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dc.contributor.author | D’haeseleer, Evelien![]() |
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dc.contributor.author | Behlau, Mara![]() |
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dc.contributor.author | Bruneel, Laura![]() |
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dc.contributor.author | Meerschman, Iris![]() |
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dc.contributor.author | Luyten, Anke![]() |
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dc.contributor.author | Lambrecht, Stien![]() |
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dc.contributor.author | Cassol, Mauriceia![]() |
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dc.contributor.author | Corthals, Paul![]() |
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dc.contributor.author | Kryshtopava, Maryna![]() |
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dc.contributor.author | Wuyts, Floris L.![]() |
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dc.contributor.author | Claeys, Sofie![]() |
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dc.contributor.author | Van Lierde, K.M. (Kristiane)![]() |
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dc.date.accessioned | 2017-03-24T09:10:31Z | |
dc.date.available | 2017-03-24T09:10:31Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2016-11 | |
dc.description.abstract | OBJECTIVE : The purpose of this retrospective study was to determine the vocal characteristics of a treatment-seeking population with the primary complaint of vocal fatigue (VF). METHODS : Forty-three men (mean age 42 years, range 19-69) and 145 women (mean age 34 years, range 18-68) were included. None of the subjects had received voice therapy or previous laryngeal surgery. A questionnaire, laryngeal and perceptual evaluations, aerodynamic and acoustic parameters, and the Dysphonia Severity Index (DSI) were used to determine vocal characteristics. RESULTS : In 74% of the subjects, flexible laryngeal videostroboscopic evaluation revealed a vocal pathology, with vocal nodules and muscle tension dysphonia as the most frequently diagnosed pathologies. Vocal abuse/misuse was present in 65% of the subjects. A median DSI value of -0.4 and -0.8 was found in female and male patients, respectively. Aerodynamic and acoustic parameters and DSI scores were significantly different from normative data. CONCLUSION : VF is a vocal sign with a significant need for medical consultation, especially in future professional voice users. Understanding the occurrence and the influencing variables of VF may help to close the gap between early stages of a vocal problem and the starting point of a well-established disorder. | en_ZA |
dc.description.department | Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology | en_ZA |
dc.description.librarian | hb2017 | en_ZA |
dc.description.uri | http://www.karger.com/FPL | en_ZA |
dc.identifier.citation | D'haeseleer, E, Behlau, M, Bruneel, L, Meerschman, I, Luyten, A, Lambrecht, S, Cassol, M, Corthals, P, Kryshtopava, M, Wuyts, FL, Claeys, S & Van Lierde, K 2016, 'Factors involved in vocal fatigue : a pilot study', Folia Phoniatrica et Logopaedica, vol. 68, no. 3, pp. 112-118. | en_ZA |
dc.identifier.issn | 1021-7762 (print) | |
dc.identifier.issn | 1421-9972 (online) | |
dc.identifier.other | 10.1159/000452127 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/59522 | |
dc.language.iso | en | en_ZA |
dc.publisher | Karger | en_ZA |
dc.rights | © 2016 S. Karger AG, Basel | en_ZA |
dc.subject | Voice disorders | en_ZA |
dc.subject | Laryngeal evaluation | en_ZA |
dc.subject | Vocal fatigue (VF) | en_ZA |
dc.subject | Dysphonia Severity Index (DSI) | en_ZA |
dc.title | Factors involved in vocal fatigue : a pilot study | en_ZA |
dc.type | Postprint Article | en_ZA |