Examining therapy duration in adults with voice disorders

RB Fujiki, SL Thibeault - American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, 2023 - ASHA
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 …

Predictors of six-month change in the Voice Handicap Index in a treatment-seeking population

J Moore, C Greenberg, SL Thibeault - Journal of Voice, 2017 - Elsevier
Objective To evaluate predictors of longitudinal change in patient-perceived voice impact as
determined by the Voice Handicap Index (VHI). Study Design Prospective, survey study …

Quantifying component parts of indirect and direct voice therapy related to different voice disorders

JL Gartner-Schmidt, DF Roth, TG Zullo, CA Rosen - Journal of Voice, 2013 - Elsevier
Voice therapy changes how people use and care for their voices. Speech-language
pathologists (SLPs) have a multitude of choices from which to modify patient's vocal …

Pediatric voice therapy: how many sessions to discharge?

RB Fujiki, SL Thibeault - American journal of speech-language pathology, 2022 - ASHA
Purpose: Voice therapy is the primary treatment for children presenting with benign
morphological vocal fold changes. This study examined the number of voice therapy …

The role of occupational voice demand and patient-rated impairment in predicting voice therapy adherence

B Ebersole, RS Soni, K Moran, M Lango, K Devarajan… - Journal of Voice, 2018 - Elsevier
Objective Examine the relationship among the severity of patient-perceived voice
impairment, perceptual dysphonia severity, occupational voice demand, and voice therapy …

Predictors of voice therapy initiation: A cross-sectional cohort study

K Pasternak, J Diaz, SL Thibeault - Journal of Voice, 2022 - Elsevier
Summary Objectives/Hypothesis To determine predictors of voice therapy initiation. Study
Design Cross-sectional cohort study. Methods All patients were evaluated in an …

Patient factors related to voice therapy attendance and outcomes

BE Smith, GB Kempster, HS Sims - Journal of Voice, 2010 - Elsevier
Limited information is available concerning factors that may be associated with attendance
and outcomes among patients referred for voice therapy. The purpose of this study was to …

Perceptions of voice therapy from patients diagnosed with primary muscle tension dysphonia and benign mid-membranous vocal fold lesions

A Ziegler, C Dastolfo, R Hersan, CA Rosen… - Journal of Voice, 2014 - Elsevier
Objectives Studies have established the role of behavioral therapy in treating voice
problems. However, studies have also identified patient adherence as a limitation in voice …

A study of voice therapy dropout

E Hapner, C Portone-Maira, MM Johns III - Journal of Voice, 2009 - Elsevier
Treatment dropout is a consistent problem among behavior change therapies. A recent
study by the authors demonstrated that 38% of patients did not attend a voice evaluation …

The role of quality‐of‐life instruments in predicting voice therapy dropout

H Kavookjian, A Holcomb, JD Garnett… - The …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives/Hypothesis Voice therapy (VT) is essential to the successful management of
voice disorders. Despite this, two‐thirds of patients drop out of therapy before completion. In …