Observational studyAmerican journal of speech-language pathology2022
Pediatric Voice Therapy: How Many Sessions to Discharge?
Observational study in American journal of speech-language pathology, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.
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- Factors Influencing Auditory Perception of Masculinity and Naturalness in Transmasculine Voices.Journal of speech, language, and hearing research : JSLHR · 2026Article
- Voice Therapy for Puberphonia in the Adolescent Male: A Clinical Case Study.Perspectives of the ASHA special interest groups · 2026Article
- Instrumental Voice Evaluation in Children: What Are We Getting?American journal of speech-language pathology · 2025Observational
- Medical Comorbidities and Behavioral Health in Adolescents With Voice Disorders.JAMA otolaryngology-- head & neck surgery · 2025Article
- Socioeconomic Status, Voice Disorder Risk, and Voice-Related Handicap Across Childhood.JAMA otolaryngology-- head & neck surgery · 2025Article
- The Pediatric Vocal Mechanism: Structure and Function.Journal of voice : official journal of the Voice Foundation · 2025Review
- The Effectiveness of Lee Silverman Voice Treatment (LSVT LOUD) on Children's Speech and Voice: A Scoping Review.Brain sciences · 2024Article
- Relationship Between Auditory-Perceptual and Objective Measures of Resonance in Children with Cleft Palate: Effects of Intelligibility and Dysphonia.The Cleft palate-craniofacial journal : official publication of the American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association · 2024Observational
- Examining Therapy Duration in Adults With Voice Disorders.American journal of speech-language pathology · 2023Observational
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Abstract
purposeVoice therapy is the primary treatment for children presenting with benign morphological vocal fold changes. This study examined the number of voice therapy sessions required to meet treatment goals and identified factors that predicted treatment length for pediatric voice patients.
methodAn observational cohort design was employed. Data were extracted from the University of Wisconsin-Madison Voice and Swallow Outcome Database. This study examined 62 children who completed a course of voice therapy with a speech-language pathologist (SLP) addressing dysphonia caused by benign vocal fold lesions. Extracted data included patient demographics, auditory-perceptual assessments, acoustic and aerodynamic voice measures, videostroboscopy ratings, and medical comorbidities. Linear regression was used to identify predictors of number of therapy sessions.
resultsPatients received an average of 7.5 sessions of voice therapy prior to discharge. Baseline auditory-perceptual assessment of dysphonia (
conclusionsPediatric voice therapy addressing benign vocal fold lesions and/or laryngeal edema required an average of 7.54 sessions before voice outcomes were sufficiently improved for discharge. More severe overall SLP ratings of dysphonia, GFI scores, PTP, or hourglass glottic closure pattern significantly predicted increased number of therapy sessions prior to discharge. Future work should determine what other factors affect treatment duration and how the efficiency of pediatric voice therapy can be maximized.
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