Factors associated with dysphonia in high school cheerleaders.
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.
Campbell
S L
SL
Department of Speech and Hearing Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle 98195.
Reich
A R
AR
Klockars
A J
AJ
McHenry
M A
MA
D000293:Adolescent; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D013223:Statistics as Topic; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014832:Voice Disorders / Q000209:etiology*