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ArticleThe Laryngoscope2015

The clinical utility of vocal dosimetry for assessing voice rest.

Stephanie Misono, Kathryn Banks, Philippe Gaillard, George S Goding, Bevan Yueh

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Article in The Laryngoscope, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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8 citing papers in PubMed, 25 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Stephanie MisonoDepartment of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, School of Medicine, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Kathryn Banks
Philippe Gaillard
George S Goding
Bevan Yueh
University of Minnesota · US

Funding

University of Minnesota Clinical and Translational Science Institute (UMN CTSI)UL1TR000114 · NCATS · UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA · PI BLAZAR, BRUCE R · 2012 to 2015
$35.0M
NCATS NIH HHS UL1 TR000114NCATS NIH HHS UL1TR000114
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectives/hypothesisVoice rest is frequently recommended following surgical disruption of vocal fold epithelium, but patients report variable adherence to voice rest recommendations. The objective of this study was to assess the clinical utility of an ambulatory vocal dosimeter for measuring adherence to voice rest recommendations. STUDY

designOutcomes research.

methodsPart 1: To determine the utility of the dosimeter in nonclinical use, the relationship between self-reported voice use and dosimeter measurements was examined in normal subjects (n = 11) who prospectively logged voice use while wearing the dosimeter. Part 2: To determine clinical utility of the dosimeter, patients undergoing vocal fold surgery for which postoperative voice rest was recommended (n = 11) wore a dosimeter for 2 days prior to and 2 days after surgery. Phonation percent and sound level were compared at baseline and during voice rest.

resultsThe dosimeter performed as hypothesized with both normal subjects and patients. A moderate correlation (r = 0.62) was noted between self-reported voice use and dosimeter measurements in normal subjects. In patients on voice rest, a statistically and clinically significant decrease was observed in measured voice use, both in phonation time (P = .002) and intensity of phonation (P = .004).

conclusionsAmbulatory vocal dosimetry may have clinical utility for assessing adherence to voice rest recommendations. This information will be useful for the design of future studies on voice rest.

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Postoperative CareAccelerometryAdultAgedEquipment DesignFemaleHumansLaryngeal DiseasesLaryngeal NeoplasmsMaleMiddle AgedMonitoring, AmbulatoryOutcome Assessment, Health CarePatient CompliancePhonationPredictive Value of Testsadherencecompliancelaryngeal surgeryvocal accumulatorvocal dosimeterVoicevoice rest

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PMID25137621
PMCPMC4280313
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