Subjective Experiences of Speech and Language Therapy in Patients with Parkinson’s Disease: A Pilot Study

Table 1

Sample details.

Participant number	Age	Gender	Years since diagnosis	Nature of speech problem	SLT received
1	76	Female	18	Hoarse, breathy, and monotonous	NHS
2	54	Male	1	Hoarse, monotonous, and hesitant	NHS
3	67	Male	3	Breathy and slurred	NHS
4	59	Female	9	Hoarse, breathy, and slurred	NHS
5	66	Male	12	Monotonous and slurred	NHS & LSVT
6	74	Male	7	Breathy, monotonous, and often unintelligible	NHS
7	59	Male	6	Quiet and hoarse monotonous	NHS & LSVT
8	67	Male	7	Hesitant, quiet, monotonous, and stuttering	LSVT
9	74	Male	8	Quiet, slurred, and monotonous	LSVT