Voice disorders and the effectiveness of a behavioural change intervention to improve functional voice disorders among primary school teachers in the Colombo District
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Voice disorders
- Registration Number
- SLCTR/2019/023
- Lead Sponsor
- one
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete: follow up complete
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- Not specified
Inclusion Criteria
* A primary school teacher either male or female between 20 – 60 years of age who are permanent staff with a minimum of 1 year experience in teaching.
* Fulfills the criteria for having functional voice disorders (defined clinically and by flexible laryngoscopy).
* Engaged in normal duties for an entire term without a break or long leave
Exclusion Criteria
* A primary school teacher diagnosed with hearing disorders
* A primary school teacher diagnosed with mental disorder
* A primary school teacher pregnant or planning long leave
* A primary school teacher already taking treatment for voice disorders
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Improvement in voice disorders - Assessed by the level of voice related handicap by the translated culturally adapted and validated Voice Handicap Index (VHI 30) questionnaire. [The assessment will be done before the intervention and at 8 weeks following intervention. ]<br>Improvement in the knowledge on voice disorders and improvement in the health seeking behaviour - Assessed by a short short questionnaire consisting of knowledge on voice disorders and health seeking behaviour. [ The assessment will be done before the intervention and at 8 weeks following intervention. ]<br>
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method one []<br>