- Tytuł:
- Screening value of V-RQOL in the evaluation of occupational voice disorders
- Autorzy:
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Morawska, Joanna
Niebudek-Bogusz, Ewa
Wiktorowicz, Justyna
Śliwińska-Kowalska, Mariola - Powiązania:
- https://bibliotekanauki.pl/articles/2162668.pdf
- Data publikacji:
- 2018-03-09
- Wydawca:
- Instytut Medycyny Pracy im. prof. dra Jerzego Nofera w Łodzi
- Tematy:
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screening
self-assessment
dysphonia
occupational voice
voice disorders
biopsychosocial impact - Opis:
- Background Given the growing number of occupational voice users, easy and quick broad-scale screening is necessary to provide prophylaxis of voice disorders. The aim of the study was to assess applicability of the Voice Related Quality of Life questionnaire (V-RQOL) to screening occupational voice disorders. Material and Methods The research comprised 284 subjects divided into 3 groups: 0 – the control group of normophonic subjects, non-professional voice users (N = 60), 1 – occupational voice users with objectively confirmed voice disorders (N = 124), 2 – the non-randomized group of occupational voice users with and without voice problems (N = 100). Self-assessment of voice was performed by means of the V-RQOL in comparison to the Voice Handicap Index (VHI). The relation between the V-RQOL and VHI was determined by means of linear regression. Receiver Operating Characteristic (ROC) curves were constructed and the cut-off point of the V-RQOL was determined to discriminate between normophonic and dysphonic subjects. Results The relationship between the VHI and V-RQOL scores indicated a satisfactory coefficient of determination: R² = 0.7266. High values of Cronbach’s α confirmed high reliability of the V-RQOL test (0.867). Voice-Related Quality of Life questionnaire (V-RQOL) results were significantly worse in the study group than for normophonic controls (p < 0.001). The cut-off point for the test was set at 79 points. The determined area under the curve (AUC) = 0.910 (p < 0.001) showed high diagnostic accuracy of the V-RQOL. Results of the V-RQOL differed for diagnose-based subgroups of dysphonic patients. Conclusions The study gives grounds for application of the V-RQOL as a reliable tool for screening occupational voice disorders. Med Pr 2018;69(2):119–128
- Źródło:
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Medycyna Pracy; 2018, 69, 2; 119-128
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2353-1339 - Pojawia się w:
- Medycyna Pracy
- Dostawca treści:
- Biblioteka Nauki
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