Behavioral Profile of Children With Vocal Fold Nodules-A Case-control Study
Autor: | Isabel Carvalho, Susana Vaz Freitas, Pedro Carvalho Santos, Telma Feliciano, Pedro Henriques Santos, Cecília Almeida, Ângela Reis-Rego, David Dias, Miguel Bebiano Coutinho, Gustavo Santos |
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Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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Pediatrics medicine.medical_specialty Adolescent Voice Quality Population Emotions Child Behavior Child Behavior Disorders Vocal Cords Peer Group Laryngeal Diseases 030507 speech-language pathology & audiology 03 medical and health sciences Speech and Hearing 0302 clinical medicine Child Development Risk Factors medicine Humans 030223 otorhinolaryngology education Child Social Behavior education.field_of_study business.industry Case-control study Age Factors Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire Adolescent Development LPN and LVN University hospital Dysphonia Screening questionnaire Otorhinolaryngology Video laryngoscopy Prosocial behavior Adolescent Behavior Case-Control Studies Child Preschool Female 0305 other medical science business Primary care facility |
Zdroj: | Journal of voice : official journal of the Voice Foundation. 33(4) |
ISSN: | 1873-4588 |
Popis: | The aim of this case-control study was to evaluate the overall behavior of children with vocal fold nodules (VNs).The study group included children with VNs between 4 and 15 years old diagnosed using fiberoptic video laryngoscopy with stroboscopy in a tertiary university hospital. As a control group, children between 4 and 13 years old without VNs, routinely followed up in a primary care facility, were included in the study. Parents of the participants completed the parent-proxy strengths and difficulties questionnaire (SDQ), a brief behavioral screening questionnaire designed for children. The SDQ evaluates emotional, conduct, and peer problems, and also focuses on hyperactivity and prosocial behavior. Children are classified into "normal," "borderline," or "abnormal" according to the total SDQ score.Twenty-seven children (24 boys and 3 girls) with VNs and 41 controls (33 boys and 8 girls) were enrolled in the study. The two groups did not differ significantly in age or gender (P 0.05). Statistical analysis revealed that 52% individuals of the VNs group presents borderline or abnormal overall behavioral, which is statistically different from the general population (P 0.001). Total, hyperactivity, and prosocial SDQ subscales were statistically different between study groups (P 0.05).Our findings suggest association between VNs and hyperactivity and also with poorer prosocial behaviors in children for the first time. We propose that every child with VNs must be evaluated from a behavioral point of view to detect and to treat potential underlying psychological conditions that may interfere with VNs treatment and prognosis. |
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