SELF-PERCEIVED VOCAL HEALTH AND SOCIAL PARTICIPATION AMONG OLDER ADULTS
(2023) 10th Convention of the European Acoustics Association, EAA 2023- Abstract
The aim of this study is to investigate the association between self-perceived voice problems and social participation among older adults (65-80 years). A complementary aim was to investigate the association between self-perceived voice problems and physical activity. Method Participants were recruited through social media and asked to complete an online questionnaire. In total, 152 individuals were included, aged 65 to 80 years. The questionnaire consisted of 26 questions: demographic information, vocal health, physical activity and social participation. In this study, the focus is on vocal health and social participation, including physical activity. Questions regarding vocal health were based on Voice Handicap Index (VHI) by Jacobson... (More)
The aim of this study is to investigate the association between self-perceived voice problems and social participation among older adults (65-80 years). A complementary aim was to investigate the association between self-perceived voice problems and physical activity. Method Participants were recruited through social media and asked to complete an online questionnaire. In total, 152 individuals were included, aged 65 to 80 years. The questionnaire consisted of 26 questions: demographic information, vocal health, physical activity and social participation. In this study, the focus is on vocal health and social participation, including physical activity. Questions regarding vocal health were based on Voice Handicap Index (VHI) by Jacobson et al. (1997) and the questions regarding social participation were inspired by Howery and Hand (2019). Results Preliminary analyses show that 57.9% of all participants experienced voice problems. Preliminary results further suggests that there was no significant association between self-perceived vocal health and social participation, but a significant association between self-perceived vocal health and physical activity. The highest levels of social participation were found in the age group 71-75 years.
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- author
- Lindström, Emma LU ; Wistbacka, Greta Öhlund ; Sahlén, Birgitta LU and Åhlander, Viveka Lyberg LU
- organization
- publishing date
- 2023
- type
- Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding
- publication status
- published
- subject
- keywords
- communicative participation, digital survey, presbyphonia, social participation, vocal health
- host publication
- Proceedings of Forum Acusticum 2023 - 10th Convention of the European Acoustics Association, EAA 2023
- publisher
- European Acoustics Association, EAA
- conference name
- 10th Convention of the European Acoustics Association, EAA 2023
- conference location
- Torino, Italy
- conference dates
- 2023-09-11 - 2023-09-15
- external identifiers
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- scopus:85191249271
- ISBN
- 9788888942674
- language
- English
- LU publication?
- yes
- additional info
- Publisher Copyright: © 2023 First author et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
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- 5dc49324-3b01-447e-ab66-aabed6b3173c
- date added to LUP
- 2024-05-07 16:50:41
- date last changed
- 2024-05-07 16:52:06
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