The effectiveness of group therapy for students with mild voice disorders: a controlled clinical trial

Susanna Simberg; Eeva Sala; Jyrki Tuomainen; Jaana Sellman; Anna-Maija Rönnemaa

doi:10.1016/j.jvoice.2005.01.002

The effectiveness of group therapy for students with mild voice disorders: a controlled clinical trial

Susanna Simberg, Eeva Sala, Jyrki Tuomainen, Jaana Sellman, Anna-Maija Rönnemaa

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Abstract

Previous studies of students Studying to be teachers have indicated that these students commonly have voice disorders. Ideally, voice disorders should be treated before students start their work as teachers. but the resources for this treatment are often limited. This study examines whether group voice therapy is effective for teacher students. Accordingly, 20 teacher students with mild voice disorders received group voice therapy (in three small groups), whereas 20 students with similar voice disorders served as a control group and consequently did not receive voice therapy. Two out of three outcome measures (perceptual evaluation of voice quality and a questionnaire on the occurrence of vocal symptoms) indicated significant changes in the treatment group compared with the control group. No differences between groups were noted in the laryngeal status. The results suggest that group voice therapy seems to be an effective method to treat students with mild voice disorders.

Original language	English
Journal	Journal of Voice
Volume	20
Issue number	1
Pages (from-to)	97-109
Number of pages	13
ISSN	0892-1997
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvoice.2005.01.002
Publication status	Published - 2006
MoE publication type	A1 Journal article-refereed

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