Investigation of Behavioral and Emotional Characteristics of Children With Vocal Nodules

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dc.authorscopusid 58910988500
dc.contributor.author Paltura, C.
dc.contributor.author Işık, E.E.
dc.date.accessioned 2025-06-11T20:13:51Z
dc.date.available 2025-06-11T20:13:51Z
dc.date.issued 2025
dc.department Fenerbahçe University en_US
dc.department-temp [Paltura C.] Department of Speech and Language Therapy, Fenerbahçe University, Istanbul, Turkey; [Işık E.E.] Hamidiye Faculty of Health Science, Department of Speech and Language Therapy, University of Health Sciences, Istanbul, Turkey en_US
dc.description.abstract Objective: Although physiological and medical factors play a role in the formation of vocal nodules (VNs), in recent years, personality tendencies and related behavioral characteristics have been reported to be among the contributing factors. In this study, the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) was used to compare the emotional and behavioral problems of children with VNs and healthy children with normal voices. Methods: In this descriptive comparative study, 55 parents of children aged 4–17 years who presented to the Ear, Nose and Throat (ENT) clinic with dysphonia, underwent videolaryngostroboscopic imaging and were diagnosed with VN and 55 parents of healthy children who presented to the ENT clinic in the same period and were not diagnosed with any voice disorder participated. Parents completed the SDQ to screen for behavioral and emotional problems. Results: The study included 55 children with VN (37 boys and 18 girls) and 55 healthy children with normal voice (30 boys and 25 girls). The two groups did not differ significantly in terms of age (P > 0.05). The groups differed statistically significantly in terms of emotional, behavioral problems, attention deficit and hyperactivity, peer problems, social behaviors subscales and total difficulty score (P < 0.05). Conclusion: The findings of the study show that children with VN should be evaluated from a behavioral perspective. It is thought that the inclusion of the behavioral perspective in the evaluation process may be useful for more comprehensive and accurate planning of the intervention program. © 2025 The Voice Foundation en_US
dc.identifier.doi 10.1016/j.jvoice.2025.04.036
dc.identifier.issn 0892-1997
dc.identifier.scopus 2-s2.0-105005861367
dc.identifier.scopusquality Q2
dc.identifier.uri https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvoice.2025.04.036
dc.identifier.uri https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14627/1099
dc.identifier.wosquality Q2
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.publisher Elsevier Inc. en_US
dc.relation.ispartof Journal of Voice en_US
dc.relation.publicationcategory Makale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanı en_US
dc.rights info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess en_US
dc.scopus.citedbyCount 0
dc.subject Behavior en_US
dc.subject Pediatric en_US
dc.subject Sdq en_US
dc.subject Vocal Nodule en_US
dc.title Investigation of Behavioral and Emotional Characteristics of Children With Vocal Nodules en_US
dc.type Article en_US
dspace.entity.type Publication

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