Background Functional dysphonias are commonly associated with reduced treatment
attendance leading to variable treatment outcomes. Preliminary research has proposed that …

Purpose: This study examined the number of voice therapy sessions and the number of
weeks in treatment to achieve desired voice outcomes in adults with voice disorders. Factors …

Objectives To investigate the noninferiority of intensive voice therapy and compare its effects
with weekly voice therapy on multidimensional outcomes of voice and well-being …

Background Medically unexplained loss or alteration of voice—functional dysphonia—is the
commonest presentation to speech and language therapists (SLTs). Besides the impact on …

The quality cycle requires clinicians to assess the outcomes of interventions. Benchmarking
is an approach that has been advocated to compare current performance across different …

Purpose The aim of this study was to compare the effect of a short-term intensive voice
therapy (IVT) with a long-term traditional voice therapy (TVT) on the vocal quality, vocal …

Objectives Voice therapy is administered by speech-language pathologists in multiple
practice settings, including private practice community voice clinics. However, the evidence …

The objective of this study was to evaluate a new intervention for chronic dysphonias,
consisting of a 2-week outpatient treatment period using intensified voice therapy combined …

Patel and colleagues (2011) previously described concepts, theories, and practical
foundations of a novel treatment approach called intensive short-term voice therapy (IVT) for …

Objectives/Hypothesis Presbyphonia is common among elderly individuals, yet few studies
have evaluated behavioral treatment approaches for presbyphonia. The primary aim of this …