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Voice assessment and voice-related quality of life in patients with benign thyroid disease.
Pernambuco, Leandro de Araújo; de Almeida, Marluce Nascimento; Matias, Keliane Gomes; Costa, Erika Beatriz de Morais.
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  • Pernambuco Lde A; Department of Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil leandroape@globo.com.
  • de Almeida MN; Department of Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil.
  • Matias KG; Department of Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil.
  • Costa EB; Department of Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil.
Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg ; 152(1): 116-21, 2015 Jan.
Article em En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-25389320
OBJECTIVE: To identify the relationship between vocal self-assessment, the assessment of voice by a speech-language pathologist (SLP), and the effect of voice on the quality of life of patients with benign thyroid diseases. STUDY DESIGN: Cross-sectional study. SETTING: University hospital. SUBJECTS AND METHOD: A total of 67 women with a mean age of 44.7 ± 14.8 years and a diagnosis of benign thyroid disease were included in the study. Vocal self-assessment and SLP assessment were performed using a visual analogue scale (VAS). The Voice-related Quality of Life Questionnaire (V-RQOL) was used to identify the effect of voice on quality of life. The Mann-Whitney and Kruskal-Wallis nonparametric tests were used. Correlations between assessments were verified by the Spearman correlation test. The significance level was 5%. RESULTS: Patients with vocal complaints had lower scores in all assessments. Patients with thyroid nodules performed worse on the SLP assessment and on the physical functioning domain of V-RQOL. A moderate correlation was found between the self-assessment and quality of life and between the physical functioning domain of V-RQOL and the SLP assessment. A weak correlation existed between the self-assessment and the SLP assessment. CONCLUSION: Patients with benign thyroid diseases had lower scores in vocal self-assessment, the clinical evaluation of voice, and the V-RQOL. These dimensions of voice assessment showed correlations ranging from mild to moderate and should complement the clinical routine.
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Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Qualidade de Vida / Doenças da Glândula Tireoide / Qualidade da Voz Tipo de estudo: Diagnostic_studies / Observational_studies / Prevalence_studies / Prognostic_studies / Risk_factors_studies Aspecto: Patient_preference Limite: Adult / Female / Humans Idioma: En Revista: Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg Assunto da revista: OTORRINOLARINGOLOGIA Ano de publicação: 2015 Tipo de documento: Article País de afiliação: Brasil País de publicação: Reino Unido
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Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Qualidade de Vida / Doenças da Glândula Tireoide / Qualidade da Voz Tipo de estudo: Diagnostic_studies / Observational_studies / Prevalence_studies / Prognostic_studies / Risk_factors_studies Aspecto: Patient_preference Limite: Adult / Female / Humans Idioma: En Revista: Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg Assunto da revista: OTORRINOLARINGOLOGIA Ano de publicação: 2015 Tipo de documento: Article País de afiliação: Brasil País de publicação: Reino Unido