Volume : VII, Issue : VII, July - 2018

SELF PERCEPTION OF VOICE CHANGES IN ELDERLY POPULATION: AN INDIAN PERSPECTIVE

Selvaraj, J. L

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The study aimed on investigating the self–perception of voice changes due to aging in elderly using Voice Related Quality of Life Measure (VRQOL) and Voice handicap index (VHI– 10) and to investigate the correlation betweenVRQOL and VHI– 10 scores.A total of 120 (60 females & 60 males) socially active individuals aged 60+ years were recruited for the study. All the participants self rated the voice change using VRQOL and VHI–10 questionnaires. Results revealed physical–functional domains to have greater impact when compared to social– emotional domains in both the groups. The voice change due to the aging mildly affected various domains of the subjective perception of voice.The two instrument used for self perception has shown significant positive correlation between the various domains assessed in elderly. VRQOL and VHI –10 has been observed to be useful measures to perceive the impact of voice changes and can be applied to elderly in India.

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Selvaraj, J. L, SELF PERCEPTION OF VOICE CHANGES IN ELDERLY POPULATION: AN INDIAN PERSPECTIVE, INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH : Volume-7 | Issue-7 | July-2018

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