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Diagnoza emisji głosu z wykorzystaniem wywiadu ustrukturyzowanego – implikacje praktyczne
Voice emission diagnosis using a structured interview: practical implications

Author(s): Anna Guzy
Subject(s): Language studies, Philology
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego
Keywords: voice emission diagnosis; diagnostic methods; structured interview

Summary/Abstract: The article presents the standards of conduct in case of diagnosing the quality of voice emission and discusses such diagnostic tools as the Voice Handicap Index (VHI), Applicability of the Vocal Tract Discomfort (YTD scale) or the GRBAS scale. The main part of the article is a description of a structured interview which can be used during a conversation (diagnosis) by specialists: phoniators, speech therapists or voice trainers. The interview includes a number of questions in the field of basic data, occupational health and hygiene, health habits, health status, problems with voice as well as psychological variables. The tool is accompanied by a sheet in which you can record the obtained answers.

  • Issue Year: 2019
  • Issue No: 3
  • Page Range: 79-91
  • Page Count: 13
  • Language: Polish
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