Summary
Objective
The present study analyzed if aspects of voice-related quality of life (VRQOL) were
associated with adherence to voice therapy in teachers.
Study Design
Retrospective survey in which the medical records of 179 dysphonic teachers (62, abandonment
group and 114, discharge group) who underwent speech therapy at the Speech Therapy
Clinic at the Hospital das Clínicas of the Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (AV-HCUFMG)
were analyzed.
Methods
Female teachers with dysphonia referred by Gerência de Saúde e Perícia Médica (Department
of Health and Medical Analysis) of Belo Horizonte City Hall were included. The variables
of interest were: age, number of voice therapy sessions attended (attendance), number
of sessions missed (absence), type of dysphonia, and Vocal Activity and Protocol Profile
(VAPP) scores administered during the first therapy session as a component of voice
assessment. The chi-square test was used to assess categorical variables. For continuous
variables, the Mann-Whitney test, a nonparametric test for independent samples, was
used.
Results
The groups differed with regard to the type of dysphonia as well as the several parameters
of the VAPP: vocal self-perception, effects at work, effects on daily communication,
effects on emotion, and the total VAPP score.
Conclusions
Individuals with less favorable VRQOL scores were less adherent to voice therapy compared
with subjects with more favorable VRQOL.
Key Words
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Article info
Publication history
Published online: April 15, 2013
Accepted:
February 8,
2013
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