Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Resonant Voice Therapy in Patients With Functional Voice Disorder

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dc.authorscopusid57572283400
dc.contributor.authorHacıoğlu, H.N.
dc.contributor.authorBengisu, S.
dc.date.accessioned2025-03-10T21:19:10Z
dc.date.available2025-03-10T21:19:10Z
dc.date.issued2023
dc.departmentFenerbahçe Universityen_US
dc.department-tempHacıoğlu H.N., Fark Special Education and Rehabilitation Center, Independent Researcher, Yalova, Turkey; Bengisu S., Fenerbahçe University Department of Speech and Language Therapy, Faculty of Health Sciences, Istanbul, Turkeyen_US
dc.description.abstractObjective: This study aims to determine the effectiveness of resonant voice therapy (RVT) in patients with functional voice disorder and to examine the subjective and objective voice changes after the therapy. Study Design: This study adopted an experimental research design with a pretest-posttest control group. Method: Thirty-four women participated in the study—17 in the experimental group and 17 in the control group. Voice hygiene training and RVT were applied to the experimental group. The Turkish version of the Voice Handicap Index (VHI-10) and GRBAS (Grade, Roughness, Breathiness, Asthenia, and Strain) scale were used for subjective voice assessment. Voice recordings were subjected to acoustic analysis on the PRAAT program. After an 8-week therapy program, the same process was repeated for post-test assessment. Results: In the voice analyses performed after RVT, which was applied to patients with functional voice disorders, the results of the acoustic analysis showed statistically significant differences in jitter, PPQ5, RAP, shimmer, APQ11, and NHR parameters. Subjective voice analysis indicated a statistically significant decrease in VHI-10 scores from 20.88 ± 5.33–9.06 ± 3.3 in the experimental group. The GRBAS score was 4.29 ± 1.2 before the therapy and 1.71 ± 1.1 after the therapy, which is a statistically significant decrease. The results point out that RVT has been effective in improving the objective and subjective parameters of patients with functional voice disorders. Conclusion: RVT applied to patients with functional voice disorders provides significant improvement in acoustic and perceptual voice parameters. The RVT is an effective therapy method in the treatment of patients with functional voice disorders and should be considered as a therapeutic option. © 2023 The Voice Foundationen_US
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.jvoice.2023.07.003
dc.identifier.issn0892-1997
dc.identifier.pmid37659954
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dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvoice.2023.07.003
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14627/858
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dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherElsevier Inc.en_US
dc.relation.ispartofJournal of Voiceen_US
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessen_US
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dc.subjectDysphoniaen_US
dc.subjectResonant Voice Therapyen_US
dc.subjectVoice Assessmenten_US
dc.subjectVoice Disordersen_US
dc.subjectVoice Therapyen_US
dc.titleEvaluation of the Effectiveness of Resonant Voice Therapy in Patients With Functional Voice Disorderen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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