title: Factors associated with dysphonia in high school cheerleaders.
abstract: Questionnaire responses that encompassed the severity of acute, cheering-related dysphonia, typical vocal use, vocal history, medical history, smoking and drinking behaviors, and A-Scale personality characteristics were obtained from 146 female high school cheerleaders. Multiple-regression analysis was chosen to examine the degree to which the dysphonia severity items could be associated with the remaining items. The results indicated that acute, cheering-related dysphonia may be preceded or accompanied by a compact set of clinical signs that could be incorporated easily into a screening protocol for prospective cheerleaders.
authors: Department of Speech and Hearing Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle 98195.
authors: S L
authors: SL
authors: Campbell
authors: A R
authors: AR
authors: Reich
authors: A J
authors: AJ
authors: Klockars
authors: M A
authors: MA
authors: McHenry
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D013223:Statistics as Topic; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014832:Voice Disorders / Q000209:etiology*