Effectiveness of Temporal Auditory Skills Training Associated With Conventional Auditory Training in the Auditory-Perceptual Judgment of Voice: Preliminary Data.

Objective: To verify whether there are differences in the performance and reliability of speech-language-hearing students between the moments of auditory-perceptual judgment (APJ) of voice before and after temporal auditory skills training and conventional auditory-perceptual training (APT).

Methods: Both trainings were applied to 30 speech-language pathology students, with the following stages: 1-Initial APJ of the general grade (GG), breathiness (GB), and roughness (GR) with 30 samples of the sustained vowel [Ɛ], plus 20% of repetitions (six samples), analyzed with a visual analog scale; 2-Temporal auditory skills training on the online platform Afinando o Cérebro, with a total duration of 4 hours; 3-APJ of GG, GR, and GB after training in Afinando o Cérebro; 4-APT in the classroom with a total duration of 6 hours; 5-APJ of GG, GR, and GB after APT.

Results: There was a significant difference in the students' performance in the APJ of GG after the training.

Vocal Tract Discomfort Scale-Brazil (VTDS-BR): Validation Based on Internal Consistency, Reliability, and Accuracy.

Objective: To validate the Vocal Tract Discomfort Scale for the Brazilian Portuguese (VTDS-BR), based on internal consistency, reliability, and accuracy.

Methods: The participants were 431 adults of both sexes, divided in two groups: dysphonia (DG) and vocally healthy (VHG). We built a digital database with personal, professional information and the item-by-item VTDS-BR responses of the participants.

What Factors Determine the Use of Volitional and Non-Volitional Devices in Vocal Interventions Performed by Brazilian Speech-Language Pathologists?

Objective: To analyze the determining factors for using devices in vocal interventions and characterize their use by Brazilian speech-language pathologists (SLPs).

Methods: This cross-sectional observational study had a sample of 148 SLPs with clinical practice in voice. They answered an online questionnaire via Google Forms about sociodemographic data, training, work in the area, and the use of devices in vocal interventions.

Spectrographic Voice Analysis Protocol (SAP): Convergent, Concurrent, and Accuracy Validity.

Objective: To verify the convergent and concurrent validity of the Spectrographic Voice Analysis Protocol (SAP) and its accuracy to discriminate dysphonic from nondysphonic patients.

Method: The study used 82 vowel /Ɛ/ samples and their respective narrowband spectrograms, analyzed with SAP. Cepstral peak prominence (CPP) and cepstral peak prominence smoothed (CPPS) verified the convergent validity of the SAP total score, while the general grade of vocal deviation (GG) verified the concurrent validity of the SAP total score.

Comparison of efficiency of different self-assessment instruments for screening dysphonia.

Purpose: To compare the efficiency of different vocal self-assessment instruments for dysphonia screening.

Methods: 262 dysphonic and non-dysphonic individuals participated in the research. The mean age was 41.

Validation of the Brazilian Scale of Perceived Control Over Voice in the Present using Item Response Theory.

Objective: this study aims to verify the stages of evidence of validity of the voice-adapted present perceived control scale (V-APPCS) in its translated and cross-culturally adapted version for the Brazilian Portuguese "Voice-Adapted Present Perceived Control Scale" and to estimate the psychometric measurements of the properties of its items based on the item response theory (IRT).

Methods: the instrument underwent a process of translation and cross-cultural adaptation for the Brazilian Portuguese, the process was carried out by two qualified translators, native in the destination language, and fluent in the language and culture of origin. The first translated version of the protocol was forwarded to a back-translation, performed by a third bilingual Brazilian translator.

Predictive Factors of Listeners' Attitudes Related to Dysphonic Voices in Native Brazilian Portuguese.

Objectives: To verify whether there are differences in the judgments of listeners' attitudes as a function of the presence, severity, and type of vocal deviation, and to identify the predictive factors of listeners' attitudes toward dysphonic voices in Brazilian Portuguese speakers.

Methods: A sample of CAPE-V sentences was used from 44 subjects of both genders. The samples presented different severities of vocal deviation (general grade - GG) (healthy, mild, moderate, and severe) and different degrees of roughness (GR), breathiness (GB), and strain (GS), characterized by a perceptual-auditory judgment performed by speech therapists.

Reducing the gap between science and clinic: lessons from academia and professional practice - part B: traditional vocal therapy techniques and modern electrostimulation and photobiomodulation techniques applied to vocal rehabilitation.

