Table II.
Voice characteristics of patients from both groups at baseline (T0) and post-treatment (T1). VHI: Voice Handicap Index.
| MT Group | p value | VT Group | p value | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baseline | T1 | Baseline | T1 | |||||||
| N | Mean (sd) | N | Mean (sd) | N | Mean (sd) | N | Mean (sd) | |||
| VHI score | 26 | 22.07 (6.6) | 26 | 16.69 (6.7) | .000 | 26 | 22.81 (6.8) | 26 | 13.27 (5.3) | .000 |
| G score | 26 | 1.31 (0.47) | 26 | 0.96 (0.72) | .003 | 26 | 1.42 (0.50) | 26 | 0.5 (0.51) | .000 |
| R score | 26 | 0.96 (0.72) | 26 | 0.73 (0.60) | .034 | 26 | 0.96 (0.77) | 26 | 0.46 (0.50) | .001 |
| B score | 26 | 0.31 (0.47) | 26 | 0.19 (0.40) | .564(ns) | 26 | 0.31 (0.47) | 26 | 0.12 (0.32) | .025 |
| G: Global Grade of dysphonia; R: Roughness; B: Breathiness. All comparison were performed by Wilcoxon test. | ||||||||||