| Relationship between Fatigue, Perfectionism, and Functional Dysphonia. | |
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PMID: 21493299 Owner: NLM Status: Publisher |
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Objectives. Increased levels of fatigue and perfectionism were noted during evaluation of cognitive behavioral therapy for the treatment of functional dysphonia. The investigators thus aimed to explore levels of general fatigue and perfectionism in patients with functional dysphonia and controls. Study design. Case-control study. Setting. Teaching hospital, United Kingdom. Subjects and Methods. Patients recruited through speech therapy were asked to recruit a friend as a control, of the same sex and within 5 years of their age. An 11-point fatigue questionnaire, previously validated on a normal population, was analyzed using both Likert (0123) and bimodal (0011) systems, with a score greater than 4 on the bimodal system implying substantial fatigue. A 35-point perfectionism questionnaire was also completed and analyzed for "healthy" and "unhealthy" perfectionist traits. Results. There were 75 cases and 62 controls. The mean fatigue score in patients with functional dysphonia was 17.0 and 14.4 for the controls (Likert, P = .009). Under the bimodal scoring system, the mean fatigue scores in functional dysphonia (5.10) and controls (3.01) were also significantly different (P = .003). The mean perfectionism scores were 98.9 for patients with functional dysphonia and 91.2 for controls (P = 0.043). Conclusions. To the investigators' knowledge, this is the first substantial report that fatigue and perfectionism scores are significantly elevated in functional dysphonia. Functional dysphonia is shown to be analogous to other medically unexplained physical symptoms that are also marked by generic somatopsychic distress and for which multiple factors are implicated in their onset and maintenance. This has implications for both research and treatment. |
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James O'Hara; Tracey Miller; Paul Carding; Janet Wilson; Vincent Deary |
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Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Date: 2011-3-9 |
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Title: Otolaryngology--head and neck surgery : official journal of American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Volume: - ISSN: 1097-6817 ISO Abbreviation: - Publication Date: 2011 Mar |
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Created Date: 2011-4-15 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 8508176 Medline TA: Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg Country: - |
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Languages: ENG Pagination: - Citation Subset: - |
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Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, The Freeman Hospital, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK. |
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