Original Research Article
Year: 2022 | Month: August | Volume: 12 | Issue: 8 | Pages: 230-236
DOI: https://doi.org/10.52403/ijhsr.20220831
Patterns of Writing in Cognitive Communicative Disorders: A Diagnostic Study
Prema Devi1, Dr. Arun Banik2, Venkat Raman Prusty3, Pranjal Jain4
1Dr. B R A M Hospital, Raipur, C.G
2Ali Yavar Jung National Institute for Speech and Hearing Disabilities, Mumbai
3Audiologist, AIIMS, Bhubaneswar, Odisha
4Dr. B R A M Hospital, Raipur, C.G
Corresponding Author: Prema Devi
ABSTRACT
The aging population is gaining attention in nations due to higher living standards and better health care and serene life. This trend may cause a threat to society in the long run with physical and many psychological issues. This budding Group needs to be taken care of by all the professionals to diagnose and manage multifunctional issues. One of them is the cognitive issue, found in Aging, replicating a few symptoms of the neurological impaired population. This study is a part of my Ph.D. work, attaining the difference in WRITING SKILLS in the elderly and impaired populations. This subtest is a part of the BDAE-R short form test. The population included 3 Groups i.e. 60-70 years, 70-80years and cognitively impaired Group. The raw scores were subjected to the non-parametric test, for the total variance in the scores of WRITING subtests on BDAE-R.
Summary: Result significantly represented a difference in a few subtests, however, the variance in WRITING was more prominent in terms of letter choice and motor facility.
Key words: BDAE-R, Boston Diagnostic Aphasia Examination- Revised Form