| Literature DB >> 11130118 |
C A Rosen1, T Murry, A Zinn, T Zullo, M Sonbolian.
Abstract
Outcome measurements of voice disorders is an important new area for both the evaluation of voice-disordered patients and evaluation of treatment efficacy. The Voice Handicap Index (VHI) measures the patient's perception of the impact of his or her voice-disorder. The VHI was used in this study to measure the changes of the patient's perception following treatment for four different voice disorders. The VHI showed a significant change following treatment for unilateral vocal fold paralysis, vocal cyst/polyp, and muscle tension dysphonia. Results of this paper indicate that the VHI is a useful instrument to monitor the treatment efficacy for voice disorders.Entities:
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Year: 2000 PMID: 11130118 DOI: 10.1016/s0892-1997(00)80017-x
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Voice ISSN: 0892-1997 Impact factor: 2.009