Long-term efficacy of voice therapy in patients with voice problems after treatment of early glottic cancer.
J Voice
; 26(3): 398-401, 2012 May.
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| ID: mdl-21840168
OBJECTIVE: The purpose of the present pilot study is to investigate whether the beneficial short-term effects of voice therapy in patients with voice problems after treatment of early glottic cancer as reported in our earlier study remain present on the long term. STUDY DESIGN: In this prospective study, 12 patients, selected based on a screening questionnaire about voice problems and randomly assigned for treatment with voice therapy (vs no treatment), were evaluated with a mean of 13 months after finishing voice therapy to evaluate the long-term voice effects. METHODS: Voice assessment consisted of the Voice Handicap Index (VHI) and acoustic analyses (percent jitter, percent shimmer, and noise-to-harmonics ratio). RESULTS: Statistical analysis showed that the beneficial short-term effect on the mean VHI, percent jitter, and shimmer remained stable after more than a year of follow-up. CONCLUSIONS: The present study provides initial evidence that the beneficial effect of voice therapy is not just a short-lived voice improvement but may result in a better voice for a period of at least 1 year. Future long-term randomized controlled trials are needed to confirm our findings.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Lesões por Radiação
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Qualidade da Voz
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Treinamento da Voz
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Distúrbios da Voz
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Neoplasias Laríngeas
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Glote
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Laringoscopia
Tipo de estudo:
Clinical_trials
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Diagnostic_studies
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Etiology_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
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Screening_studies
Limite:
Adult
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Aged
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Aged80
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Humans
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Middle aged
País/Região como assunto:
Europa
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Voice
Assunto da revista:
OTORRINOLARINGOLOGIA
Ano de publicação:
2012
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Holanda
País de publicação:
Estados Unidos