The psychosocial impact of hoarseness - What relationship?
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.34631/sporl.57Keywords:
Dysphonia, professional voice, psychosocial impact of voiceAbstract
Objective: Evaluate the relationship between the psychosocial impact and the severity of dysphonia and to verify if the psychosocial impact differs significantly according to the different vocal needs in professional contexts.
Materials and Methods: Retrospective study of the psychosocial impact of dysphonia (VHI) in 390 adults, 91 men and 299 women, aged ≥ 18 years with dysphonia of nonmalignant etiology.
Results: There is a positive highly significant relation (p ≤ 0.001) between severity of dysphonia and the psychosocial impact on quality of life. The females exhibit higher levels of psychosocial impact than men, but without statistical significance (p ≥ 0.05).
Conclusion: Any adult with dysphonia, regardless of grade, showed a decreased quality of life even for those who don’t have a professional use of voice. The more the degree of dysphonia increases there is a significant reduction in quality of life.
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