Interventions for Treating Functional Dysphonia in Adults
Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews
Ruotsalainen, J. H., Sellman, J., et al. (2007).
Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 3, CD006373.
This systematic review compares the effects of functional dysphonia treatments to the effects of no intervention or alternative intervention on patient-reported measures of voice handicap, voice symptoms, or voice-related quality of life in adults, 16 years and older, with functional, non-organic dysphonia.
The Cochrane Collaboration; Ministry of Social Affairs and Health (Finland); Cochrane Occupational Health Field (Finland); Pension Fund Loyalis (Netherlands)
<div>"A combination of direct and indirect voice therapy should be considered as a primary or best available intervention method" to improve voice outcomes in individuals with for functional dysphonia (p. 10). However, higher quality evidence is needed before widespread implementation can be recommended.</div>
