| Title: |
Pathology-Related Influences on the VEM: Three Years’ Experience since Implementation of a New Parameter in Phoniatric Voice Diagnostics |
| Authors: |
Müller, Constanze; Caffier, Felix; Nawka, Tadeus; Müller, Matthias; Caffier, Philipp P. |
| Publication Year: |
2020 |
| Collection: |
FU Berlin: Refubium |
| Subject Terms: |
vocal extent measure; voice range profiles; voice handicap index; VHI-9i; dysphonia severity index; ddc:610 |
| Description: |
The vocal extent measure (VEM) represents a new diagnostic tool to express vocal capacity by quantifying the dynamic performance and frequency range of voice range profiles (VRPs). For VEM calculation, the VRP area is multiplied by the quotient of the theoretical perimeter of a circle with equal VRP area and the actual VRP perimeter. Since different diseases affect voice function to varying degrees, pathology-related influences on the VEM should be investigated more detailed in this retrospective study, three years after VEM implementation. Data was obtained in a standardized voice assessment comprising videolaryngostroboscopy, voice handicap index (VHI-9i), and acoustic-aerodynamic analysis with automatic calculation of VEM and dysphonia severity index (DSI). The complete dataset comprised 1030 subjects, from which 994 adults (376 male, 618 female; 18-86 years) were analyzed more detailed. The VEM differed significantly between pathology subgroups (p |
| Document Type: |
article in journal/newspaper |
| File Description: |
application/pdf |
| Language: |
English |
| DOI: |
10.17169/refubium-30326 |
| DOI: |
10.1155/2020/5309508 |
| Availability: |
https://refubium.fu-berlin.de/handle/fub188/30586; https://doi.org/10.17169/refubium-30326; https://doi.org/10.1155/2020/5309508 |
| Rights: |
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ |
| Accession Number: |
edsbas.19F03EE2 |
| Database: |
BASE |