This text is the continuation of the XVIII SBFa Congress publication. In part "A" we presented the analyses on clinical vocal evaluation. Part "B" focuses on vocal rehabilitation: 4.

Reducing the GAP between science and clinic: lessons from academia and professional practice - part A: perceptual-auditory judgment of vocal quality, acoustic vocal signal analysis and voice self-assessment.

During the XXVIII Brazilian Congress of SBFa, 24 specialists met and, from a leading position on scientific research as a tool for connecting laboratory and clinic, five fronts of knowledge of the voice specialty were discussed as following: Perceptual-auditory judgment of vocal quality; 2. Acoustic analysis of the vocal signal; 3. Voice self-assessment; 4.

Immediate effect of different exercises in the vocal space of women with and without vocal nodules.

Purpose: To investigate the immediate effect of voiced tongue vibration (VSL), high-resistance straw in the air (CAR), and overarticulation (OA) on the vocal space of vocally healthy women (MVS) and with vocal nodules (MNV).

Methods: 12 women participated in the MNV and 12 women in the MVS, allocated to perform the vocal exercises of VSL, CAR, and OA. Each participant performed only one of the three proposed exercises, for 5 minutes, preceded and followed by recording a sequence of vehicle sentences for extracting formants (F1 and F2) from the vowel segments [a, i, u].

Voice Acoustic Parameters as Predictors of Depression.

Objective: To analyze whether voice acoustic parameters are discriminant and predictive in patients with and without depression.

Methods: Observational case-control study. The following instruments were administered to the participants: Self-Reporting Questionnaire (SRQ-20), Beck Depression Inventory-Second Edition (BDI-II), Voice Symptom Scale (VoiSS) and voice collection for subsequent extraction of the following acoustic parameters: mean, mode and standard deviation (SD) of the fundamental frequency (F0); jitter; shimmer; glottal to noise excitation ratio (GNE); cepstral peak prominence-smoothed (CPPS); and spectral tilt.

Urica-VV Scale: A New Research Perspective of The Stage of Readiness for Treatment in Patients with Dysphonia.

Objective: To obtain evidence of validity for the URICA-V scale and estimate the psychometric properties of its items based on item response theory (IRT).

Method: A total of 658 individuals of both sexes over 18 years of age were allocated into two groups: with dysphonia group (WDG) and vocally healthy group (VHG). A digital database was constructed with personal and professional data and item-by-item responses on the URICA-V scale.

Differences and Reliability of Linear and Nonlinear Acoustic Measures as a Function of Vocal Intensity in Individuals With Voice Disorders.

Purpose: Linear acoustic indices are significantly influenced by speaking voice intensity. The main aim of this work was to compare acoustic measures based on linear and nonlinear models in different speaking voice intensity levels and to analyze the reliability of those measures in different intensity levels in subjects with voice disorders.

Methods: 435 samples from subjects (314 women, 121 men with a mean age of 41.

Brazilian Dysphonia Screening Tool (Br-DST): An Instrument Based on Voice Self-Assessment Items.

Objective: To propose a short instrument for the screening of dysphonia in the Brazilian population through the investigation of traditional voice self-assessment instrument items.

Methods: We analyzed the medical records of 139 individuals with an average age of 37.4 years and a minimum and maximum age of 18 and 77 years, respectively.

Factor Analysis of the Brazilian Version of the Voice-Related Quality of Life (V-RQOL) Questionnaire.

Objective: To investigate the psychometric properties of the Voice-Related Quality of Life (V-RQOL) questionnaire in Brazilian Portuguese by assessing its reliability and conducting exploratory factor analysis (EFA) and confirmatory factor analysis (CFA).

Methods: This research was carried out in two stages: (1) a document-based retrospective approach and (2) a field study step. The study included 566 dysphonic and vocally healthy individuals.

Quantitative Ultrasound Assessment of Hyoid Bone Displacement During Swallowing Following Thyroidectomy.

The aim of this study was to investigate temporal ultrasound measurements of the hyoid bone displacement during swallowing following thyroidectomy in women and to relate these measures to age, clinical outcomes, and upper digestive airway symptoms. The sample was divided into an experimental group (EG) of 20 women who underwent thyroidectomy (mean age = 49.55 years ± 15.

Voice and Self-Regulation: Integrating Review of the Literature.

