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Voice Therapy: Racial Disparities In Adherence And Clinically Significant Outcomes, Amber D. Burks
Voice Therapy: Racial Disparities In Adherence And Clinically Significant Outcomes, Amber D. Burks
LSU Master's Theses
Voice therapy is evidence-based, behavioral intervention that can reduce functional and organic voice disorders. Despite its proven effectiveness, non-adherence to voice therapy is still an issue. Research shows that an estimated 65% of patients who initiate voice therapy drop out before reaching therapeutic goals. Voice therapy outcomes are largely dependent on patients’ adherence to treatment regimens, but there is limited information concerning factors that may be associated with voice therapy adherence and therapeutic outcomes for patients who successfully complete voice therapy.
The purpose of this study was to investigate which demographic factors could be associated with higher adherence rates to …