کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
1102817 953629 2006 9 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
The Effectiveness of a Voice Treatment Approach for Teachers With Self-Reported Voice Problems
موضوعات مرتبط
علوم پزشکی و سلامت پزشکی و دندانپزشکی بیماری های گوش و جراحی پلاستیک صورت
پیش نمایش صفحه اول مقاله
The Effectiveness of a Voice Treatment Approach for Teachers With Self-Reported Voice Problems
چکیده انگلیسی

SummaryTeachers are considered the professional group most at risk of developing voice-problems, but limited treatment effectiveness evidence exists. We studied prospectively the effectiveness of a 6-week combined treatment approach using vocal function exercises (VFEs) and vocal hygiene (VH) education with 20 teachers with self-reported voice problems. Twenty subjects were randomly assigned to a no-treatment control (n = 11) and a treatment group (n = 9). Fibreoptic endoscopic evaluation was carried out on all subjects before randomization. Two self-report voice outcome measures were used: the Voice-Related Quality of Life (VRQOL) and the Voice Symptom Severity Scale (VoiSS). A Voice Care Knowledge Visual Analogue Scale (VAS), developed specifically for the study, was also used to evaluate change in selected voice knowledge areas. A Student unpaired t test revealed a statistically significant (P < 0.05) improvement in the treatment group as measured by the VoiSS. There was not a significant improvement in the treatment group as measured by the V-RQOL. The difference in voice care knowledge areas was also significant for the treatment group (P < 0.05). This study suggests that a voice treatment approach of VFEs and VH education improved self-reported voice symptoms and voice care knowledge in a group of teachers.

ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Journal of Voice - Volume 20, Issue 3, September 2006, Pages 423–431
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