Objective: To verify the relationship between self-regulation and voice behavior according to national and international literature.

Methods: A literature survey was performed using the PubMed, LILACS, and SciELO databases. The search terms used were the following: self-regulation, self-control, combined with voice, voice disorders, and dysphonia, in Portuguese, English, and Spanish.

Factorial Analysis of the Brazilian Version of the Vocal Tract Discomfort Scale in patients with dysphonia.

Objectives: To investigate the psychometric properties of the Brazilian version of the Vocal Tract Discomfort Scale, known as Escala de Desconforto do Trato Vocal (EDTV), based on factor analysis, in patients with dysphonia.

Methods: This was a retrospective documentary and cross-sectional study. The study database contained sociodemographic variables, laryngeal diagnosis, auditory-perceptual evaluation and EDTV items.

Cepstral measures in the assessment of severity of voice disorders.

Purpose: To analyze whether there is an association between the presence, intensity and type of voice disorder and the cepstral measures in samples of individuals with voice complaints.

Methods: We used 376 vowel /Ɛ/ samples from individuals of both genders that had voice complaints. An analogue-visual scale was used for the auditory-perceptual analysis of voices regarding the overall grade of dysphonia (G) and the grades of roughness (R), breathiness (B), and strain (S), including a determination of voice quality (rough, breathy or strained).

Voice Symptoms, Perceived Voice Control, and Common Mental Disorders in Elementary School Teachers.

Introduction: Evaluating the relationship among teachers' voice symptoms, perceived voice control, and common mental disorders (CMDs) might contribute to the understanding of the relationship between vocal wear and the teacher well-being. The understanding of this relationship may also help in taking more informed clinical decisions in voice rehabilitation when considering possible perceived voice control difficulties and the need to develop voice self-control strategies.

Objective: The aim of this study was to determine the voice symptoms, perceived voice control, and CMDs in public elementary and secondary school teachers, and to analyze the relationships among these variables.

Group Voice Therapy Reduces Anxiety in Patients With Dysphonia.

Objective: To evaluate the impact of group therapy in patients with dysphonia, as well as to verify the correlation between vocal symptoms and levels of anxiety.

Methods: The study was composed of 52 patients subdivided into two groups, named the Experimental Group (EG) with 28 volunteers and the Control Group (CG) with 24 volunteers. Anxiety and voice protocols were used for data collection.

Stages of Readiness in Patients With Dysphonia: A Proposal Based on Factor Analysis Using the URICA-V Scale.

Introduction: In terms of treatment results, the readiness stage presents the best conditions for adherence to a therapeutic proposal, and it allows for an estimated disease prognosis and assistance with treatment monitoring. Patients with dysphonia who are treated using vocal rehabilitation (basically a behavioral program), regardless of disease etiology, can optimize their treatment by understanding the stages of behavioral change.

Objectives: To evaluate the accuracy of the components constituting the stages of readiness to change on the University of Rhode Island Change Assessment-Voice (URICA-V) scale using confirmatory factor analysis and internal consistency indices.

Symptoms and Vocal Risk Factors in Individuals with High and Low Anxiety.

Aims: To assess the frequency of vocal symptoms and risk factors in individuals with high and low anxiety and to investigate the relationships among vocal symptoms, risk factors, and anxiety levels.

Patients And Methods: A total of 201 patients of both sexes with a mean age of 42.88 years (SD = 15.

Tinnitus evaluation: relationship between pitch matching and loudness, visual analog scale and tinnitus handicap inventory.

Introduction: Tinnitus is a subjective auditory symptom usually associated with a sound, even in the absence of external sound sources. Its diagnosis is complex, and some of the forms of measurement alone or in combination, include self-assessment questionnaires, such as the tinnitus handicap inventory, the visual analog scale and/or pitch and loudness matching.

Objective: To analyze the correlation among three tinnitus measurement methods: tinnitus handicap inventory, visual analog scale and pitch and loudness matching.

Performance of Phonatory Deviation Diagrams in Synthesized Voice Analysis.

Objective: To analyze the performance of a phonatory deviation diagram (PDD) in discriminating the presence and severity of voice deviation and the predominant voice quality of synthesized voices.

Method: A speech-language pathologist performed the auditory-perceptual analysis of the synthesized voice (n = 871). The PDD distribution of voice signals was analyzed according to area, quadrant, shape, and density.