Pre- and post-operative voice therapy (PaPOV): Development of an intervention for patients with benign vocal fold lesions.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Pre- and post-operative voice therapy may improve voice and quality-of-life outcomes for patients undergoing phonosurgery to remove benign vocal fold lesions (BVFLs). However, what constitutes voice therapy in this population is poorly described, resulting in a poor evidence base, lack of clinical guidelines and unwarranted variation in management. In order to develop the evidence base, a robust, iterative process of intervention development work should precede feasibility testing and effectiveness studies.

Methods & procedures

Guidance for developing complex interventions, drawing on evidence, theory and modelling, was used to inform the development of a pre- and post-operative voice therapy intervention entitled 'PaPOV'. Data from four sources of evidence were s

SUBMITTER: White A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10086784 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature