抄録
In this study we investigated quality of life and functional communication activities in a sample of typical Taiwanese communicators and people who stutter (PWS) using an adapted version of the Quality of Communication Scale. In the first phase of this investigation we adapted the Quality of Communication Scale for the Taiwanese population. In the second phase we collected data on typical communicators and on 10 people who stutter. Our data demonstrated that, stuttering has a significant impact on PWS' life satisfaction, quality of communication, and difficulty with communication in daily situations. People who stutter feel least satisfied in their general ability to communicate with others at work or school, and the most difficult communication activity is giving a speech to a large group of strangers. Interestingly, the severity of stuttering and life satisfaction, quality of communication, and difficulty with communication in daily situations were not significantly related.
