Psychological effects of dysphonia in voice professionals
Laryngoscope, cilt.125, sa.8, ss.1908-1910, 2015 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 125 Sayı: 8
- Basım Tarihi: 2015
- Doi Numarası: 10.1002/lary.25319
- Dergi Adı: Laryngoscope
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.1908-1910
- Anahtar Kelimeler: Dysphonia, voice professional, stress, anxiety, depression
- Sağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
Objectives/Hypothesis To evaluate the psychological effects of dysphonia in voice professionals compared to non-voice professionals and in both genders. Study Design Cross-sectional analysis. Methods Forty-eight 48 voice professionals and 52 non-voice professionals with dysphonia were included in this study. All participants underwent a complete ear, nose, and throat examination and an evaluation for pathologies that might affect vocal quality. Participants were asked to complete the Turkish versions of the Voice Handicap Index-30 (VHI-30), Perceived Stress Scale (PSS), and the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS). HADS scores were evaluated as HADS-A (anxiety) and HADS-D (depression). Dysphonia status was evaluated by grade, roughness, breathiness, asthenia, and strain (GRBAS) scale perceptually. The results were compared statistically. Results Significant differences between the two groups were evident when the VHI-30 and PSS data were compared (P = .00001 and P = .00001, respectively). However, neither HADS score (HADS-A and HADS-D) differed between groups. An analysis of the scores in terms of sex revealed that females had significantly higher PSS scores (P = .006). The GRBAS scale revealed no difference between groups (P = .819,.931,.803,.655, and.803, respectively). No between-sex differences in the VHI-30 or HADS scores were evident Conclusions We found that voice professionals and females experienced more stress and were more dissatisfied with their voices.