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Primary care approach to dysphonia.

Richard Turley1, Seth Cohen

  • 1Duke Voice Care Center, Division of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA.

Otolaryngology--Head and Neck Surgery : Official Journal of American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
|February 23, 2010
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Summary
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Primary care physicians report barriers to evaluating patients with dysphonia, including comfort level and time constraints. Enhanced collaboration with otolaryngologists is needed to improve voice problem screening.

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Area of Science:

  • Primary Care Medicine
  • Otolaryngology
  • Health Services Research

Background:

  • Dysphonia, or voice problems, can significantly impact quality of life.
  • Primary care physicians (PCPs) are often the first point of contact for patients with health concerns, including voice issues.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate how PCPs manage patients experiencing dysphonia.
  • To identify the challenges PCPs encounter when evaluating patients for voice problems.

Main Methods:

  • A cross-sectional survey was conducted among primary care physicians.
  • 933 internal and family medicine physicians were randomly selected and mailed a questionnaire.
  • The questionnaire assessed physician comfort, perceived quality of life impact, evaluation frequency, barriers, referral reasons, and prior treatments for dysphonia.

Main Results:

  • A response rate of 29.0% was achieved, with 271 physicians participating.
  • Only 36.5% of responding physicians routinely evaluate patients for voice problems.
  • Key barriers included lack of patient complaints, competing health issues, physician discomfort, and time limitations.
  • Chronic voice changes and unintelligibility were primary referral reasons, with reflux and allergy treatments common pre-referral interventions.
  • 67.5% of respondents expressed interest in further education on voice problems.

Conclusions:

  • PCPs face significant limitations in evaluating patients with dysphonia.
  • Otolaryngologists should enhance outreach and collaboration with PCPs to improve early detection and management of voice disorders.