| Literature DB >> 9649078 |
E Smith1, M Taylor, M Mendoza, J Barkmeier, J Lemke, H Hoffman.
Abstract
Patients at a university voice disorder clinic diagnosed with spasmodic dysphonia (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.Entities:
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Year: 1998 PMID： 9649078 DOI： 10.1016/s0892-1997(98)80042-8
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Voice ISSN： 0892-1997 Impact factor: 2.009