Consistency in clinicians' and clients' behavior in voice therapy: an exploratory study.
The primary purpose of this study was to investigate consistency in clinicians' behaviors during two voice therapy sessions. The secondary purpose was to examine relationships between ratings of clinicians' and clients' behaviors. Each clinician (n = 7) was observed working with two different clients. Two experienced evaluators, using the Adjective Checklist and five-point semantic differential scales, rated clinicians and clients. Results indicated that 6 of 10 aspects of therapy studied were found to be relatively inconsistent, with the pace of therapy being the least stable. Ratings of individual clinician traits (e.g., favorable, unfavorable, intraception) were the most stable.
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Indiana University School of Music, Bloomington 47405.
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D000328:Adult; D003376:Counseling; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010349:Patient Compliance; D011369:Professional-Patient Relations; D014743:Videotape Recording; D014832:Voice Disorders / Q000628:therapy*; D014834:Voice Training