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Walid A Mudawwar1, Elie S Alam, Doja S Sarieddine
1Department of Internal Medicine, American University of Beirut, PO Box 11-0236, Beirut, Lebanon.
Ear, Nose, & Throat Journal
|January 26, 2017
Summary
Patients with chronic renal failure did not experience significant voice problems or reduced quality of life. This study found no notable differences in voice quality between renal patients and healthy individuals.
Area of Science:
- Nephrology
- Otolaryngology
- Speech-Language Pathology
Background:
- Chronic renal failure (CRF) can potentially affect various physiological functions.
- Vocal function and its impact on quality of life in CRF patients remain underexplored.
Purpose of the Study:
- To evaluate the impact of dysphonia on quality of life in patients with CRF.
- To analyze perceptual and acoustic voice characteristics in CRF patients compared to healthy controls.
Main Methods:
- A case-control study involving 22 CRF patients and 18 healthy controls.
- Voice quality assessed using the Voice Handicap Index (VHI)-10 questionnaire.
- Perceptual voice analysis via GRBAS classification and acoustic analysis of voice parameters.
Main Results:
- VHI-10 scores were within normal limits and showed no significant difference between CRF patients and controls.
- No significant differences were observed in perceptual or acoustic voice parameters between the two groups.
Conclusions:
- CRF patients do not exhibit dysphonia that significantly impacts their quality of life.
- Vocal function, assessed perceptually and acoustically, is comparable between individuals with and without CRF.
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