Journal article
Comparing manual and automated methods for calculating speaking rate in Parkinson's disease
JASA express letters, Vol.5(3), 035203
03/01/2025
DOI: 10.1121/10.0036021
PMCID: PMC11905113
PMID: 40067083
Abstract
This study compared manual and automated methods for calculating speaking rate in recorded samples from individuals with Parkinson's disease. The manual procedure involved trained researchers measuring speaking rate through manual counting and acoustic analysis of speech units and pauses, while the automated method utilized a custom praat script developed by de Jong and Wempe [(2009). Behav. Res. Methods 41(2), 385-390]. Results indicated moderate agreement between methods, strongest when the automated script was optimized per speaker. Despite the limitations of an automated approach, this research supports the potential of automation in speaking rate analysis and provides a basis for future refinement in clinical and research contexts.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Comparing manual and automated methods for calculating speaking rate in Parkinson's disease
- Creators
- Lian J Arzbecker - University at Buffalo, State University of New YorkKaila L Stipancic - University at Buffalo, State University of New YorkJeremy D W Greenlee - University of IowaKris Tjaden - University at Buffalo, State University of New York
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- JASA express letters, Vol.5(3), 035203
- DOI
- 10.1121/10.0036021
- PMID
- 40067083
- PMCID
- PMC11905113
- NLM abbreviation
- JASA Express Lett
- ISSN
- 2691-1191
- eISSN
- 2691-1191
- Publisher
- AIP Publishing
- Grant note
- R01 DC017718 / NIDCD NIH HHS
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 03/01/2025
- Academic Unit
- Stead Family Department of Pediatrics; Iowa Neuroscience Institute; Neurosurgery; Otolaryngology
- Record Identifier
- 9984799678502771
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