Prevalence and Treatment of Dysphonia in Parkinson's Disease: A Cross‐Sectional National Database Study
PD commonly presents with voice disorders. Using a national database, only 13.1% of PD patients had a formal dysphonia diagnosis, and only 6.3% received speech treatment. Female sex and Hispanic ethnicity correlated with decreased voice care. This study suggests the underdiagnosis and undertreatment of dysphonia in PD.Level of Evidence: 3.
Authors
- Helena T. Yip (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-8422-5651)
- Grace Smith (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8482-7675)
- V. Liu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3194-4584)
Institutions
- University of Arizona (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Laryngoscope Investigative Otolaryngology
- Published
- 2025-05-14
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/lio2.70149
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Voice and Speech Disorders
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.33
Funders
- National Institutes of Health