Utjecaj mucanja na kvalitetu života odraslih osoba koje mucaju

master's thesis

• Title (english): The impact of stuttering on the quality of life in adults who stutter
• Author: Tamara Višaticki Jakovljević
• Mentor: Ana Leko Krhen (mentor)
• Committee member: Ana Leko Krhen (predsjednik povjerenstva)
• Committee member: Ana Bonetti (član povjerenstva)
• Committee member: Jasmina Ivšac Pavliša (član povjerenstva)
• Granter: University of Zagreb; Faculty of Education and Rehabilitation Sciences; Zagreb
• Defense date and country: 2018-09-17, Croatia
• Scientific / art field, discipline and subdiscipline: SOCIAL SCIENCES; Speech Therapy

Abstract

Mucanje je poremećaj tečnosti govora koji predstavlja složeni multidimenzionalni sindrom te može imati negativan utjecaj na kvalitetu života odraslih osoba koje mucaju. Mucanje tako može utjecati na različite sfere života pojedinca, poput školskog, radnog, društvenog i svakodnevnog funkcioniranja osobe koja muca. Cilj ovog istraživanja jest utvrditi kakav utjecaj ima mucanje na cjelokupno društveno, akademsko, poslovno i obiteljsko funkcioniranje odraslih osoba koje mucaju u Hrvatskoj te na koji se način te osobe nose s preprekama uzrokovanim mucanjem u svakodnevnim komunikacijskim situacijama. Isto tako, svrha je rada ujedno i prikazati moguće razlike u odgovorima ispitanika s obzirom na spol i jakost mucanja. Za potrebe ovoga rada vlastoručno je kreiran Upitnik za samoprocjenu kvalitete života odraslih osoba koje mucaju čije su čestice podijeljene prema pojedinim aspektima života koji su u sklopu ovog istraživanja ispitani. U istraživanju je sudjelovalo 40 odraslih osoba koje mucaju u dobi od 18 do 43 godine koje su elektronički ispunjavale navedeni upitnik. Rezultati istraživanja pokazali su kako mucanje ima negativan utjecaj na školske aktivnosti osoba koje mucaju, kao i na sudjelovanje u svakodnevnim komunikacijskim situacijama. Utjecaj mucanja na izbor zanimanja i zaposlenje nije se pokazao razmjerno velikim i negativnim da bi ga se uzelo u obzir. Isto tako, može se reći da mucanje negativno utječe na neke aspekte društvenog funkcioniranja osoba koje mucaju, dok primjerice na ljubavni život ne utječe. Nadalje, na nekim se stavovima dokazala statistički značajna razlika između razmišljanja muškaraca i žena. Pokazalo se da mucanje u određenim aspektima ženama predstavlja veći problem. Skupine s blagim, umjerenim, jakim i ozbiljnim mucanjem statistički su se značajno razlikovale na određenim stavovima. Kod skupina ispitanika s jakim i ozbiljnim mucanjem uočava se razmjerno veći utjecaj mucanja na kvalitetu života. Iako su potrebna daljnja istraživanja ovog područja kako bi se rasvijetlila dubina utjecaja mucanja na kvalitetu života odraslih osoba koje mucaju, podatci ovog istraživanja mogu pomoći logopedima u terapijskom radu s osobama koje mucaju i stvaranju terapijskih planova, a s ciljem poboljšanja njihove kvalitete života.

Abstract (english)

The impact of stuttering on the quality of life in adults who stutter Stuttering is a speech fluency disorder and it represents a complex multidimensional syndrome which can have a rather negative impact on the quality of life in adults who stutter. It can have multiple effects on different aspects of individual’s life: school life, work life, social functioning and participation in everyday communication activities. The aim of this study was to examine the impact stuttering has on social, educational, occupational and family functioning in adults who stutter in Croatia and to determine the way in which those individuals deal with difficulties they meet in everyday communication situations and in daily interactions. Also, the purpose of this research was to examine possible differences in opinions of adults who stutter regarding two variables: gender and stuttering severity. For the purposes of this paper a questionnaire was made whose particles were divided into four different units regarding the aspects of life which were examined in this research. Participants were 40 adults who stutter with age ranging from 18 to 43 years. The questionnaire was fulfilled electronically. The results of this study indicate that stuttering has a rather negative impact on school activities and participation in daily social communication situations in adults who stutter. Their stuttering was not perceived to adversely influence occupational choice and employment possibilities. It can also be said that stuttering negatively influences specific aspects of social relationships and interactions, while it does not adversely affects love life of adults who stutter. Furthermore, the results showed a statistically significant difference in some opinions regarding gender and stuttering severity. Female participants and adults with more severe stuttering felt that stuttering in some ways affected their quality of life more than others. Although further research is needed to brighten up the depths of stuttering’s impact on quality of life in adults who stutter, the findings of this study can help speech and language pathologists in clinical management of stuttering and to create helpful therapy plans to improve the quality of life in adults who stutter.

• Keywords: mucanje; odrasle osobe koje mucaju; kvaliteta života; jakost mucanja
• Keywords (english): stuttering; adults who stutter; quality of life; stuttering severity.
• Language: croatian
• URN:NBN: urn:nbn:hr:158:351997
• Study programme: Title: Speech and Language Pathology; Study programme type: university; Study level: graduate; Academic / professional title: magistar/magistra logopedije (magistar/magistra logopedije)
• Type of resource: Text
• File origin: Born digital
• Access conditions: Open access
• Created on: 2018-11-09 14:27:47