Reduced versions of dysphonia coping protocols.

Gisele Oliveira,Mara Behlau,Flavia Costa,Thays Vaiano,Fabiana Zambon

doi:10.1590/2317-1782/20162015177

Abstract

The purpose of the study is to explore two reduced versions of the PEED-27 (Brazilian VDCQ) and compare them to the original version. It was performed a retrospective analysis of PEED-27 questionnaires of 100 individuals with vocal disorder, 37 men and 63 women, mean age of 43.7 in order to compare reduced versions of the instrument. The analysis showed that the three instruments have high level of correlation, thus their results are comparable (PEED 27 x 15, r=+0.910, p< 0.001; PEED 27 x 10, r=+0.873, p<0.001 and PEED 15 x 10, r=+0.924, p< 0.001). The PEED-10 and PEED-15 are reduced and adapted versions to the Brazilian Portuguese language. They evaluate strategies used by dysphonic individuals to cope with their voice problem. The clinician must decide which version to use based on the available time and on the need of more detailed information.

Highlights

The way in which patients cope with their health problems produce consequences that influence their condition evolution and the result of their treatment[1,2,3]
The objective of the present study is to explore the possibility of using the two reduced versions of the instrument: PEED-10 and PEED-15
Wilcoxon Signaled Post test, adjusted by Bonferroni Correction (Table 1), showed that PEED-10 is more similar to PEED-27 (p=0.310) than to PEED-15 (p

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Introduction

The way in which patients cope with their health problems produce consequences that influence their condition evolution and the result of their treatment[1,2,3]. Evidences show that there is a relation between coping strategies and treatment results, given that the strategies targeted at emotion control usually are associated to a worse treatment effect[1,2]. It is by means of coping strategies that the individual produces adjustments to promote his well-being balance. The recognition of the problems faced by the patient and the selection of the best strategies to deal with the disease and its consequence, can contribute to the development of self-regulating abilities[1,2]. Adaptation adjustments are necessary in order to deal with vocal disorder and control the stress produced by it

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