Spasmodic dysphonia and vocal fold paralysis:Outcomes of voice problems on work-related functioning

Elaine Smith; Margaretta Taylor; Maria Mendoza; Julie Barkmeier; Jon Lemke; Henry Hoffman

doi:10.1016/S0892-1997(98)80042-8

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Spasmodic dysphonia and vocal fold paralysis:Outcomes of voice problems on work-related functioning

Elaine Smith, Margaretta Taylor, Maria Mendoza, Julie Barkmeier, Jon Lemke and Henry Hoffman

Journal of voice, Vol.12(2), pp.223-232

1998

DOI: 10.1016/S0892-1997(98)80042-8

PMID: 9649078

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Abstract

Patients at a university voice disorder clinic diagnosed with spasmodicdysphonia (SD, n = 68) or vocal fold paralysis (VFP, n = 57) reported vocal symptoms and adverse work outcomes in contrast to a nondisordered group (ND, n = 68). Patients with SD most frequently cited symptoms of effortfulness (57%) and weakness (54%), VFP cited hoarseness (70%) and weakness (60%), while the nondisordered reported hoarseness (28%). SD and VFP produced greater (p<.05) adverse work outcomes than the nondisordered in the past (SD: 65%, VFP: 41%, ND: 3%), potential future (SD: 78%, VFP: 65%, ND: 19%), and current job performance (SD: 64%, VFP: 46%, ND: 2%). These disorders significantly disrupt socioeconomic outcomes and research is needed to improve functional ability and quality of life.

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Title: Subtitle: Spasmodic dysphonia and vocal fold paralysis:Outcomes of voice problems on work-related functioning
Creators: Elaine Smith - University of Iowa
Margaretta Taylor - Department of Preventive Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, U.S.A
Maria Mendoza - AlleghenyUniversity Hospitals, Speech/Language Pathology, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.A
Julie Barkmeier - Speech and Hearing Science,University ofArizona; Tucson, Arizona, U.S.A
Jon Lemke - AlleghenyUniversity Hospitals, Speech/Language Pathology, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.A
Henry Hoffman - AlleghenyUniversity Hospitals, Speech/Language Pathology, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.A
Resource Type: Journal article
Publication Details: Journal of voice, Vol.12(2), pp.223-232
Publisher: Mosby, Inc
DOI: 10.1016/S0892-1997(98)80042-8
PMID: 9649078
ISSN: 0892-1997
eISSN: 1873-4588
Language: English
Date published: 1998
Academic Unit: Epidemiology; Radiation Oncology; Otolaryngology
Record Identifier: 9984007180902771

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