Measurement of Voice Quality, XXXX and @entity308 Symptoms After Speech Therapy.

@entity1 @entity308 @entity2167 @entity146 @entity7364 @entity148 @entity74
OBJECTIVE: To verify changes in vocal behavior of @entity7364 @entity1 and components of @entity148 and @entity308 symptoms before and after voice therapy. STUDY DESIGN: It is an uncontrolled clinical trial on individuals with @entity7364 who attended voice therapy at the outpatient clinic of a hospital in southern Brazil. METHODS: Statistical analysis was carried out using descriptive statistics, Mann-Whitney and Wilcoxon tests, assuming maximum significance level of 5% (P   <=  0.05), SPSS 16.0. All @entity1 underwent otorhinolaryngologic assessment for @entity74 diagnosis. @entity2167 (GRBAS scale) and the Hospital @entity148 and @entity308 Scale were applied before and after voice therapy. RESULTS: Sixty-eight @entity1 , 23 of whom were @entity1 (33.82%), mean age of 49  years (standard deviation      19.14). The number of voice therapy sessions varied according to each case, with a mean of 10.31 (standard deviation      5.32). The comparisons between psychological or @entity146 referral and @entity1 ' age revealed statistical significance, suggesting that younger @entity1 were referred to the specialties because they were suspected potential clinical cases. Comparisons between voice parameters, @entity148 and @entity308 scores before and after voice therapy showed statistically significant findings. CONCLUSIONS: This study identified the presence of emotional symptoms in @entity7364 @entity1 and indicated that voice therapy is effective to improve voice quality and to early detect and help reduce @entity148 and @entity308 symptoms. It also highlights the influence of psychological and @entity146 referral on emotional symptoms. The need for controlled trials and the importance of interdisciplinary interventions in this area for the complete care of individuals with @entity7364 is pointed out.
