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- Title
V-RQOL as a tool for assessing the impact of voice disorders on the quality of life in occupational voice users.
- Authors
MORAWSKA, JOANNA; NIEBUDEK-BOGUSZ, EWA; ZABOROWSKI, KAMIL; WIKTOROWICZ, JUSTYNA; SLIWINSKA-KOWALSKA, MARIOLA
- Abstract
Introduction: In recent years occupational voice disorders have become a pressing occupational health issue. According to European Laryngological Society guidelines, evaluation of voice disorders should be a complex process including patients' selfreported quality of life. Aim: The aim of the study was introducing the Polish version of Voice-Related Quality Of Life (V-RQOL) questionnaire to phoniatric and speech therapy diagnostics, and a pilot evaluation of research results in groups of subjects with and without occupational voice disorders. Material and methods: 26 female occupational voice users with voice disorders and 26 normophonic controls were qualified for the study. Translated version of V-RQOL was administered to all participants. A self - assessment test Voice Handicap Index (VHI) was used for comparison purposes. Results: In the study group most frequently detected disorder was glottal insufficiency (11 cases), less frequently hyperfunctional dysphonia (7) and vocal nodules (6). The V-RQOL results showed that quality of life in dysphonic subjects was lower than in control group (62.4 vs 88.8 points). Conclusions. The findings suggest that the Polish V-RQOL measure seems to be a promising quality of life assessment screening tool to detect occupational voice disorders.
- Subjects
VOICE disorders; OCCUPATIONAL diseases; SPEECH therapy; QUALITY of life; SELF-evaluation
- Publication
Otorynolaryngologia, 2015, Vol 14, Issue 2, p96
- ISSN
1643-658X
- Publication type
Article