Date of Award
2009
Degree Name
Adult and Technical Education
College
Graduate School of Education and Professional Development
Type of Degree
M.S.
Document Type
Thesis
First Advisor
Lisa B. Thomas
Second Advisor
Mary E. Reynolds
Third Advisor
Beverly A. Miller
Abstract
A healthy, functional voice is a critical aspect of daily life, allowing the expression of basic needs as well as interaction within an individual’s community. Unfortunately, for many adults the voice declines in later life. The purpose of this study was to investigate how normal vocal aging affects the quality of life of the elderly. Two hundred two adults without voice disorders from two age groups (30-50 and 65-85) completed the Voice Handicap Index. Results indicated that the older group felt a greater degree of vocal handicap than the younger age group [F (1,156) = 4.944, p = 0.028]. Implications of the study for care of the aging voice and areas for further research are discussed.
Subject
Voice disorders
Subject
Quality of life - Aging
Subject
Voice, change of
Recommended Citation
Casey-Heatherman, Whitney N., "Degree of Vocal Handicap in Two Age Groups of Individuals" (2009). Theses, Dissertations and Capstones. 40.
https://mds.marshall.edu/etd/40
