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Voice care knowledge among clinicians and people with healthy voices or dysphonia.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  16427768     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
An important clinical component in the prevention and treatment of voice disorders is voice care and hygiene. Research in voice care knowledge has mainly focussed on specific groups of professional voice users with limited reporting on the tool and evidence base used. In this study, a questionnaire to measure voice care knowledge was developed based on "best evidence." The questionnaire was validated by measuring specialist voice clinicians' agreement. Preliminary data are then presented using the voice care knowledge questionnaire with 17 subjects with nonorganic dysphonia and 17 with healthy voices. There was high (89%) agreement among the clinicians. There was a highly significant difference between the dysphonic and the healthy group scores (P = 0.00005). Furthermore, the dysphonic subjects (63% agreement) presented with less voice care knowledge than the subjects with healthy voices (72% agreement). The questionnaire provides a useful and valid tool to investigate voice care knowledge. The findings have implications for clinical intervention, voice therapy, and health prevention.
Authors:
Helen M Fletcher; Michael J Drinnan; Paul N Carding
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Comparative Study; Journal Article; Validation Studies     Date:  2006-01-20
Journal Detail:
Title:  Journal of voice : official journal of the Voice Foundation     Volume:  21     ISSN:  0892-1997     ISO Abbreviation:  J Voice     Publication Date:  2007 Jan 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2007-01-08     Completed Date:  2007-07-03     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8712262     Medline TA:  J Voice     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  80-91     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Speech and Language Therapy Service, Dumfries and Galloway Royal Infirmary, Dumfries, Scotland.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Attitude to Health*
Cognition*
Health Behavior*
Health Personnel / statistics & numerical data*
Humans
Prospective Studies
Questionnaires*
Reproducibility of Results
Risk Factors
Self Care*
Voice*
Voice Disorders / therapy*
Voice Quality*

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