.74) | 0.345 |