Glottal function index questionnaire for screening of pediatric dysphonia

Pribuišienė, Rūta; Pribuišis, Kipras; Liutkevičius, Vykintas; Balsevičius, Tomas; Milasiene, Reda; Uloza, Virgilijus

doi:10.1016/j.ijporl.2019.04.045

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“…Actions involving children and their families can be guided by these data and are recommended, as it is known that vocal alterations can interfere with voice-related quality of life ( 3 ) and can often be underestimated by parents ( 4 ).…”

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“…The occurrence of dysphonia in the paediatric population ranges from 4.4 to 38% and depends on age, the definition of dysphonia and assessment protocols ( 3 ). The prevalence of dysphonia in children is higher in boys aged 8 to 14 years ( 3 ). In children aged 4 to 12 years, this range runs from 6 to 23% ( 4 , 5 , 6 ) with behavioural dysphonia being more prevalent due to an excessive and inappropriate use of voice.…”

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“…In the vocal assessment of children, studies have been dedicated to analysing the impact of voice disorders on children's well-being using questionnaires such as the Paediatric Voice-Related Quality of Life (pVRQOL) survey ( 13 ). The Glottal Function Index questionnaire also allows one to detect the presence of vocal alteration ( 3 ).…”

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Cut-off point for high dysphonia risk in children based on the Child Dysphonia Risk Screening Protocol: preliminary findings

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Simões-Zenari²,

Nemr³

2020

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OBJECTIVES: The objective of the study was to establish a cut-off point for high dysphonia risk in children using the Child Dysphonia Risk Screening Protocol (DRSP-C). METHODS: Through a preliminary study, voice recordings of 59 children (4-12 years of age) were collected during an auditory-perceptual analysis using the Consensus Auditory-Perceptual Evaluation of Voice protocol. Thirty of the patients had voice disorders (patient group), and 29 did not (control group). A risk score for dysphonia was then calculated, and data were compared between groups. The relationship between overall degrees of deviation and questionnaire scores was analysed. The questionnaire’s validity was verified from the area under the Receiver Operating Characteristic (ROC) curve, and cut-off points were obtained based on diagnostic criteria for screening procedures. RESULTS: The DRSP-C score was found to be higher for the patient group, as was the partial score for vocal behaviour. No correlation was found between overall degrees of dysphonia and questionnaire scores. The area under the ROC curve was measured as 0.678, denoting limited diagnostic capacity. The cut-off point was set at 16.50. Thus, above this value, dysphonia risk is higher. CONCLUSION: A cut-off point for high dysphonia risk was calculated. The DRSP-C proved to be a promising tool for children’s clinical vocal and health promotion and should be used in conjunction with General Dysphonia Risk Screening.

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